Interdisciplinary programs

An Interdisciplinary Major is a program consisting of 42 or more credits comprised of courses from a range of disciplines. Interdisciplinary Minor programs usually consist of 24 or more credits and are to be combined with a department Major, Specialization, or Honours. Interdisciplinary Certificate programs normally consist of 30 credits and can be taken as independent programs. Interdisciplinary Major, Minor, and Certificate programs are listed below.

Human Rights Studies

Are you driven to improve the human condition? Do you contemplate ideals and realities regarding legal, political, economic, and social rights? Consider a Minor in Human Rights. This Minor will enable you to take courses in a variety of disciplines, including Political Science, History, Philosophy, Religion, Journalism, Theology, Sociology, and English, linked by common concerns with the welfare, responsibilities, and rights of contemporary citizens in Canada and abroad.

Law and Society

Are you interested in how law works and how it affects social relations? Would you like to have a greater understanding of issues such as governance, crime, conflict and social justice? Consider a Minor in Law and Society. This Minor will enable you to study law in an interdisciplinary way, from the perspectives of Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Religion, and others. You will study law not as a set of rules, but as an important discourse within society (in Quebec, in Canada and globally).

Canadian Irish Studies

The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies offers a 24-credit Minor and a 30-credit Certificate in Canadian Irish Studies.

Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality

The Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality, offered jointly by the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Arts and Science, draws its curriculum from a variety of disciplines. Its purpose is to investigate empirical, theoretical, and creative aspects of sexuality.