North American Studies

Program Information | Courses

Concentrate in North American Studies:
Students may concentrate in North American Studies as part of the Comparative Area
Studies major. The NAS concentration provides an opportunity to learn about the economies,
societies, environments, cultures, and political systems of Mexico, Canada, and the United States
in historical, comparative and regional perspective. North American Studies faculty are drawn
from Economics, English, History, Law, Political Science, Public Policy, and Sociology, and many
courses listed in these departments count towards concentration requirements.
For information on North American Studies as a primary or secondary area within the
Comparative Area Studies Program see the Duke Bulletin entry for Comparative Area Studies.

Canadian Studies:
A second major or a minor is available in this program. A graduate certificate is also
available. The program in Canadian Studies seeks to provide the student with an understanding of
Canada. Students may undertake a minor to supplement another major, or to complete a second
major in Canadian Studies, or as part of an interdepartmental concentration, or under Program II.
Canadian Studies may also be an area concentration in the Comparative Area Studies major.

THE MAJOR
Prerequisite: Canadian Studies 98.
Corequisite: Completion of another major; two years of college-level French.
Major Requirements. Ten courses with Canadian content, including Canadian Studies 98 and
184S and eight additional courses, seven of which must be at the 100 level or above. Some of the course requirements may be fulfilled by independent study or special reading courses. Nor more than four courses required for the first major may be counted for a Canadian Studies major. In special cases, an aboriginal or “heritage” language may be substituted for the French requirement.

THE MINOR
Requirements. Five courses with Canadian content; three must be at the 100 level or above.
Courses must include Interdisciplinary Canadian Studies 98 (Introduction to Canada) and 184S (Canadian Issues). Strong encouragement for equivalent of two years of college-level French or participation in summer program at partaking universities.

THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Requirements. Three courses with Canadian content; one must be CAN 282S. Two years of college level French or/and equivelent as certified by the Department of Romance Studies. Students’
dissertation or final document must be of Canadian content or at least one-third comparative content.

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	Program Information \| Courses Concentrate in North American Studies: Students may concentrate in North American Studies as part of the Comparative Area Studies major. The NAS concentration provides an opportunity to learn about the economies, societies, environments, cultures, and political systems of Mexico, Canada, and the United States in historical, comparative and regional perspective. North American Studies faculty are drawn from Economics, English, History, Law, Political Science, Public Policy, and Sociology, and many courses listed in these departments count towards concentration requirements. For information on North American Studies as a primary or secondary area within the Comparative Area Studies Program see the Duke Bulletin entry for Comparative Area Studies. Canadian Studies: A second major or a minor is available in this program. A graduate certificate is also available. The program in Canadian Studies seeks to provide the student with an understanding of Canada. Students may undertake a minor to supplement another major, or to complete a second major in Canadian Studies, or as part of an interdepartmental concentration, or under Program II. Canadian Studies may also be an area concentration in the Comparative Area Studies major. THE MAJOR Prerequisite: Canadian Studies 98. Corequisite: Completion of another major; two years of college-level French. Major Requirements. Ten courses with Canadian content, including Canadian Studies 98 and 184S and eight additional courses, seven of which must be at the 100 level or above. Some of the course requirements may be fulfilled by independent study or special reading courses. Nor more than four courses required for the first major may be counted for a Canadian Studies major. In special cases, an aboriginal or “heritage” language may be substituted for the French requirement. THE MINOR Requirements. Five courses with Canadian content; three must be at the 100 level or above. Courses must include Interdisciplinary Canadian Studies 98 (Introduction to Canada) and 184S (Canadian Issues). Strong encouragement for equivalent of two years of college-level French or participation in summer program at partaking universities. THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Requirements. Three courses with Canadian content; one must be CAN 282S. Two years of college level French or/and equivelent as certified by the Department of Romance Studies. Students’ dissertation or final document must be of Canadian content or at least one-third comparative content. For questions or suggestions regarding this site, send email to: Janice Engelhardt
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