Honours BA Global Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program
The Combined Honours Global Studies degree has the same requirements as the Single Honours degree, but the total number of required GS credits is 7.0.
GS Course Requirements (7.0 credits):
GS101, GS102, plus 6.0 senior credits in Global Studies courses, which must include the following:
GS201, GS202 plus 2.0 additional credits at the 200 level,
1.0 GS credit at the 300 level; and
1.0 GS credit at the 400 level; and
1.0 additional senior GS credits.
Students doing a Combined Honours in Global Studies are also required to complete the language credit, as outlined in the single Honours Global Studies section.
A maximum of a 0.5-credit of the following courses may be counted as a GS senior credit: AN345, AN348, PS492*, RE211, RE227, WS306.
Degree Program Electives: An additional 13.0 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits, including the second honours BA major.
Experiential learning and internationalization are widely recognized as important components of a university education. The Arts Global Experience (AGX) supports the integration of academic with experiential learning gained during student placements conducted around the world. The AGX is open to students from across the Faculty of Arts. It consists of student-initiated, departmentally approved placements lasting at least four weeks. Placements may include service-learning, employment, internships, and community-based cultural and language programming.
Usually placements are conducted in a setting outside Canada, but in certain cases placements in Canada will be considered, where a student is able to demonstrate a substantive equivalence with a placement abroad. In all cases, students must apply to the AGX Coordinator for pre-approval of their placements and permission to enroll in GS391°. Permission to enroll in GS394° is conditional upon providing proof of placement and completion of GS392 or GS393*.
To apply for the AGX and enroll in GS391°, students must be:
- in either an Honours or a Combined Honours program in the Faculty of Arts,
- have completed at least 2.0credits at the 200 level by the end of the term in which they apply,
- have attained at least a 7.0 (B-) average in their major.
Proposed placements are judged for their appropriateness with respect to the goals of generating intercultural experiences and challenging students to adapt to new environments and challenges. All placements must take place between May and August.
There are four steps to completion of the AGX, as follows:
- apply in the fall semester for conditional pre-approval of the proposed placement and permission to enroll in GS391°;
- obtain final approval for the placement and successfully complete GS391° during the winter semester;
- complete either GS392 or GS393* in conjunction with the placement sometime between May-August;
- complete GS394° in the fall semester following the placement.
Refer to the University Regulations chapter for progression and course regulations and the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
