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Professional Writing

Gain the type of practical experience highly sought after by prospective employers while studying forms of written expression that inform and shape our culture.

English

Discover literary art in all its forms, become knowledgeable about the development of literature throughout history and master the ability to write. This program offers a variety of courses in historical periods from medieval to contemporary, in the literature of several nations (Canadian and post-colonial as well as English and American).

East Asian Studies

This program explores the significance of the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, literature and fine arts, and investigate the economic, social and political impact of these influential nations.

Creative Writing

This program introduces students to the various forms of literary writing. Develop a portfolio of writing including fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry with one of the few degree programs of its kind in Canada.

Classical Studies

This program offers a range of courses in Greek and Roman history, literature, culture, art and architecture, Greek philosophy, and in Greek and Latin language. Explore the mythology, archaeology, history, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.

Religious Studies

This program invites students to join in current scholarly efforts to study, analyze and understand different forms of religious experience from a number of disciplinary perspectives. Students may concentrate on one religious tradition or they may take a comparative approach.

Philosophy

This program explores many of humanity’s fundamental questions. The program’s interdisciplinary approach will help you understand various contemporary challenges in applied ethics, social and political philosophy, feminist philosophy, cognitive science, philosophy of mind and argumentation theory.

Jewish Studies

Explore Judaism and the Jewish people while studying the history of Judaism as a religion, and the texts, sociologies, languages, cultures and fine arts of the Jewish people from biblical times to present day.

Humanities

This program emphasizes the different ways in which human cultures and their multiple forms of expression have developed historically and continue to develop today.

History

This program will explore thousands of years of history in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and explore themes such as the immigrant experience in Canada, native history and global migration.