The Minor in Heritage and Conservation is open to all undergraduate degree students. It would be interesting to students in architecture and architectural history, geography and history, environmental and urban studies, who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in heritage conservation, public history or a related field of practice such as archaeology or urban planning. Students are required to complete 4.0 credits in selective courses in the Canadian Studies stream that involve Heritage conservation. The following are the core courses in the minor. For more information speak to the Canadian Studies undergraduate supervisor.
| CDNS 1101 [0.5] Power, Places and Stories in/of Odawang/Ottawa
Exploration of Odawang/Ottawa as a settler-colonial border city built on unceded Algonquin territory and tensions between the national, global and local in Odawang/Ottawa. May include field trips. Lecture/groups three hours a week. |
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| CDNS 2400 [0.5] Heritage Places and Practices in Canada
An examination of heritage as the built environment, cultural landscapes, and intangible heritage. Topics may include: decolonizing memory, identity and place; heritage histories, policies, values and stakeholders; emerging issues such as climate change, mass tourism and urban development. Lectures/groups three hours a week. Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the School of Canadian Studies. |
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| CDNS 3700 [0.5] Constructing and Contesting Memory in Canada
An exploration of conflicts about memory and commemoration in Canada, including: monuments and heritage sites; cultural heritage and artistic expressions; the media; education; language and cultural revitalization; and the politics of memory and forgetting. Seminar three hours a week. Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the School of Canadian Studies. |
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| CDNS 4400 [0.5] Space, Landscape and Identity in Canada
Explorations of cultural landscapes and competing constructions of space. Topics may include: settler-colonial space-making; whiteness and space; diasporic space; geographies of gender and sexuality; and different understandings of nature/culture. Seminar three hours a week. Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the School of Canadian Studies. |
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| CDNS 4403 [0.5] Heritage Conservation and Sustainability in Canada
Theory, principles, practices and policy of heritage conservation in Canada and globally. Focus on heritage conservation and its connections with environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Seminar three hours a week. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the School of Canadian Studies. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as CDNS 5403, for which additional credit is precluded. |
Examples of student work completed in CDNS 4403 include the Sustainable Heritage Case Studies
