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CareerTracks
Museumpositions
Government
Business
Education (withadditional studies)
Law (withadditional studies)
ModernLanguageswithYearAbroad
BachelorofArts (Honours)
Available inGerman, ItalianorSpanish languageandculture
streamswithnoprior language trainingrequired
Includes language trainingcoursesaswellascourses inhistory,
modern lifeandclassicalandcontemporary literatureandcinema
Unique inCanadabecausestudentsmustspend their thirdyearata
university in thecountryof theirstudied languageandculture.This is
a tremendousasset toanypotentialemployerorgraduateschool
Tuitioncostsat thepartneruniversitywillbe thesameasUWindsor
Scholarships,bursariesandworkopportunities in thepartner
countryareavailable
CareerTracks
Traveland tourism
Socialwork (withadditional studies)
Internationalbusinessand industry
Federalandprovincial civil services
ModernLanguages(German, ItalianorSpanish)withSecond
LanguageEducationCertificate
BachelorofArts (Honours)
Exploresanew language, theprocessof languageacquisitionand
thecultureassociatedwith it
Offersconcentrations inGerman, ItalianandSpanish.Noprior
knowledgeof the language isrequired; thosewithpriorknowledge
willbeplacedappropriatelywithplacementdeterminedbya
programcounsellor
Corecourses in lateryears include intermediateandadvanced
language trainingaswell asasecond languageeducation theory
course,methodologycourseandapracticum.Corecourses
in linguistics, literatureandculturecomplement the language
sequence
Both theBAdegreeandSecondLanguageEducationCertificate
awardedupongraduation
Doublemajorcombinations includeModernLanguageswith
English,French,PoliticalScience,History,Music,Psychologyand
manyotherdisciplines
Providesexchangeopportunities inGermany, Italy,Mexico,Chile
andSpain
CareerTracks
TeachingSpanish, ItalianorGermanasasecond language (with
additional studies)
TeachingEnglishasasecond language inCanadaoraround the
world
Speech-languagepathology/therapy
Traveland tourism
Internationalbusiness
Federalandprovincial civil services
Socialwork (withadditional studies)
MUSIC
SeeSchoolofCreativeArts,page14
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
BachelorofArts (HonoursorGeneral)
Necessary inaworldwithrapidscientific, technological,
environmental,political, culturalandeconomicchanges
Cultivates theability tounderstandandcriticizeunderlying
principlesofactionandbelief
Notan ivory towerpursuit
Develops theability tosystematicallyquestionandcriticize
acceptedpracticesandbeliefsand toarguerigorously insupport
ofunexploredpossibilities
Investigates themost importantproblems facingourworld
InvolvesUWindsorphilosopherswhoareat the forefrontofresearch
intosoundandunsoundreasoning, therootsofenvironmentalcrisis,
thepossibilityofartificial intelligence,women’sstruggle forequality,
and the futureofdemocracyandarationalsociety
CareerTracks
Law (withadditional studies)
Business
Civil service
Politics
Journalism
Advertising
Philosophy
Education (withadditional studies)
Any job that valuescareful, creativeandcritical thinking
POLITICALSCIENCE
InternationalRelationsandDevelopmentStudies
BachelorofArts (HonoursandGeneral)
Basedonasetofcore,political sciencecoursesand two
concentrationsselected fromEconomics,Geographyand
Globalization,History,MiddleEasternand IslamicStudies,
Sociology,Languages (choiceofFrench,Arabic,German, Italianor
Spanish), andWomen’sandGenderStudies
Combinesseveralacademicdisciplines intoavariedand
fascinatingstudyofglobalpolitics
Includescutting-edgeresearchbyUWindsorpolitical science
faculty insuchareasas: conflict resolutionanddiplomacy;
developmentandaidstrategies; foodsecurityandhunger;
internationalpolicyanalysis; international trade;MiddleEastern
and Islamicpoliticsandreligionandpolitics
CareerTracks
Foreignservice (publicservice)
Internationalorganizations
Non-governmentalorganizations
Law (withadditional studies)
Internationalbusiness
Journalism
Consulting
Education (withadditional studies)
PoliticalScience
BachelorofArts (Honours)
Thestudyofpower:whoholds it,how it isexercisedandhowour
livesare influencedbypoliticians,bureaucratsandotherpolitically
important institutionsand individuals
Analyzespolitical, economic, socialandenvironmental issues in
Canadaandaround theworld
Offers internships inPublicServiceManagement toseniorstudents
aswellascourses inpublicadministrationandpublicpolicy
Offersaunique, student-ledmentorprogram to incomingstudents
InvolvesUWindsorpolitical scientistswhocarryoutcutting-
edgeresearch insuchareasas:borderstudies;Canadianand
internationalpolicyanalysis;genderpolitics; conflict resolution;
internationalpoliticaleconomy;mediastudies;MiddleEasternand
Islamicpolitics; religionandpolitics;andUSpolitics
CareerTracks
Government
Publicservice
Law (withadditional studies)
Policyanalysis
Publicpolicy think tanksandconsulting
Non-governmentalorganizations
Journalism
Lawenforcement
Business
Education (withadditional studies)
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