ForgingaPresence
inDowntownWindsor
UWindsor is transforming threebuildings in thecityofWindsor’s
downtowncore.
Thenewhome for theSchool ofSocialWorkand theCentre for
ExecutiveandProfessionalEducation—thebuildingatPitt and
Ferry—welcomed its first students inSeptember2015.
In2017, theSchool forCreativeArtswillmove into twobuildings:
theWindsorArmouries—being reimagined formusicand visual
arts—and the formerTunnelBBQproperty, thatwill serveas
expansionspace for theCinemaArtsprogram.
Thepresenceofmore than1,000of ourstudents, facultyand
staff downtownwill allowus tostrengthenour relationshipswith
thearts,musiciansandsocial services, contributing toa vibrant,
downtownWindsor.
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DigitalJournalismandEnglishLanguageandLiterature
DigitalJournalismandEnglishLiteratureandCreative
Writing
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Thiscombinedhonoursdegree inEnglishandDigitalJournalism
(DJ)offersbotha fullacademicdegree inEnglishandadegree
concentration in thespecificprofessional skillsofweb-based
journalism.Eachyear, youwill takebothEnglishcoursesandDJ
courses
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Englishcourseswill coverawiderangeofauthors—bothhistoric
andcontemporary—andconsider the issueswithwhich they
grappled
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Youwillenhanceyouranalyticperceptivenessandpowersof
writtenexpression, engage in intensive,workshop-basedcourses
invariousgenres, andreceive training inweb-basededitingand
publishing
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Journalismcourseswill coversuchkeyprofessional issuesas
thesocial roleof journalismandethics, andhelpyou todevelop
specificskillssuchasweb-basedreporting,podcasting,andaudio-
visualproduction techniques
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Learnskills forreporting, interviewing, compiling,writing,
photography, andediting, andproducing featuresandother
projects
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Industryprofessionalsareboth instructorsandguests in the
program, andopportunities forprofessional internshipsareakey
element
CareerTracks
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Print,broadcast, and/orweb-based journalism inbothmainstream
andalternativemedia
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Communications ingovernmentornon-governmentorganizations
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Professionalwriting
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Teaching (withadditional studies)
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Law (withadditional studies)
HISTORY
History
BachelorofArts (HonoursorGeneral)
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Astudy in thegreatstoriesof thehumanpast—rulers,constitutions,
warsand liberationmovements,aswellascapitalism,migration,
slavery,citiesand theeveryday livesofwomenandmen
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Includes topics inEuropean,LatinAmerican,Canadian,African,
MiddleEasternandUShistory frommedieval times to therecentpast
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Emphasizeswriting, thestudyofprimaryhistoricaldocumentsand
anunderstandingofhow thewritingofhistoryhaschangedover time
CareerTracks
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Law (withadditional studies)
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Education (withadditional studies)
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Graduatestudies
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Archival studies
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Librarysciences
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Journalism
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Writing
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Museumcuratingor interpretation
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Tourism
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Businessmanagement
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Politicsandcivil service
LANGUAGES,LITERATURESANDCULTURES
FrenchStudies
BachelorofArts (HonoursandGeneral)
•
Frenchasasecond language is thesecond-most frequently taught
second language in theworldafterEnglish, and theonly language
other thanEnglishspokenon fivecontinents
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Offersacomprehensiveprogramofstudy in language, literature,
linguistics,English-French translationandcultureof theFrench-
speakingworld
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All coursesare taught inFrench
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Includes theoption tospend thirdyearstudying inFrance. Youmay
alsospendoneor twosemestersstudyingat theUniversitédu
QuébecàMontréal
CareerTracks
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TeachingFrenchasafirstorsecond language (withadditionalstudies)
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Translationand interpretation
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Federalandprovincial civil services
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Law (withadditional studies)
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Businessand industry
GreekandRomanStudies
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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FocusesontheGreek loveaffairwith life(thequestfor idealsof
beauty,truthand justice)andtheRomansenseofdestinyand imperial
greatness (theunceasingstruggleagainsttheforcesofbarbarism)
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First-yearcourses include thecivilizationsofGreeceandRome
and introductoryGreekand/orLatin language
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Doesnot requireanypreviousknowledgeofGreekorLatin
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Immersesstudents in theart, literature,historyandcultureof the
ancientworld
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Possibledegreecombinations includeModernLanguages,History
andPhilosophy
