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Canadian Studies at
Western Kentucky University
WKU’s Canadian Studies certificate now includes the Canadian Studies Online Program courses. Students may begin their studies with Perspectives on Canada, an introductory team taught CSOP course, then take advanced 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 WKU students, because Western Kentucky University in 2001 joined with Morehead State University, Eastern 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 WKU students may receive a Canadian Studies certificate by completing 12 hours in Canada-related courses which include a required course, History 492: History of Canada. Students may choose the remaining 9 hours from WKU classroom courses, listed below, and CSOP courses taught by taught by faculty at WKU MSU, EKU, UK, and Georgetown College; and they may conclude their studies with a summer internship in the Canadian Parliament. Students interested in Canadian Studies certificate should contact Dr. John Petersen, the CSOP campus coordinator.
Certificate in Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies Required Course: 3 hours
HIS 492: History of Canada
Canadian Studies Elective Courses: 9 hours
1. Western Kentucky University Courses
ECON 380: International Economics
ENG 395: Contemporary Literature
FREN 427: Francophone Culture
FREN 445: French Canadian Literature
GEOG 360: Geography of North America
PS 360: Government and Politics of Britain and Canada
MGT 403: International Business
2. Canadian Studies Online Program Courses
ANT 366: First Nations of Canada
HIS 492: History of Canada
MKT 420: North American Marketplace
PS 299: Perspectives on Canada
PS 360: Government and Politics of Britain and Canada
PS 400: Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics
PS 450: Political Economy and Environmental Policy in Canada
PS 460: Politics of the North American Auto Industry
Study in Canada Elective: 3 hours
IST 495: Canadian Parliament Internship Program
Total: 12 hours
Canadian Studies Online Program Faculty
William Green, Professor of Government, Morehead State University; CSOP Coordinator
Cynthia Faulkner, Assistant 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
Esther Long, Assistant Professor of Geography, Morehead State University
Adrian Mandzy, Associate Professor of History, Morehead State University
Gary O’Dell, Assistant Professor of Geography, Morehead State University
John Petersen, Professor of Political Science, Western Kentucky University
Steven Savage, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Eastern Kentucky University
Canadian Studies Information
John Petersen, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Western Kentucky University
270-745-2886
john.petersen@wku.edu
