Bachelor of Arts [Faculté Saint-Jean]

I. The BA Degree

The BA program consists of a major subject of concentration and a minor subject of concentration or two major subjects of concentration with at least one of the major subjects of concentration taken at Faculté Saint-Jean. Students must choose their major and minor concentrations when registering in the second year of their program.

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the BA program, certain courses will be allowed both in the major and in the minor concentrations. However, the same course may not be counted twice in the student’s program. Normally, the course will be counted with its usual discipline, in other words according to the definition indicated by its abbreviation. (For example, in the case of a student with a major in Canadian Studies and a minor in Political Science, ETCAN 421  would be counted for the major and SC PO 225  and SC PO 226  for the minor.) If the course does not fit within any specific discipline, priority will be given to the major subject of concentration. (For example, in the case of a student with a major in Sociology and a minor in Political Science, SCSOC 225  would be counted for the major.)

1. Major Subject: In any major concentration taken at Faculté Saint-Jean, students must complete a minimum of 30 units at the senior level, including at least 6 units at the 400-level, in one of the following areas: Economics, Canadian Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies; French-language; French-literature (French and French-Canadian); History; Psychology; Political Science; Sociology. A minimum of 15 units must be completed at the Faculté Saint‑Jean.
   
   To achieve a double major in the BA, students must complete at least one of the majors and at least 60 units at Faculté Saint-Jean.
   
   In addition to the areas listed above and offered at Faculté Saint-Jean, students may choose a second major from the following areas offered by the Faculty of Arts (Note: courses are offered in English): Anthropology, Art and Design, Classics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Film Studies, German, Scandinavian, Human Geography, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Italian, Spanish, Latin American Studies, Russian, Ukrainian, Women’s Studies. Within each of these areas, students must meet the requirements of the Faculty of Arts as well as those of Faculté Saint-Jean.
2. Minor Subject: Students may choose a minor concentration either in Arts or in Science. However, the requirements of these routes contain important differences.
   1. Arts: For the minor concentration in Arts, students must complete a minimum of 15 units at the senior level, including at least 6 units at the 300- or 400-level, and a maximum of 24 units in one of the following areas: Anthropology and Sociology; Economics; Canadian Studies; Drama; French-language; French-literature (French and French-Canadian); History; Music; Philosophical and Social Thought; Psychology; Political Science; Sociology. For the minor concentration in Music, the student must complete a minimum of 12 units at the senior level, including at least 6 units at the 300- or 400-level, and a maximum of 24 units.
      
      In addition to the areas listed above and offered at Faculté Saint-Jean, students may choose a minor from those offered by the Faculty of Arts unless there is an equivalent minor offered by Faculté Saint-Jean (Note: Faculty of Arts courses are offered in English). Within each of these minors, students must meet the requirements of the Faculty of Arts as well as those of Faculté Saint-Jean. The requirements of the different departments in the Faculty of Arts are set out in Programs and Certificates  to Cooperative Education (Work Experience) Program  of the Calendar. Note that the Faculté residence requirements are applicable in this case (see Residence ).
   2. Science: For the minor concentration in Science, students must complete a minimum of 24 units and a maximum of 36 units (including no more than 12 units at the junior level and including at least 6 units at the 300- or 400-level) in one of the following subjects or areas:

Areas: Biological Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physical Sciences.

Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology (Science).

In addition to the areas and subjects listed above, offered at Faculté Saint-Jean, students may choose a minor from those offered by the Faculty of Science unless there is an equivalent minor offered by Faculté Saint-Jean (Note: Faculty of Science courses are offered in English). Within each of these minors, students must meet the requirements of the Faculty of Science (see Bachelor of Science General ) as well as those of Faculté Saint- Jean. Also the student may choose a minor in Agriculture, Environmental and Conservation Sciences or Human Ecology offered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences (see BSc General–Minor in Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences ). Note that the Faculté residence requirements are applicable in this case (see Residence ).

Required

• PHILE 241 - Introduction à la philosophie occidentale AND
• PHILE 242 - Introduction aux philosophies non occidentales

• OR

• HISTE 121 - Histoire des mondes connectés: 1500-1815 AND
• HISTE 122 - Histoire des mondes connectés depuis 1815

Students must complete 3 units by the end of the second year of their program.

• ECONE 299 - Méthodes quantitatives en économie
• LINGQ 320 - Phonétique et phonologie du français canadien
• MUSIQ 100 - Les rudiments de la musique

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• MATHQ 114 - Calcul élémentaire OR
• MATHQ 113

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• MATHQ 115 - Calcul élémentaire II
• MATHQ 125 - Algèbre linéaire I
• ARTE 125 - Raisonnement et pensée critique
• SCSOC 322 - Statistiques pour les sciences sociales

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• STATQ 151 - Introduction à la statistique appliquée I OR
• SCI 151 - InSciTE: Scientific Inquiry and Data Analysis

Additional Information:

Given the common requirements for the BA program at Faculté Saint-Jean, students are advised to respect the following timetable. However, students wishing to minor in Science may want to defer certain courses (for example, Fine Arts  and Literature or Francophonies) to the third year of their program in order to leave room for prerequisite courses in the Science minor.

Année 1

• 6 crédits à 12 crédits Français langue (Classification of Courses  et French Courses )¹
• 6 crédits en langue autre que le français²
• 6 crédits Beaux-arts (Classification of Courses )³
• 6 crédits Sciences sociales (Classification of Courses )
• 0 crédits à 6 crédits Option¹

Année 2

• 0 crédits à 3 crédits Français langue (Classification of Courses  et French Courses )¹
• LITT 135 - Survol de la littérature d’expression française
• FRANC 236 - Pratique de la dissertation

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• HISTE 121 - Histoire des mondes connectés: 1500-1815 ET
• HISTE 122 - Histoire des mondes connectés depuis 1815

• OU

• PHILE 241 - Introduction à la philosophie occidentale ET
• PHILE 242 - Introduction aux philosophies non occidentales

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• 3 crédits Canadien-français (Classification of Courses )
• 6 crédits Sciences³
• 6 crédits Option

Notes

¹ L’étudiant qui s’inscrit à la Faculté Saint-Jean est orienté dans les cours de français selon le programme d’études secondaires préalablement suivi (voir French Courses ).
² ANGL ou ENGL peut satisfaire à cette exigence.
³ L’étudiant inscrit au programme avec spécialisation doit réussir 6 crédits en beaux-arts ou 6 crédits en sciences, au choix. Par conséquent, il peut remplacer une de ces exigences par 6 crédits en options.