The ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ is committed to preparing its students for life in an increasingly global economy and society. An International Component will be part of every undergraduate student's degree program at the University when the current curriculum changes are finished, and are already a requirement of many programs. An International Component will provide students with an understanding of international relationships and issues with a particular view to the benefits and challenges of interaction of peoples, cultures and environments around the globe. It provides opportunities to develop an awareness of international, multicultural or aboriginal perspectives.
All students are encouraged to enrich the international component in their program in one or more of the following ways:
1. By participating in a term-abroad, field school, credit travel study, or student exchange experience in another country. Students should contact their faculty or the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad (CISSA). Visit the CISSA website for more information ().
2. By including in their program a Major or Minor that focuses on international, aboriginal, or multicultural issues:
African Studies
Anthropology
Chinese
Development Studies
East Asian Studies
East Asian Language Studies
French
Geography
German
International Indigenous Studies
International Relations
Italian
Japanese
Latin American Studies
Russian
South Asian Studies
Spanish
3. By taking courses where the language of instruction is a language other than English. (Call 403.220.4000 for a list of such courses offered in French.)
4. By including several of the following courses in a degree program. Please note that some of the following courses have prerequisites or other registration restrictions. The courses can be taken as part of a major field or minor or among the degree options:
African Studies 301, 400, 501
Anthropology 203, 213, 303, 317, 319, 321, 323, 331, 341, 355, 363, 379, 405, 419, 421, 427, 435, 535, 541
Archaeology 205, 303, 305, 307, 325, 341, 343, 345, 347, 351, 353, 355, 357, 395, 399, 401, 419, 423, 511, 553
Architectural Studies 457
Art History 323, 325, 357, 359, 365, 367
Biology 307, 451
Botany 309
Canadian Studies 333, 361
Central and East European Studies 313
Chinese 205, 207, 229, 301, 303, 311, 313, 317, 331, 333, 355, 431, 461
Comparative Literature 203, 399
Communication and Culture 301, 303
Dance 574
Development Studies 201, 375, 485, 501, 591
East Asian Studies 319, 321
Economics 321, 327, 337, 423, 425, 527, 537
English 385, 507, 511
Film 301
Finance 461
French 209, 211, 213, 315, 317, 339, 343, 369, 399, 415, 439, 449, 459, 499, 539, 549, 599
Geography 211, 213, 251, 321, 365, 367, 371, 377, 391, 397.01, 397.02, 397.03, 425, 429, 451, 463, 591, 593
Geophysics 375
German 200, 202, 204, 317, 331, 333, 349, 353, 357, 359, 369, 397, 451, 469, 497, 551, 561, 591
Greek 201, 203, 301, 303, 401, 551
Greek and Roman Studies 205, 209, 305, 315, 321, 325, 327, 355, 357, 431, 455, 457, 551
History 201, 205, 207, 209, 303, 307, 309, 315, 317, 333, 345, 361, 365, 367, 385, 401, 403, 405, 407, 412, 413, 415, 421, 427, 445, 463, 465, 467, 469, 471, 473, 487, 491, 503, 515, 517, 529, 543, 565, 569, 583
International Relations 501, 597
Italian 201, 203, 301, 309, 401, 405, 407, 409, 499, 501
Japanese 205, 207, 301, 303, 317, 331, 333, 341, 461
Kinesiology 487
Latin 201, 203, 205, 207, 301, 303, 401
Latin American Studies 301, 303, 401, 501
Linguistics 531
Management Studies 571
Marketing 467
Native Languages 205, 207
Political Science 283, 359, 369, 371, 381, 435, 437, 463, 465, 469, 471, 473, 479, 485, 561, 569, 577, 579, 581, 583
Religious Studies 201, 203, 207, 209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221, 305, 313, 319, 323, 325, 327, 329, 339, 341, 347, 353, 381, 441
Romance Studies 299, 399
Russian 201, 209, 301, 303, 317, 331, 333, 355, 361, 363, 397, 401, 403, 451, 461, 463, 497, 551, 561
Slavic 355
Sociology 307, 375, 467, 487
South Asian Studies 315, 415
Spanish 201, 203, 301, 303, 321, 323, 405, 407, 421, 423, 441, 471, 473, 475, 499, 505, 553, 555, 557, 571, 581, 583, 593, 599
Strategy and Global Management 571, 573, 575
In addition to the credit opportunities listed above, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ students can participate in a wide variety of non-credit activities that contribute to the international dimension of university experience. Contact the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad (CISSA) for suggestions.