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Minor in Quebec Studies and Community-Engaged Learning
The Quebec Studies Program is an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Arts that fosters interdisciplinary studies in Quebec history, culture, and society. We听aim听to enhance 苹果淫院 students'听academic experience by giving them the opportunity to immerse themselves in Quebec's language, history, and culture.听Quebec Studies offers a Minor Concentration which aims to give students an interdisciplinary overview of Quebec鈥檚 historical and contemporary realities by taking advantage of a community engagement learning approach within the Montreal community. More about the program can be read in the drop-down menu below, outlining the program's overall goal, its advantages, graduating students' career prospects and the听minor听requirements:
Goal
The goal of the Minor in Quebec Studies and Community-Engaged Learning is to give students an interdisciplinary overview of Quebec's historical and contemporary realities and a community-engaged learning experience in a Montreal organization. Students are offered the possibility of linking academic course content with hands-on experience within a Montreal community organization. The minor in Quebec Studies and Community Engaged-Learning is a program that allows students to enrich their knowledge, increase their personal and professional ties, while discovering the issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion in the Montreal context. Students from the Faculty of Arts, as well as those coming from the Desaultels Faculty of Management, Faculties of Law or Education or other 苹果淫院 Faculties can gain many advantages from pursuing this multidisciplinary Minor.
Advantages
Here are some of the key advantages for choosing the Minor:听
- Discover Quebec's diverse historical and contemporary realities
- Enhance your 苹果淫院 experience by being connected to the city听
- Develop key career interdisciplinary skills and competencies
- Apply in-class knowledge to Montreal's social real-life context
- Increase your network and build connections in Montreal
Career Prospects
Because of its interdisciplinary objectives and content and also with the community engagement learning stage, Quebec Studies graduates can follow different pathways.听
Whether choosing graduate school or the job market, the听Minor in Quebec Studies and Community-Engaged Learning听aims to develop key competencies such as critical thinking, oral and written communications skills, intercultural fluency and leadership competencies to favour a successful transition into the workspace. Many graduates have decided to pursue graduate studies by attending the following graduate programs:
- Law
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Teacher Education
- Journalism and Communication Studies
- Urban Planning
Other graduates have decided to start their professional careers with their undergraduate degree by working as:听
- Civil Servants within Canada's, Quebec's or Montreal's Public Service
- Community Workers in the following sectors: cultural, social, policy, immigration, health and education
- Freelance writer and independent researcher
Minor Requirements
Required Courses 6 credits
Required courses normally completed in the following order:听
QCST 200 -听Introduction to the Study of Quebec听(U0 or U1)
QCST 400 -听Contemporary Issues in Quebec听(U2 or U3) - Winter听2022
Complementary Courses听9 credits
Of these 9 credits, 6 credits must be core courses or courses approved by the Program Director and 3 credits must be taught in the French language and can be chosen from French as a Second Language course offerings
At least 3 of the 9 complementary credits must be at the 300 level or above.听
The selection of courses will be made in consultation with the Program Director and will vary depending on the major concentration or honours program of each student.听
Here is a non-exhaustive list of core courses. Other courses could be considered core course with the approval of program Director, Professor Pascal Brissette
Ex. POLI 226 -听La vie politique qu茅b茅coise
Ex. POLI 221 -听The Government of Canada
Ex. FREN 252 -听Litt茅rature qu茅b茅coise听(In French)
Ex. ENGL 313 -听Canadian Drama and Theatre: Quebec
Ex. HIST 353 -听History of Montreal
Ex. CANS 401 -听Canadian Studies Seminar: Migration of Caribbean Individuals to Montreal
Ex. POLI 412 -听Voting Behaviour and Canadian Opinion
Ex. POLI 426 -听Partis politiques et comportement 茅lectoral au Qu茅bec
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