Social Sciences AT HURON CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES ECONOMICS HISTORY INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY
Why Study Social Sciences? Interested in how human behaviours and social relations have shaped our world? You should be studying Social Sciences at Huron.
To develop habits and
To lay a solid groundwork
competencies that will last you a lifetime, such as critical, creative and independent thinking.
for a professional degree or postgraduate study.
To join the majority of
To build intellectual muscle: the ability to research, synthesize information, evaluate evidence and effectively problem solve.
ECONOMICS
To become an agent of change in the world.
To do what you really love,
To cultivate effective
CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES
the people on Canada's Top 40 Under 40, who hold BA degrees.
communication skills, the number-one requirement for success in any career.
because that can be the best path to happiness and success.
To challenge yourself, and to develop your own approaches to the world’s challenges.
HISTORY INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY
Alex Ryken
4th year Honors Specialization Psychology & English Language and Literature Minor Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School, London, Ontario Growing up in London, Alex Ryken had driven by Huron numerous times, but it wasn’t until Huron came to her high school’s university fair that this Psychology and English student realized the benefits of a strategically small university. In the end, it’s that quality that drew Alex to Huron that keeps her here: small classes. Why is that, exactly? “It’s the professors,” she says. “I have no TAs. My profs here all care about teaching and want to see their students succeed. You get to know them as people.”
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Students complete a general first year, choosing courses from a broad selection of arts and social sciences before choosing their major in their second year.
The Huron Difference A Huron education, with its opportunities for interesting and relevant research, customized, independent study and experiential learning, prepares you for a lifetime of personal and professional success.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES The hallmark of a Huron education is undergraduate access to authentic research opportunities normally only possible at the graduate level on other campuses. As a Huron student you will be able to conduct independent research with the mentorship of faculty members and participate in active learning opportunities as an integrated part of your course work. Huron’s professors are renowned scholars whose research informs all our programs of study and creates course offerings that are unique to Huron. They are also dedicated teachers, keen to ensure that their students succeed at Huron and in life.
COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING (CBL) OPPORTUNITIES Picture the community surrounding Huron University College as one very large and exciting classroom, full of resources and assets that could deepen your understanding of a subject or prepare you for work in that field. Community-Based Learning connects the classroom to the community and the community to the classroom. Huron offers a range of unique opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom to practical, realworld settings through internship and placement programs. Across all faculties and disciplines, Huron students are able to take advantage of experiential learning programs that enhance education through hands-on experience.
EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES Huron has over 20 formal exchange agreements with universities around the world. That’s in addition to all of the resources and agreements provided through Western’s main campus International and Exchange Student Office. Study in Austria, Belgium, Belize, China, France, Japan, South Korea, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey or the UK. Include a term or full year of study abroad as part of your program at Huron, and you will see the value of inviting and considering multiple perspectives on our world, as well as gaining further study in culture, critical questions over our own global mobilities, and skills in communication.
Careers? Your choice! You may have heard that a Liberal Arts education isn’t really valued in the job market. The fact is that employers actually prefer to hire Liberal Arts grads! Huron alumni regularly tell us that they were hired for their capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems, all transferable skills acquired in their social science courses at Huron. Your Social Sciences degree prepares you for graduate and professional schools, but it also opens doors that you may not have considered: • Public Policy Analyst • Intelligence Analyst • Media Analyst • Human Resources Specialist • Consumer Advocate • International Trade Specialist • Labour Organizer • Lobbyist • Parliamentary Researcher • Social Worker • Psychologist • Counsellor • Consultant
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S O C I A L S C I E N C E S AT H U R O N
CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES
ECONOMICS
If you seek to understand your place in a globalized world, then the Centre for Global Studies may be for you. The Centre for Global Studies at Huron is among a handful of undergraduate programs around the world that provide a rigorous and critical interdisciplinary exploration of the trends and forces that characterize the global present. Students in the Centre for Global Studies learn to engage meaningfully with the impacts of globalization on human life, explore endless possibilities for positive change, and creatively map out practices of being in the world differently. Graduates of the Centre for Global Studies take up challenging graduate scholarship, engage in public service, work in community-led projects for change, and succeed in enterprise.
Not just about numbers, Economics is essential to our understanding of complex contemporary issues. It provides a methodology for analyzing and assessing the material health and well-being of societies and nations. Economic analysis can offer insights into human behaviours and relationships, and helps in society’s efforts to use scarce resources in a more efficient manner.
Community-Based Learning Opportunities in Global Studies
Program Options
The Centre for Global Studies places special emphasis on community-based and experiential learning opportunities, encouraging social engagement with their areas of study, both locally and globally. There are also five Centre for Global Studies courses that are wholly focused on experiential learning. For example:
who wish to work as professional economists or are interested in careers in business, commerce, finance or government. Combines theoretical studies with applied work.
Honors Specialization in Economics and Major Programs: For students
CGS 3201 – Think Global. Act Local: Work with one or more locally-based
community organizations engaged with such globally relevant issues as poverty, humanitarianism, labour and migration.
Minor in Economic Theory: Provides an introduction to methods of economic analysis and equips students with the analytic skills needed to examine a variety of social and economic issues.
CGS 3202 – Seminar in Global Studies: Engage as a class in globally relevant
Business and Finance: Students who plan to enrol at the Richard Ivey School of
issues in workshops and colloquia led by visiting scholars, professionals and activists. Honors Specialization in Global Gender Studies – NEW This groundbreaking new interdisciplinary honors module, mounted cooperatively between Huron and Western, invites students to engage with issues of gender, women’s issues, sexuality, and feminist analysis within both local and global contexts.
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Whether you plan to enter applied or professional programs after earning your undergraduate degree or choose to pursue a career as an economist, the Economics program offered at Huron will prepare you for graduate school as well as a variety of professions.
Business in their third year to take an Honors Degree in Business Administration can enrol for their first and second year at Huron and take their courses in Economics and Business at Huron.
HISTORY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
History comes alive at Huron, with innovative approaches, excellent faculty engaged in cutting-edge research, thought-provoking course content, and field trips that offer students opportunities to discover the past through objects as well as texts. Begin your studies with world history and global themes. Then explore specialized topics such as ethnohistory, digital history, urban histories, women’s history, youth cultures, and historical theory and methods. Delve into local history or go behind the scenes to see how museums and archives work.
Are you are interested in the dynamics of political power? In forms and levels of government and the policies and laws they generate? Political institutions and government decisions affect every aspect of human life, and in this regard the ‘science of politics’ is essential to our understanding of an increasingly complex and globalized world.
Huron History students develop formidable research and evidence-gathering skills. Additionally, the ability to consider multiple perspectives, synthesize information from numerous sources and clearly articulate conclusions are highly sought-after transferable skills valued by all employers.
Huron Political Science students explore political parties, comparative politics, media, corporations, bureaucracy, the judiciary, international relations and protest movements. You will have opportunities to participate in faculty research projects on political theory, policy, and governance. With the knowledge and intellectual skills gained through critical enquiry and research, a variety of career paths can be pursued upon graduation.
Research and Community-Based Learning Opportunities in History
Program Options
History 3801: This required course for History majors uses CBL as a foundational
Our programs provide students with a strong foundation in all of the main sub-fields of the discipline and are structured to help students gain admission into virtually any graduate program in Political Science in Canada or abroad. For students who wish to focus on a specific thematic area of political science, the following program modules are offered at Huron:
research and teaching method. Students choose to work with local historical organizations as a way to engage with the local community and have the opportunity to see how history is practiced in the wider public sphere.
History 2201 and History 2301: Students have the opportunity to visit the Oberlin College Archives to explore antislavery history, and pursue original community-based research projects.
Other research learning opportunities in History include the use of Huron’s own archives to present projects to the wider community at Huron; joint publications with History faculty; the creation of digital research projects; community conferences; and new research learning projects in collaboration with students and faculty at the University of Huddersfield (“Digital Victorians”) and Bath Spa University.
Globalization and Governance: Of interest to students planning careers in areas
such as the foreign service, international development, international business and non-governmental organizations.
State and Policy: Useful preparation to careers in the public service, political consulting, policy research institutes, business administration, and not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations. Ideology and Identity: Of interest to students who may be pursuing a career in
the media, public relations, political communications, political organizations and policy research institutes.
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S O C I A L S C I E N C E S AT H U R O N
PSYCHOLOGY
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Gain insight into the human mind. Understand human behaviour. Studying Psychology not only helps you understand yourself and others, but it also develops your analytical skills through the application of the scientific method. As a Huron Psychology student, you will be able to conduct research experiments in first year laboratories and write lab reports on each using professional (APA) style standards. Psychology at Huron prepares you for a variety of career possibilities in the field of psychology, while the sound training in research methodology benefits many other career paths and disciplines.
The complex issues challenging our world today require critical thinkers who can see the connections between seemingly unrelated topics. Interdisciplinary Studies at Huron invites you to step across academic boundaries and bring into play multiple perspectives in order to examine and explore topics of special importance and interest. Stretch your mind and expand your horizons. Individuals who are able to synthesize multiple viewpoints are highly sought after in business, politics, media, the arts and engineering. Interdisciplinary programs at Huron when coupled with traditional disciplinary programs encourage new ways of looking at our world.
Build a general degree in Psychology (Major or Minor module) that may be combined with another area of study or prepare for graduate school with an Honors Specialization in Psychology. Research and Experiential Learning Opportunities in Psychology Assist professors in their research and thus gain practical research and lab experience that enhances classroom learning. On-campus research resources consist of experimental laboratories, including an infant and child development lab, a cognition testing station and a social psychology research lab. Through Huron’s partnership with London’s YMCA, students are also able to conduct research off-campus at one of the Child Care Centres as part of their regular course work. Depending on level of collaboration, co-authorship on published papers is possible. Huron Journal of Learning and Motivation For over 35 years this annual student journal has published the final independent research projects conducted by undergraduates in Psychology 2280E, The Learning and Motivation course. Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Conference Held at an Ontario University, the annual conference allows students to formally present their capstone work and share their experiences with the broader Psychology community. Huron Honors students are also eligible to apply for travel grants to present their research. Presenting at this conference is a great experience for students considering graduate studies. Academic Tri-Mentorship Program
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This new program is designed for first-year students enrolled in PSYCH 1110E and will provide the opportunity for students to conduct independent research projects alongside a senior Psychology student, under the supervision of a Psychology faculty member.
Major or Minor in Jewish Studies: Examine Jewish history, culture, and sacred
and literary texts from a variety of perspectives. This Interdisciplinary program draws on courses from a number of disciplines, including Religious Studies, Hebrew, Philosophy, Women’s Studies and Political Science. Both a Major and a Minor are available, sponsored jointly by Huron, King’s and Western.
Minor in Communicating Cultures: Ever wonder how we read, why we read what we do, and how that differs across time, geography and cultures? Curiosity aside, understanding how communication works promotes effective communication, which is essential for success in any field. Course selection includes communications theory, applied communications and cultural narratives. Minor in World History: Explore the common, comparative and interactive aspects of world history. This minor includes courses from History, English, Global Studies, Political Science, French Studies and Asian Studies. Of benefit to students interested in law, education, policy-making or international relations. Minor in the Atlantic World: Explore the common, comparative and interactive
aspects of the lives of the peoples in the Atlantic basin. Includes courses from History, Political Science, French Studies. Of benefit to students interested in law, education, teaching or careers in which knowledge of the region is fundamental.
Minor in Studies in Imperialism: A multi-disciplinary approach to the history of imperialism, its legacies and consequences, anti-imperial resistance, and the cultural manifestations of imperialism. Of benefit to students interested in law, education, global studies, journalism, history and political science majors.
Degree Options As a Huron student, you may combine an Honors Specialization, Specialization or Major at Huron with another Major or Minor program module from Huron, or from Western University, Brescia University College or King’s University College. Honors Specialization ECONOMICS MODULES
Specialization
Major
Minor
Economics Economic Theory Finance
CENTRE FOR GLOBAL Globalization Studies STUDIES MODULES Global Development Studies Global Culture Studies Global Gender Studies
Cool Courses in the Social Sciences Why study Social Sciences at Huron? Because Huron draws from the varied research and expertise of its faculty to enrich programming and provide thought-provoking courses unique to our campus. Here are just a few examples: CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES 3509: Indigenous Peoples and Global Disposession An examination of the impact of global capitalism and neo-colonialism on territories Indigenous Peoples use and claim. The course examines strategies to secure land-based community autonomy against global dispossession. The question of the coexistence of dominant practices of global development with Indigenous ways of knowing is addressed.
HISTORY MODULE
History
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MODULES
Communicating Cultures
HISTORY 2702:
World History
This course examines ten separate days/events in world history since 1609 with an emphasis on the key role of interactions across cultures. The goal of the course is to understand the processes by which we claim to know the world.
Atlantic World Imperialism Jewish Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE MODULES
Political Science Globalization and Governance Identity and Ideology State and Policy
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE
Psychology
Ten Days that Shook the World
POLITICAL SCIENCE 3385: Political Communications in Canada: Image, Influence, Impact: Investigate the relationship between power and representation in Canada The course explores influential social forces behind the creation of media images and messages as well as the degree to which such mediated ideas exert an impact on audiences.
PSYCHOLOGY 3304: Human Learning. Behaviour Modification.
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A course in behavior modification and behavior therapy in both clinical and non-clinical settings with an emphasis on methodology. Topical readings are discussed in seminars and the course includes a practicum.
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Research Matters Learn to question, search, assess, organize and communicate at Huron. Undergraduate research activities at Huron impart valuable skills for a successful career in the 21st century:
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Formulating questions promotes creative thinking and problem solving. Identifying and assessing the validity and relevance of sources fosters investigative and analytical skills. Psychology’s Infant/Child Development Lab
Organizing data and articulating findings strengthens organizational
Community-based learning
and communication skills.
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Research learning Inspiring Professors
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Huron is pleased to offer two combined five-year programs with the Richard Ivey School of Business. Students in these programs study at Huron for their first two years, at Ivey (HBA) for their third year and at both Huron and Ivey in years four and five: Combined Ivey HBA & Huron Psychology Dual Degrees
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Knowledge of psychology is a valuable asset in business, allowing for a deeper understanding of motivations, trends and behaviours. Students apply during their third year of university (HBA 1 Year at Ivey). Students completing this five-year program will graduate with an Honors Specialization BA degree in Psychology and with an Honors Business Administration (HBA) degree. Combined Ivey HBA & Centre for Global Studies Dual Degrees Evaluate international issues and understand business from different global contexts. This combined degree program contains both an international experience component and a second language requirement. Students completing this five-year program will graduate with an Honors Business Administration (HBA) degree and an Honors BA degree from the Centre for Global Studies with an Honors Specialization in Global Development Studies, Global Culture Studies or Globalization Studies.
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