Course Num.: SISCA 341
Course Title: Government and Politics of Canada
Credits: 5
Course Desc.: Critical analysis of parliamentary institutions, political parties, and the federal system in Canada. Offered: jointly with POL S 341.

Course Num.: SISCA 356
Course Title: Canadian Society
Credits: 5
Course Desc.: Origins to the present in its North American setting; political development, cultural evolution, and emergence of multinationalism; economic base; arts and literature; problems of the environment; Canadian foreign relations.

Course Num.: SISCA 399
Course Title: Study Abroad - International Studies
Credits: 1-5, max. 15
Course Desc.: For participants in study abroad program. Specific course content varies. Courses do not automatically apply to major/minor requirements.

Course Num.: SISCA 407
Course Title: Research Seminar: Canadian Problems
Credits: (3, max.. 6)
Instructor: Jackson
Course Desc.: Consideration of the spatial dimensions of Canadian socioeconomic, cultural, and political development, with emphasis on resource potentials and relations with the United States, Japan, and other important trading partners. Prerequisite: GEOG 308 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with GEOG 507.

Course Num.: SISCA 441
Course Title: Québecois Literature
Credits: 5
Instructor: Delcourt
Course Desc.: Readings of novels, plays, and occasionally, poetry. Special attention paid to how Québecois authors represent in their works the complex socio-political reality of their culture. Conducted in French. French majors required to read and write in French; all others may read and write in English. Prerequisites: FRENCH 303 and 306 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with FRENCH 441.

Course Num.: SISCA 419
Course Title: Comparative Media Systems
Credits: 5
Instructor: Chan
Course Desc.: Comparative analysis of national media systems in the context of the cultural, economic, political, and social milieu in which they operate. Prerequisite: introductory course work in the social sciences. Offered: jointly with CMU 471.

Course Num.: SISCA 430
Course Title: Canadian Documentary Film Traditions
Credits: 5
Instructor: Chan
Course Desc.: This 5-credit course examines the history and development of the nonfiction film documentary traditions, especially in Canada. From the days of Robert Flaherty to John Grierson, the documentary tradition formed the basis of how countries perceived themselves and the world.
As one of the first countries to promote a documentary style of film making with government support, Canada's documentary traditions are centered in the National Film Board, the current affairs' division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and in independent producers of film and video documentaries

Course Num.: SISCA 478
Course Title: The Mass Media in Canada
Credits: 5
Instructor: Sampson
Course Desc.: Development and current structure of print media, broadcasting, film, and new communication technologies. Laws and policies governing communication in Canada. Influence of the United States media. Prerequisite: course in Communications or Canadian Studies. Offered: jointly with CMU 478.

Course Num.: SISCA 490
Course Title: Special Topics
Credits: 1-5, max. 15
Course Desc.: Content varies. CyberCanada (5) Radin Canadian
Electronic Production (5) Chan
Canadian Media Writing: Screenwriting (5) Lam
Canadian Diversity in Canada (1) Jackson

Course Num.: SISCA 495
Course Title: Multiculturalism in Canada
Credits: 5
Course Desc.: History of the multi-racial and nulti-ethnic character of Canadian society. Impact of federal; policy of bilingualism and multiculturalism. Current issues of language rights, retention of cultural heritage, self-government for aboriginal peoples, and improving race and ethnic relations.

Course Num.: SISCA 498
Course Title: Seminar: Canadian Problems
Credits: 5
Course Desc.: Major issues pertaining to Canadian society, government, and economic development.

Course Num.: SISCA 499
Course Title: Undergraduate Research
Credits: 1-5, max. 15
Course Desc.: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

Course Num.: SISCA 407
Course Title: Research Seminar: Canadian Problems
Credits: (3, max.. 6)
Instructor: Jackson
Course Desc.: Consideration of the spatial dimensions of Canadian socioeconomic, cultural, and political development, with emphasis on resource potentials and relations with the United States, Japan, and other important trading partners. Prerequisite: GEOG 308 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with GEOG 507.

Course Num.: SISCA 590
Course Title: Special Topics
Credits: (2-5, max.. 10)