Several departments and programs in the Faculty offer courses on the culture and civilization of their respective areas; the readings in these courses are all in English. The list below brings these together for your convenience. The detailed description of each course is found under the Calendar entry for its three-letter designator; e.g., the description for ABS200Y: Aboriginal Studies I is located in the ABS entry.
ABS201Y
Introduction to Aboriginal Studies

ABS300Y
Worldview, Indigenous Knowledge & Oral Tradition

ABS301Y
Native Language &Culture

*CLA160Y
Introduction to Classical Studies

EST210H
Introduction to Baltic Folklore

FCS195Y
French Culture from Napoleon to Asterix
(formerly FCS295H)

FCS294H
Women and Power in French Society

FCS296H
French Youth Culture and its Media

*FCS297H
Comic Books and French Culture

FCS298H
French Culture and Asia

*FCS394H
Crime and Punishment in French Culture

FCS395H
Sensuality and the French

FCS495H
Global Impact of French Language and Culture

*FIN210Y
Introduction to Finnish Literature and Culture

*FIN310H
Finnish Folklore: The Kalevala

FIN320H
The Finnish-Canadian Experience

*FIN340H
Finland-Swedish Literature and Culture

GER235Y
German Culture in a European Context

GER303Y
German Pop Culture

HUM101Y
Civilizations and Cultures of Asia

IAS200Y
Ibero-America: History, Civilization, Culture

*ITA200Y
Contemporary Italy

*ITA233H
Ethnicity and Mainstream: Italian Canadian Culture

*ITA245Y
Italian Culture and Civilization

*NEW223Y
Caribbean Literature and Society

NMC201Y
Islamic Civilization

*PRT250H
Portuguese Culture and Civilization

*RLG230Y
Religion and Literature

SLA215H
Czech and Slovak Cultures

*SLA216Y
Dynamics of Polish Literature and Culture

*SLA217Y
Serbian Cultural History

*SLA218Y
Ukrainian Literature and Culture

*SLA227Y
Croatian Cultural History

*SLA250Y
Russian Cultural Heritage

*SLA251Y
Origins of Slavic Civilization

SMC240Y
Celtic Culture Through the Ages

*SMC343Y
Celtic Literature and Society 500-1500

*SPA250Y
Spanish Culture and Civilization

*SPA251H
Catalan Culture and Civilization

UNI202H
Aspects of Quebec Culture

*VIC240Y
Renaissance Culture

*Please note that the asterisked courses above employ primarily literary texts to explore the culture of their respective area or period. These asterisked courses comprise one of the Groups in the World Literatures Program (found under the WLD Calendar entry) and may be taken to count toward fulfillment of that program.