Canadian Studies Minor 
"For nearly three decades Professor of Geography Robert G. LeBlanc was Canadian Studies at UNH. He taught his course in Canadian Geography, took his students on field trips to Québec and built the CIE International Resource Library’s holdings on a variety of Canadian subjects. It was Bob’s enthusiasm for Canada that captured my imagination and interest and led to the creation of the UNH Canadian Studies Minor. As a tribute to Bob, the best that we, the faculty, staff, partners and students in the Canadian Studies Minor, can do to honor him is to promote and grow the study of the country to which he devoted his career."
Debra Straussfogel
Former Coordinator, Canadian Studies Program, UNH
No matter what your major, a minor in Canadian Studies can serve you well. As the closest ally and trading partner of the United States, we share more than just a border with Canada. Canada shares our history, culture and heritage in North America. Canada shares a commitment to a high standard of living, free trade, and democratic ideals. Canada shares a concern for the environment, particulary for the many ecosystems that straddle our common border.
Yet Canada is a unique and vibrant nation, different and distinct from the United States. It is a nation committed to multiculturalism, with strong regional identities and linguistic distinctions. It has a political and social system that gives voice to many political parties and constituencies. It has a burgeoning vitality in the arts and media. A minor in Canadian Studies will give you an appreciation of the distinctiveness of Canadian society and an opportunity to live and study there. It will allow you to explore those aspects of Canada of most interest to you, and with most relevance to your major.
- Requirements of the Minor (20 credits)
- Faculty in Canadian Studies
- Partners in Canadian Studies
- Other Resources for Canadian Studies
Requirements of the Minor (20 credits):
The minor can be completed as Coursework, OR a combination of Coursework and Study Abroad.
- 1 course (4 credits) Introduction to Canadian Studies is required for the minor.
- Choose a maximum of 3 courses from the following:
- FREN 426 Introduction to Francophone Studies: Québec (consult instructor)
- FREN 526 Francophone Cultures: Québec (consult instructor)
- FREN 676 Topics in Francophone Cultures: Québec (consult instructor)
- FREN 785 Topics in Francophone Literatures: Québec (consult instructor)
- GEOG 512 Geography of Canada
- HIST 567 History of Canada
- HMP 750 Comparative Health Care Systems
- LING 719 Sociolinguistics
- POLT 558 Government and Politics of Canada
- LING/ENGL 790: Special Topics in Linguistics: Language Variation in Canada
- 1 course (4 credits) Independent Study. All students in the minor must work for one semester with a member of the Canadian Studies faculty on a topic of 100% Canadian content that will result in a formal research paper.
Faculty in Canadian Studies:
Partners in Canadian Studies:
Center for International Education:
Claire Malarte-Feldman, Director
Catherine D'Auteuil, Coordinator of Student Programs
Department of English, Center for the Humanities:
Burt Feintuch, Director
Dimond Library:
Linda Johnson, Government Documents Department
Thelma Thompson, Government Documents Department
Other Resources for Canadian Studies:
Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S.
Canadian Biographies Link Page
UNH Library's Government Documents list of links to Canadian Documents
For more information on the Canadian Studies Minor at UNH, contact Claire Malarte-Feldman, Director
of the Center for International Education.