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Canadian Studies Programme

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Introduction

Canadian_Studies_Programme_(CSP)_of_the_School_of_International_Studies_(SIS)_at_Jawaharlal_Nehru_University_(JNU),_New_Delhi,_is_a_full-fledged_Area_Studies_programme_on_Canada._The_first_of_its_own_kind,_CSP_is_a_taught-cum-research_programme_at_the_Masters'_and_Doctoral_level_on_contemporary_Canada.

CSP_was_formally_launched_in_the_academic_year_2001-02._Together_with_US_and_Latin_American_Studies_Programmes,_CSP_constitutes_the_Centre_for_Canadian,_US_&_Latin_American_Studies_in_SIS._In_brief,_CSP_is_one_among_the_several_premier_area_study_programmes_in_SlS.

 

Objectives_of_the_CSP

  • To_develop_and_expand_inter-disciplinary_studies_in_Canadian_Studies_including_facilitating_research_and_scholarly_activity_on_Canada_and_contribute_further_to_the_tradition_of_Canadian_Studies_in_India.

  • To_provide_an_outreach_programme_to_the_wider_community_including_scholarly_conferences/_workshops,_field_trips_and_developing_curricula_for_post-graduate_studies_on_Canada_in_order_to_raise_awareness_about_Canadian_affairs_in_India.

  • To_foster_productive_exchanges_between_Indian_and_Canadian_scholarship_on_themes_of_mutual_interest_with_a_view_to_improving_India-Canada_bilateral_relations.

  • In_consonance_with_the_objectives_of_JNU,_the_CSP_aims_at_developing_a_pool_of_scholarly_expertise_on_the_foreign_policy_dynamics_and_international_relations_of_Canada;_and_to_the_extent_necessary_on_the_history,_society,_economy_and_politics_of_contemporary_Canada.

     

    Teaching_and_Research_Programme_at_CSP

    • Doctor_of_Philosophy_(Ph.D.)_in_Canadian_Studies_is_an_eight-semester_programme_spread_over_four_academic_calendar_years_for_the_completion_of_thesis_work_and_one_year_course_work.

  • Besides_Ph.D.,_CSP_also_offers_an_elective_course_at_the_Master's_level_for_students_doing_post-graduate_studies_across_the_University.

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    List_of_MA_Courses

    Sl._No

    Course_Code

    Course_Title

    Semester

    Credits

    Name_of_Faculty

    1.

    IS_585_N

    Canada_in_World_Affairs

    Winter

    4

    Dr._Sneha_Bhagat

     

    List_of_PhD_Courses

    Sl._No

    Course_Code

    Course_Title

    Semester

    Credits

    Name_of_Faculty

    1.

    AW_650N

    Multiculturalism,_Indigenism_and_Diasporic_Aspects_of_Canadian_Society

    Winter

    2

    Prof._Priti_Singh

    2.

    AW_651N

    Political_Economy_of_Canada

    Winter

    2

    Dr._Sneha_Bhagat

    3.

    AW_648

    Foreign_Policy_of_Canada

    Monsoon

    3

    Dr._Sneha_Bhagat

    4.

    AW_649

    Government_and_Politics_in_Canada

    Monsoon

    3

    Dr._Sneha_Bhagat