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Academics

Canadian and World Studies

Why take courses in Canadian and World Studies?

     

  • Skills taught in these courses are manifestly transferable to the worlds of post-secondary education or employment.
  • These courses teach you how to think, not what to think
  • They are fun

 

Courses

  • Geography of Canada
  • Canadian History
  • Civics
  • Physical Geography
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Canadian Law
  • World Religions
  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Modern Western Civilization
  • World Issues

For a list of courses offered, visit us on Career Cruising.

Critical Areas of Learning in History and Geography

 

  • Skills: Using Geographical and Historical enquiry methods to facilitate interpretation and analysis of material.
  • Communication: Collecting and transmitting information precisely and effectively through a variety of media.
  • Technological Competency: Developing and advancing the capacity for using 21 st Century technologies of all kinds in the classroom.
  • Global Perspective: Understanding that our place on this planet, past, present and future is intrinsically linked to the environment through a variety of human systems.
  • Ethical Dimension: Defining the moral capacity to evaluate human actions in order to promote responsible stewardship of the planet and its inhabitants.