Canadian Studies at
Morehead State University

     MSU has approved a new International Studies minor in Canadian Studies. MSU students may begin their study of Canada with Perspectives on Canada, an introductory team taught Canadian Studies Online Program course, then take advanced CSOP  courses in Canadian history, government, civil liberties, environmental policy, economic life, and social and cultural issues from comparative and international perspectives, and conclude their studies with a summer internship in the Canadian Parliament.

     These Canadian Studies Online Program courses are available to MSU students, because Morehead State in 2001 joined with Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, the University of Kentucky, and Georgetown College to create the Kentucky Canadian Studies Consortium which has offered online courses to consortium students since the Fall 2001. Since then Canadian Government’s Canadian Studies Program Enhancement Grants have facilitated consortium-wide Canadian Studies Online Program development and its institutionalization at MSU as the International Studies Minor Canadian Studies Emphasis.

    At MSU, these Canadian Studies Online Program courses are at the core of an IST minor which begins with required onsite courses, focuses on the introductory and advanced Canadian Studies Online Program courses taught by faculty at MSU, EKU, WKU, UK, and Georgetown College, and concludes with a summer internship  in the Canadian Parliament. In sum, the IST Minor Canadian Studies Emphasis allows MSU students to take 13 hours of Canada-related courses. Students interested in a Canadian Studies minor should contact Dr. William Green, the CSOP campus coordinator.

International Studies Minor Canadian Studies Emphasis

IST Required Courses: 13 hours
IST 101: Introduction to International Studies
IST 301: International Studies Study Abroad
IST 401: Senior Seminar  
FRN 101: Beginning French I
FRN 102: Beginning French II

Note: Canadian-related studies may include IST 301 for a two week period of study in Canada and
          IST 401 for a Canada-related seminar subject in comparative and international perspective.

Canadian Studies Required Course: 3 hours
IST 330: Perspectives on Canada

Canadian Studies Electives: 3-6 hours                   
(Students will take 6 hours if they do not take IST 430)
IST 231: Geography of the United States and Canada  
IST 331: History of Canada 
IST 332: First Nations of Canada
IST 333: Government and Politics of Britain and Canada  
IST 334: Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics
IST 335: Political Economy and Environmental Policy in Canada
IST 336: Politics of the North American Auto Industry
IST 339: Selected Topics in Canadian Studies

Study in Canada Elective: 3 hours
IST 430: Canadian Parliament Internship Program

Total: 22 hours

Canadian Studies Online Program Faculty

William Green, Professor of Government, Morehead State University; CSOP Coordinator
Cynthia Faulkner, Associate Professor of Social Work, Morehead State University
Jason Holcomb, Associate Professor of Geography, Morehead State University
Thomas Kiffmeyer, Associate Professor of History, Morehead State University 
Erik Lewis, Instructor of Government, Morehead State University 

Adrian Mandzy, Associate Professor of History, Morehead State University
Gary O’Dell, Associate Professor of Geography, Morehead State University
John Petersen,  Professor of Political Science, Western Kentucky University
Esther Ratajeski, Assistant Professor of Geography, Morehead State University
Steven Savage, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Eastern Kentucky University

Canadian Studies Information

William Green, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Government 
Morehead State University
606-783-2128
w.green@moreheadstate.edu