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BACHELOR OF ARTS, FAMILY STUDIES
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The BA Family Studies is an interdisciplinary program which includes specific courses in Family Studies and approved courses from other disciplines. Students complete required core courses and choose from a list of approved options offered by various departments and programs. In the first-year core course, Family Studies 020, students encounter the great variability that exists in family structures and roles through time and space and the many different perspectives from which families are analyzed. Students are challenged to examine their own definitions of "family" and their own experiences in a wider context. A second core course, Family Studies 200, focuses on Canadian family issues and includes a section on research methodology. In addition to fourth year core courses, students may choose, in consultation with an academic counselor, from a list of approved options offered by various departments and programs to develop a degree program that will meet their academic and future professional goals.
Progression Requirements
Students must meet the general regulations pertaining to course selection, progression and graduation for 3 or 4 year BA programs.
First Year
Second and Third Years
Four senior full-course equivalents selected from approved list of Family Studies courses Five full-course equivalent electives. Note: Students must complete 1.0 science course if they intend to graduate with a three year degree.
Fourth Year
Two and one-half senior full-course equivalents selected from approved list of Family Studies courses Two and one-half full-course equivalent electives
List of Approved Courses for Family Studies BA
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