Modules by Department



In the Department of Anthropology we explore the human experience, past and present, by learning about differences and similarities in societies, examining culture, language, and our biological and material worlds in their rich diversity.

 


HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULE: Anthropology
SPECIALIZATION MODULE: Anthropology
MAJOR MODULES: Anthropology / Linguistic Anthropology / Sociocultural Anthropology / Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
MINOR MODULES: Anthropology / Environment and Culture / Refugee and Migrant Studies

DAN Management & Organizational Studies provides a unique interdisciplinary program in which students develop an understanding of the Social Science foundations of management and combine it with one of the core business disciplines offered in the program. 

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HONOURS SPECIALIZATIONS MODULES (Limited enrollment)
: Accounting / Consumer Behaviour / Finance / Human Resource Management / Commercial Aviation Management / Management and Legal Studies
HONOURS DOUBLE MAJOR MODULES (Combine with another non-MOS Major to form a Double Major): Accounting / Consumer Behaviour / Finance / Human Resource Management / Commercial Aviation Management
SPECIALIZATIONS MODULES: Accounting / Consumer Behaviour / Finance / Human Resource Management /  Management and Legal Studies


Economists study the behaviour of individuals, organizations, and governments, and the implications for markets, national economies, and the global economy. Specialty areas at Western include the economics of education, crime, finance, inequality, climate, and China.

 

HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULES: Economics / Global Economics / Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE-E)
SPECIALIZATION MODULE: Economics
MAJOR MODULES: Economics / Financial Economics
MINOR MODULE: Economics

Housed in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies is a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that focuses on issues of social justice and equality. In our courses you will learn how to develop a critical perspective that takes factors such as sex, gender, sexuality, race, class and disability into account.



HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULES
: Gender and Women's Studies / Global Gender Studies
SPECIALIZATION MODULE: Gender and Women's Studies
MAJOR MODULES: Gender and Women's Studies / Sexuality Studies / Black Studies
MINOR MODULES: Gender and Women's Studies / Sexuality Studies / Black Studies / Feminist, Queer and Critical Race Theory


In Geography & Environment we focus on the most engaging and important societal and environmental challenges in today’s world. We give you insights into how the world works, what futures are possible and how you can live and work in the world as informed and responsible citizens while helping to change it.

 

HONOURS SPECIALIZATION BA: Geography and Environment / Geographic Information Science / Urban Development / Geography and Environment with Commercial Aviation Management (in partnership with DAN Management)
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION BSc: Geography and Environment / Geographic Information Science
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION DUAL DEGREE WITH IVEY HBA: Geography and Environment / Urban Development
SPECIALIZATION MODULES
: Geography and Environment / Geography and Environment with Commercial Aviation Management (in partnership with DAN Management)
MAJOR MODULES: Geography and Environment / Geographic Information Science / Climate Change and Society / Environment and Health / Physical Geography and Environment
MINOR MODULE: Geography and Environment
CERTIFICATE: Geographic Information Science 


History (including American Studies) allows students to explore social, political, economic, military, and cultural change over time and in a wide variety of places, as well as focusing on communication, research, and analytical skills. 

 

 

HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULES: History / American Cultural Studies
SPECIALIZATION MODULE: History
MAJOR MODULES: History / American Studies
MINOR MODULES: History / American Studies / Public History


Western’s Department of Political Science is in the top tier of political research and teaching in Canada. We have almost thirty faculty members, five degree programs, more than seventy undergraduate courses, and thirty graduate courses.

 


HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULES
: Political Science / Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE-P)
MAJOR MODULE: Political Science
MINOR MODULE: Political Science


Among the top-rated Departments in the world, our students explore the biological, social, and psychological roots of human and animal behaviour in state-of-the-art facilities. 

 


HONOURS SPECIALIZATION BA
: Psychology
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION BSc: Psychology / Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
MAJOR MODULE: Psychology
MINOR MODULE: Psychology

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and social inequality. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies and how people interact within these contexts. Sociology looks at a wide range of issues from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from environmentalism to religious traditions; as well as race, Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, and social class.



HONOURS SPECIALIZATION MODULES
: Sociology / Criminology (DISCONTINUED in 2022)
SPECIALIZATION MODULE: Sociology
MAJOR MODULES: Sociology / Criminology
MINOR MODULE: Sociology / Criminology