76 THE F ACUL TY OF AR TS THE F ACUL TY OF AR TS 77 The philosophy pr ogram pr ovides a general education in the discipline while allowing students to explor e issues in which they have a personal inter est Generally people with a backgr ound in philosophy have better r esults on r ecognized tests leading to subsequent degr ees such as admission testing for graduate studies in administration or law school In addition the Ontario Ministry of Education r ecognizes philosophy as a teachable subject If your e thinking of becoming a teacher a degr ee in philosophy meets the admission criteria to Ontario T eachers Colleges The philosophy pr ogram is of fer ed jointly by Laur entian University and the University of Sudbury Key featur es Beneft fr om philosophy both personally and academically no matter what your ar ea of inter est Apply your r easoning skills and knowledge to any subject Discover the tools r equir ed to explor e the big questions in life Participate in the thinking r easoning and debate r equir ed to help impr ove the social political economic and human conditions in today s society Choose a concentration specialization major or minor in philosophy or a minor in ethics If you ar e inter ested in graduate studies consider the MA Humanities of fer ed at Laur entian University Car eer outcomes Law r esear ch politics social work jour nalism human r esour ces business medicine teaching Language EnglishFr ench Delivery method Classr oom Degr ee options Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy 4year Major in Philosophy Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy 3year Concentration in Philosophy Minor in Philosophy Minor in Ethics Firstyear courses PHIL 1115 Intr oduction to Philosophy electives 24 cr POLITICAL SCIENCE BA Become a global citizen Discuss and debate the world s most pressing issues Gain the knowledge and skills needed to analyze and write about political systems political ideas and complex issues in the moder n world The pr ogram in Political Science develops students knowledge of Canadian gover nment inter national r elations and political systems and theories and their understanding of complex political issues T opics include the Charter of Rights and Fr eedoms and its impacts on society Indigenous rights decolonization and globalization pr ovincial gover nments and the politics of natural r esour ce development Franco Ontarian minority politics immigration policies and the politics of integration terr orism ethnic confict and civil war inter national security and confict r esolution and the infuence of popular cultur e on politics Key featur es Look for opportunities to study with fve dif fer ent universities in Eur ope with the exchange pr ogram T ake part in the annual and ever popular Model Parliament in Ottawa as one of only two universities in the country with the privilege to sit in the House of Commons Have a chance to participate on the bilingual team in the Canadian Model United Nations CANIMUN held annually in Ottawa Car eer outcomes Policy analysis management federal pr ovincial and municipal administrations entr epr eneurship graduate studies in inter national r elations jour nalism law human r esour ces inter national organizations education Language English Delivery method Classr oom Degr ee options Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 4year Specialization in Political Science Major in Political Science Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 3year Concentration in Political Science Minor in Political Science Firstyear courses POLI 1006 Political Regimes POLI 1007 Political Ideas and Political Actors Pr oblems electives 24 cr PSYCHOLOGY BABSc PSYCHOLOGIE BABSc Enhance mental health and wellbeing in your community Psychology of fers an excellent opportunity to lear n r esear ch skills W e of fer courses in for ensic psychology psychopathology cognition cultur e emotion adolescent and adult clinical psychology and much mor e W ant to get hands on lear ning experience Y ou can ear n course cr edits outside of classr oom with our practicum courses Our faculty of fer opportunities to lear n how to use eye movements or brain waves to study human cognition study str ess and eating analyze facial movements to detect deception or study the impact of playing video games on our motor systems Key featur es Flexible degr ee opens doors to many dif fer ent car eer possibilities W ork Integrated Lear ning Opportunities Resear ch practicums lab based courses and volunteer opportunities Car eer outcomes In r ecent years successful students have gone on to work in nonpr oft agencies psychometrists other mental health r elated felds or pursued further education in MastersPhDs in Psychology Educational Psychology psychiatric nursing law medical school addictions counseling just to name a few Language EnglishFr ench Delivery method Classr oomOnline Degr ee options Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 4year Bachelor of Science in Psychology 4year Specialization in Psychology BA or BSc with or without thesis Major in Psychology BA or BSc Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 3year Concentration in Psychology Minor in Psychology Minor in Experimental Psychology Minor in Health and Disability Minor in Intergr oup Relations Certifcate in Social Resear ch Methods Firstyear courses PSYC 1105 Intr oduction to Psychology electives 24 cr RELIGIOUS STUDIES BA SCIENCES RELIGIEUSES BA Exploring the beauty complexity and diversity of the world s religions The academic study of r eligion does not pr omote or undermine any particular r eligion or worldview instead it appr oaches r eligion as an important social phenomenon r ecognizing that it has occupied a central place in most civilizations and embodies deep albeit contested wisdom The pr ogram focuses on the r elationship between r eligion and cultur e It is administer ed by a Joint Department of Religious Studies comprised of the departments of Religious Studies fr om the University of Sudbury Huntington University and Thor neloe University all situated on the Laur entian campus The pr ogram in Fr ench Sciences r eligieuses is of fer ed solely by the University of Sudbury The pr ogram of fers a br oad overview of the discipline with courses including Christian thought Buddhism Indigenous tradition and cultur e Easter n mysticism the paranormal bioethics social issues W ester n morality Judaism Hinduism Apocalyptic and the Book of Revelation Key featur es The pr ogram focuses on four major ar eas of study Biblical Studies W orld Religions W ester n Religions and Religion and Cultur e An education in Religious Studies will help students develop critical thinking cr oss cultural understanding open mindedness and clear communications skills These skills will contribute to the success of those who plan to pursue Religious Studies at the graduate level but ar e applicable to a variety of other pr ofessions Car eer outcomes political sciences law health car e medicine education inter national r elations jour nalism social work and much mor e This pr ogram will also beneft students who ar e inter ested in other felds such as History Literatur e Indigenous Studies etc Language EnglishFr ench Delivery method Classr oomOnline Degr ee options Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies 4year Specialization in Religious Studies Major in Religious Studies Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies 3year Concentration in Religious Studies Minor in Religious Studies Minor in Islamic Studies Minor in Asian Studies Firstyear courses RLST 1005 What in the W orld is Religion or T wo courses 6 cr fr om the following RLST 1106 Religion for the New Generation I RLST 1107 Religion for the New Generation II RLST 1116 Ideas of Love I RLST 1117 Ideas of Love II electives 24 cr SCIENCES DU LANGAGE BA For the love and genius of language This pr ogram for Francophone students leads to a BA en Sciences du langage and includes a wide variety of courses in language and style theor etical and applied linguistics ie syntax phonetics translation and inter disciplinarity ie jour nalism studies speech and language pathology The pr ogram also includes pr ofessional placements to pr ovide students with a glimpse of the workplace and allows them to acquir e specialized skills that ar e highly sought after in the labour market Key featur es Small class sizes with one of the best pr ofessor student ratios in the pr ovince Access to the cutting edge Laboratory of Language Arts and Sciences Study trip to Paris in a secondyear course Placements in the Sudbury community Car eer outcomes If you want to enter the job market with your undergraduate degr ee you can seek employment in a plethora of felds and pr ofessions including teaching writing editing pr ofessional writing scientifc and technical writing translation jour nalism print radio and television theatr e arts r esear ch public r elations communications sociocultural animation marketing Language Fr ench Delivery method Classr oom Degr ee options Bachelor of Arts in Sciences du langage 4year Specialization in Sciences du langage Major in Sciences du langage Bachelor of Arts in Sciences du langage 3year Concentration in Sciences du langage Minor in Sciences du langage Refer to pages 54 to 61 for admission requirements The Laur entian University annual Model Parliament event is a four day thr eenight experience in which students travel to Ottawa to take part in a unique simulation of Canadian gover nment While ther e students debate lear n about the history of Parliament Hill and take a guided tour of the buildings