Circumpolar Studies (Online only)

An option is a “mini-minor” – a set of courses in one discipline that can be completed in conjunction with any undergraduate degree program, allowing you to focus on an additional subject of interest.

One of only a few programs of its kind in the world, the Circumpolar Studies option offers you a unique opportunity to broaden your knowledge and understanding of the lands, peoples, and critical issues of the Arctic. The Circumpolar Studies Option is open to all undergraduate students at Trent.

Courses

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for an Honours or a General degree in any subject may graduate with an Option in Circumpolar Studies if they have successfully completed the following 4.0 credits:

• 1.5 GEOG credits consisting of:
  • GEOG 1045H: Introduction to the Circumpolar World
  • GEOG-ERST 2320H: Lands and Environments of the Circumpolar North
  • GEOG-ERST 2330H: Changing Resources of the Circumpolar North
• 1.0 INDG credit consisting of:
  •  INDG 3745H: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World
  • INDG 3750H: Language, Culture, Identity, and the Circumpolar World
• 1.0 GEOG credit from:
  • GEOG-CAST 2811H: The International Arctics: Environment, Diplomacy, and Geopolitics
  • GEOG-ERST 3390H: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World
  • GEOG-CAST 3640H: Geography of the Polar Regions
• 0.5 credit from:
  • CAST 3241H: Histories of the Canadian North
  • CAST 3243H: The Contemporary Canadian North in A Circumpolar Context
  • ERST-GEOG 2812H: Norther Research
  • ERST-INDG 3740H: Circumpolar Peoples, Health, and The Environment
  • GEOG-CAST 2810H: Canada's People and Places
  • GEOG 3904H: Reading Course in Circumpolar Studies

Program Coordinator:

Heather Nicol (heathernicol@trentu.ca)

Program Website