Introduction to Canada

A multidisciplinary seminar designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to Canada. The course stresses the basics of geography, history, economics, politics and culture. At the same time, it uses contemporary events and issues (such as ongoing debate over Canada’s constitutional and economic directions) to demonstrate the importance of geographic fact, historical frictions and political and cultural diversity to an understanding of the Canadian nation(s). Major consideration is given to the ways Canada is both similar to and different from the United States.