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Maximize Your Options1911-2011 | Wilfrid Laurier University

1911-2011 | Wilfrid Laurier University

Maximize your options

Options are collections of courses that allow you to incorporate an

accompanying area of study with your honours degree courses. An Option can be a strong addition to your degree, providing you with additional skills and a broad knowledge base, which appeals to prospective employers.

Children’s Education and development OptionThe Children’s Education and Development (CED) Option provides students with an opportunity to study the fundamentals involved in the development and education of children from infancy to young adulthood. As a CED Option student, you will take courses in psychology, English, philosophy and contemporary studies, as well as participate in service-learning, where students gain experience in an educational setting.

The CED Option is offered in combination with the Honours BA in Contemporary Studies (20 credits). The option consists of four credits (of the 20 total), including Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology I and the Children’s Education & Development Service-Learning. Students will also choose 2.0 credits from the additional available courses to complete the option.

faculty of Education articulationGraduates of the CED Option looking to teach can now take advantage of an articu-lation with Nipissing University in North Bay. Nipissing reserves 15 spaces in their BEd program (primary/junior division) each year for graduates of the CED Option. Students must complete their degree with an overall average of at least 75 per cent, and apply through the OUAC by the stated deadline to be eligible under this new agreement.

Community Service-LearningLaurier Brantford is committed to incor-porating skills-development activities into our curriculum. Integral to the CED Option is the service-learning course, where you will work with the CSL office and your professor to arrange a placement suited to your career goals. The placement will be two to three hours each week, usually in your third year. You will begin your practicum observing and by the end, you will be giving instruction and leading activities. In addition to the work completed at the placement, you will be required to complete a report on your experience.

Sample coursesMathematics and Teaching I and II

Indigenous Education

Children’s Literature

Explorations of the Self

Behaviour Modification

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Social Psychology

Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Educational Psychology

Psychology of Exceptional Children, Youth and Adults

Sociology of the Family

Sociology of Education

Children, Toys and Media

Youth Cultures

Children’s Rights

Developmental Psychology I: Infancy and Childhood

Children’s Education and Development Service-Learning

Introduction to Psychology

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Career OpportunitiesThe CED Option has a wide range of applications. Most students who take the option pursue a career in teaching through consecutive education, but it can also lead to careers in social work, children’s advocacy, special education, recreational therapy and counselling, just to name a few. You will find the CED Option, along with Contemporary Studies, exceptional preparation for employment or further studies.

Environment and Society OptionThe environmental crisis, specifically global climate change, is among the most important issues facing our world today. But how did we get to such a critical point? How have our actions over the past decades and centuries led us to this point, and more importantly, where do we go from here?

Changes are starting to be made, as individuals begin to make their voices heard. The ability to collect, analyze and understand the massive amount of information available, and think criti-cally about solutions are key to becoming informed citizens who can make a difference. The Environment and Society

Option provides students with these skills and the knowledge to tackle the issues. Students will develop a background on the current state we find our world in, and investigate the links between our values and behaviour and the challenges that lie ahead.

The program takes a social science/humanities approach to the environment, drawing on contemporary studies, global studies, philosophy and other disciplines to better contextualize the issue, and empower students to make necessary changes, both in their own personal lives and in their larger communities, for the benefit of the entire planet.

Required courses:• Philosophy and the Environment• Environment and Society: A Historical

Perspective• Environmental Issues and Responses• The Methods of Science• Climate Change and Society

Three half-credit courses:• Regional Landscapes in Context• Disease and Society• The City in Contemporary Life• Introduction to Global Studies• Ecological Citizenship• Human Rights and the Environment• Environment and Health• Indigenous Perspectives on Global Issues• Environmental Communication• Canadian Environmental Politics

Enhance your learning

indigenous Studies OptionLaurier Brantford’s Indigenous Studies program seeks to develop students’ awareness of the scope, richness and variety of indigenous cultural heritages that exist in the local and global communities.

The Indigenous Studies Option can be coupled with most Honours programs, including Contemporary Studies, to provide students with an understanding of contemporary issues, as they relate to Indigenous Peoples.

The program takes a holistic approach, exploring various issues and topics from a variety of perspectives to foster a greater understanding of Indigenous Peoples, their history and place in the contem-porary world. Topics of study include the role of women as leaders, the effects of colonialism, community-based studies and research, indigenous responses to globalization, education, government/First

Nations relations, health, self-government and native-settler relations. Indigenous Studies courses allow students to examine local issues within a global context and provides an ideal way to develop a greater understanding of Indigenous Peoples and the perspectives and the skills needed to work with them. The Indigenous Studies Option is available only at Laurier Brantford.Required courses:

• Indigenous People in a Contemporary World

• Indigenous People and Anthropology

Three credits from the following:• Indigenous Perspectives on Global Issues• Aboriginal Peoples and the Law• Indigenous Women• The People of the Longhouse• Indigenous Writers in English• Indigenous Community Studies• Indigenous Education• Special Topics

• Native – Settler Relations• Indigenous Community Organizing• Indigenous Research Theories &

Methods• Indigenous Research Applications• Indigenous Health & Wellness

“Non-governmental organizations face unique challenges in today’s global world, and they have an increasingly important role in our society,” says Dr. Lamine Diallo. “This places a growing need for graduates with an understanding of the issues in international development, and a more global approach.”

Diallo, who has an extensive background in not-for-profit organizations, helped design Laurier Brantford’s new International Development Option.

“This option will attract those who are interested in making a difference in the world, not only interna-tionally, but also in their communities,” he says.

This option will attract those who are interested in making a difference in the world, not only

internationally, but also in their communities.

A global approach

international development OptionSome of the most pressing issues of today are linked to development, or a lack thereof,or development that is unsustainable. Increasing globalization has created an environment that now links states, business corporations and non-governmental organi-zations in unprecedented ways.

By taking the International Development Option you are preparing for a career that will provide the opportunity to make a massive difference in the lives of many people around the world. The program allows students to combine a breadth of interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of international development with their disci- plinary specialization, such as leadership, health studies or law and society. It will contribute to developing professionals who are prepared to compete in our rapidly

globalizing world, and who are committed to its development and prosperity.

The International Development Option provides students with a firm grasp of development, global governance and the institutions of the global economy, enhancing their capacity to implement programs and policies in NGOs, public organizations, education avenues and international organizations. It is also appro-priate for students who wish to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities to prepare for an overseas work assignment in any field.Required courses:

• Development Theories, Strategies, and Issues

• Global Issues, Global Governance: The United Nations in the 21st Century

• Economic Globalization

• Understanding International Organizations

Two credits from the following:• Disease and Society • Introduction to Microeconomics • Introduction to Macroeconomics • Economic Development• Introduction to Global Studies• Introduction to Human Rights• The Making of the Third World: Historical

Origins and Development• The Aftermath of Violence• Social Documentary• Organizations and Social Change• Non-governmental Organizations• Multicultural Competence• Power and Governance in Organizations• Co-operative Organizations• Gender, Race, and Transnationalism

Expand your mind

Media Studies OptionAs our world continues to develop and employ technology, the information we consume and the interactions we have with other people are becoming increasingly mediated. We see the world largely through images shaped by complex, often commercially and politically influenced processes of production and distribution.

The Media Studies Option is designed to increase media literacy, including critical thinking about the validity of information available through technology. The program will provide a framework to access, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms — from print and video to online content in a world where “wikis” and user-generated content allow for a collaborative approach to information creation and distribution.

Required courses (two credits):• Media and Modernity• Reading Media • Reporting and Writing• Reporting and Writing II

One half-credit course:• Introductory Skills: Print Journalism • Introductory Skills: Broadcast

Journalism • Introductory Skills: New Media

Journalism

Media and Cultural Critique Courses (one credit chosen from the following):

• The Media in a Global World• Popular Culture • Children, Toys, and Media • Culture of the Book • Popular Film and Contemporary Culture:

The Blockbuster

One half-credit course:• Crime, Media and the Law • Media Culture: Journalism and

Democracy

• Social Documentary • Photojournalism: The Captured Image • Journalism, the Internet and Emerging

Media • Long Form Journalism: Print • Deconstructing Television News:

Perspectives, Problems, and Possibilities • Media and Society • Introduction to Visual Culture • Media and Communication Ethics • Digital Media and Culture • Alternative Media • Advertising as Communication • Rhetoric in Literary and Non-Literary

Texts • Cartoons and Comics • Film Theory and Mass Media • Hollywood Triumphant? Examining

Cultural Globalization • Religion and Popular Culture • Directed Studies in Media Literacy

Maximize your options

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Public Relations OptionA vital part of an organization’s success is its ability to communicate with various audiences. The development and delivery of messages to employees and managers, as well as to external audiences like the community, share-holders and the media, is the work of those in public relations.

The Public Relations Option at Laurier Brantford provides students enrolled in most programs on the Brantford campus with a unique oppor-tunity to take courses in journalism, leadership and business in order to develop a broad understanding of orga-nizational life and the critical written and oral communication skills needed by those working in public relations. Courses include those that focus on

reporting and writing, public and media relations, organizational strategy, leadership, internet and emerging media, as well as a senior course that focuses on influence, persuasion and negotiation.

Required courses:• Functional Areas of the Organization• Interpersonal Communication• Organizational Leadership• Reporting and Writing

Optional courses (choose one of):• Journalism, the Internet and Emerging

Media• Technical Skills: Print Journalism• Public Speaking

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