Secondary Social Sciences (B.Ed.) - History and Citizenship, Geography

120 credits · Faculty of Education · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Foundation Program

Students normally complete 30 credits in their Foundation (U0) year. The Foundation year is the time to take introductory-level courses in a teachable subject area, as well as to explore areas that are not normally taken within B.Ed. programs (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, etc.). Students should also investigate the possibility of taking one of the First Year Seminar courses offered by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science. In addition, in consultation with the Program Adviser, students may select courses from the recommended course list below or other courses. The list includes History, Geography, and Religious Studies courses that may be used toward the academic component of the Secondary Social Sciences course requirements. Also included are several French Second Language (FRSL) courses for which placement tests are required to determine the appropriate level.

  • EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 214 Early Modern Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 215 Modern Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 252 Hinduism and Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Required Courses (57 credits)

  • EDEC 201 First Year Professional Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • EDEC 215 English Exam for Teacher Certification (0 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 254 Second Professional Seminar (Secondary) (1 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 351 Third Professional Seminar (Secondary) (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDEC 404 Fourth Year Professional Seminar (Sec) (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EDES 334 Teaching Secondary Social Studies 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EDES 350 Classroom Practices (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDES 434 Teaching Secondary Social Studies 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EDFE 200 First Field Experience (K/Elem and Secondary) (2 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • EDFE 254 Second Field Experience (Secondary) (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDFE 351 Third Field Experience (Secondary) (8 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDFE 451 Fourth Field Experience (Secondary) (7 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDPI 309 Diverse Learners (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits selected as described below:

Equity Education (3 credits)

3 credits from:

  • EDEC 248 Equity and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 249 Global Education and Social Justice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Assessment in Education (3 credits)

3 credits from:

  • EDPE 304 Measurement and Evaluation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDES 304 Educational Techniques for Planning and Assessment (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Geography Subject Area (51 credits)

Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Geography students complete 51 credits selected in consultation with the Program Adviser with the following specifications:

Required Courses

History (9 credits)

9 credits selected from:

  • HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 303 History of Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (42 credits)

History and Citizenship (24 credits)

At least 9 of the 24 credits must be taken at the 300 or 400 level, distributed as follows: 3-9 credits in European History 3-9 credits in Asian, African, American, Latin American, or Ancient History 6 credits of history courses on social history, gender history, identity, culture, religion and values, political life and institutions, conflict, wealth and poverty, science, and health (Students may consult the course lists for History programs offered by the Faculty of Arts for guidance on course choices.) 6-12 credits selected from the following list (students must select a minimum of 3 credits ECON and a minimum of 3 credits POLI):

  • ANTH 338 Indigenous Studies of Anthropology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CANS 200 Understanding Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • ECON 205 An Introduction to Political Economy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • ECON 219 Current Economic Problems: Topics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ECON 221 Economic History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ECON 313 Economic Development 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • ECON 326 Ecological Economics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ECON 347 Economics of Climate Change (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • POLI 212 Introduction to Comparative Politics – Europe/North America (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 221 Government of Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • POLI 222 Political Process and Behaviour in Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • POLI 227 Introduction to Comparative Politics - Global South (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • POLI 243 International Politics of Economic Relations (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
  • POLI 244 International Politics: State Behaviour (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 341 Foreign Policy: The Middle East (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 345 International Organizations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • POLI 354 Approaches to International Political Economy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 360 Security: War and Peace (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 362 Political Theory and International Relations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 423 Politics of Ethno-Nationalism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 435 Identity and Inequality (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 442 International Relations of Ethnic Conflict (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 450 Peacebuilding (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Geography (18 credits)

18 credits from:

  • ENVR 202 The Evolving Earth (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 272 Earth's Changing Surface (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 301 Geography of Nunavut (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 311 Economic Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Electives (6 credits)

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