Contemporary Studies Program
Program Co-ordinator - Contemporary Studies: Peter Farrugia, PhD, (519)
756-8228, ext 5707, pfarrugia@wlu.ca
The Contemporary Studies Honours and General BA program are only available at the Brantford Campus.
Laurier's Brantford campus offers a unique core curriculum in
contemporary studies that can be combined with many other programs. All
full-time students on the Brantford Campus are required to complete a
minimum of 5.0 credits in contemporary studies, as outlined in the program requirements below.
The Honours BA Contemporary Studies program is
a four-year, 20.0-credit program that allows for advanced and in depth
interdisciplinary study. The General BA Contemporary Studies program is
a three-year, 15.0-credit program that is designed to promote a broad
understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to understand
contemporary issues and concerns.
Department Information on this page
The following CT courses are only available at the Brantford Campus.
Course Offerings
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| CT111 |
Regional Landscapes in Context |
0.5 |
| CT120 |
Indigenous People in a Contemporary World [1] |
0.5 |
| CT121 |
The World in the 21st Century |
0.5 |
| CT122 |
Social and Political Thought |
0.5 |
| CT201 |
Criminology and Contemporary Issues [2] |
0.5 |
| CT202 |
Science and its Critics |
0.5 |
| CT203 |
Disease and Society [3] |
0.5 |
| CT205 |
Indigenous People and Anthropology [4] |
0.5 |
| CT208 |
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry |
0.5 |
| CT212 |
Environmental Issues and Responses |
0.5 |
| CT220 |
Contemporary Studies Methodologies |
0.5 |
| CT221 |
Applied Scientific Reasoning [5] |
0.5 |
| CT222 |
Navigating the Information Environment [6] |
0.5 |
| CT224 |
Organizational Leadership [7] |
0.5 |
| CT225 |
The Individual in the Community |
0.5 |
| CT226 |
The Media in a Global World [8] |
0.5 |
| CT227 |
Aging: Realities and Myths [9] |
0.5 |
| CT240 |
Art in the Contemporary World |
0.5 |
| CT253 |
Ancients and Moderns |
0.5 |
| CT260 |
Introduction to Human Rights [10] |
0.5 |
| CT266 |
Economic Globalization [11] |
0.5 |
| CT298 |
Print Culture |
0.5 |
| CT301 |
Law, Morality and Punishment [12] |
0.5 |
| CT310 |
Blending Economic Theory and Law: Money, Markets and Justice |
0.5 |
| CT315 |
Evaluation Research [13] |
0.5 |
| CT324 |
Encounters with the Global [14] |
0.5 |
| CT326 |
Children, Toys and Media [15] |
0.5 |
| CT327 |
Understanding Popular Culture [16] |
0.5 |
| CT330 |
Independent Studies |
1.0 |
| CT340 |
Consumerism and Identities |
0.5 |
| CT345 |
Applied Democracy |
0.5 |
| CT352 |
War in the Contemporary World |
0.5 |
| CT355 |
Reconsidering Race and Oppression [17] |
0.5 |
| CT365 |
Africa: Perceptions, Misperceptions, Realities [18] |
0.5 |
| CT370 |
Gender Theories and Cultures [19] |
0.5 |
| CT400 |
Contemporary Topics |
0.5 |
| CT401 |
Food |
0.5 |
| CT403 |
Community Internship [20] |
0.5 |
| CT430 |
Youth Cultures [21] |
0.5 |
| CT440 |
In Search of the Everyday |
0.5 |
| CT450 |
The City in Contemporary Life |
0.5 |
| CT460 |
Popular Film and Contemporary Culture: The Blockbuster |
0.5 |
| CT470 |
Work |
0.5 |
| CT499 |
Interdisciplinarity in Practice |
0.5 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Revision January 19, 2010: CT321, CT325, CT402 and CT420 deleted; effective September 1, 2010.
Senate Revision April 12, 2010: CT120 Cross-listed with ID120; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT201 Cross-listed with CC201; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT203 Cross-listed with HS203; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT205 Cross-listed
with ID205; effective September 1, 2010. Feb 10, 2011 Editorial Revision: PS296 added to exclusion list; effective Sept 1, 2010. Senate Revisions March 4, 2010: CT222
Cross-listed with JN222 and MX222; description revised; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT224
Cross-listed
with OL224;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT226
Cross-listed with JN226 and MX226;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT227 Cross-listed with HS227; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision January 19, 2010: CT260 Cross-listed with HR260; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision January 19, 2010: CT266 Cross-listed with OL266; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT301
Cross-listed with CC301;effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revisions March 4, 2010: CT315
Cross-listed with CC315 and OL315;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revisions March 4, 2010: CT324 Title and description revised;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revisions March 4, 2010: CT326
Cross-listed with CO326;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision January 19, 2010: CT327 New course; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT355 Cross-listed with HR355; effective
September 1, 2010. Senate Revisions March 4, 2010: CT365 New course;
effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT370 Cross-listed with HR370; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision January 19, 2010: CT403 New course; effective September 1, 2010. Senate Revision March 4, 2010: CT430 Cross-listed with CO430; effective September 1, 2010.
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Academic & Related Dates 2010/2011
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