AFFILIATED COLLEGES

BACHELOR OF ARTS, FAMILY STUDIES

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The interdisciplinary BA in Family Studies includes a combination of new and existing courses. Students in the 3-year BA program will include 5 upper year courses in their program including the required FS 200 core course; students in the 4-year BA program will include 7.5 upper year courses in their program including the required FS 200 required core course.

In addition to core courses, students will choose courses from a list of approved options offered by various departments and programs. Students in the fourth year of the 4-year general program may apply to take Family Studies 401a/b (Family Studies Practicum) but will be expected to have met experience and volunteer guidelines. Family Studies 402a/b will be mounted in cooperation with the Human Ecology department.

A first-year core course will be required of all students in the program. Family Studies 020, Introduction to Family Studies, will be team-taught by several members of Brescia faculty drawn from Social Science departments and from Human Ecology. In the introductory course students will encounter the great variability that exists in family structures and roles through time and space and the many different perspectives from which families are analyzed. Students will be challenged to examine their own definitions of "family" and their own experiences in a wider context. A second required course, Family Studies 200, Current Issues in Family Studies, focuses closely on Canadian family issues and will include a section on research methodology.

Admission Requirements

Students may apply to enter the program at the beginning of first year.
Admission requirements include OAC1 English or equivalent.
Students are advised to note prerequisite requirements for courses in the approved list below. Students interested in pursuing Social Work and/or Education should consult with an academic counsellor to ensure the proper courses are selected for further study in these areas.

Progression Requirements

Students must meet the general regulations pertaining to course selection, progression and graduation for 3 or 4 year BA programs.

List of Approved Courses for Family Studies BA

Family Studies 020, 200, 401a/b, 402a/b
Human Ecology 330a/b, 338a/b, 343a/b
English 133E
Sociology 144a/b, 172a/b, 202, 235, 267a/b, 341F, 380G
Psychology 140, 141, 150, 153, 164, 240a/b
History 182a/b, 255E
Religious Studies 140, 222F/G, 251F/G, 252F/G
Philosophy 123, 155E
Social Work 020, 030, 280E, 282
Education 200E
Women's Studies Special Topics courses, as approved by department.
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