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• Â鶹AV Institute for the Study of Canada
• 3463 Peel Street
• Montreal QC H3A 1W7
• Telephone: 514-398-8346
• Fax: 514-398-7336
• Email: misc.iecm [at] mcgill.ca
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/misc

Established in 1994 thanks to an innovative agreement between the Bronfman family and Â鶹AV, the Â鶹AV Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) runs an academic program at Â鶹AV, supports an active research environment, and organizes a variety of large-scale, public events on matters of interest to Canadians, including MISC's Annual Conferences, which attract a great deal of attention from policy-makers, media, and the general public. While the Institute itself is non-partisan, MISC is no stranger to debate and controversy.

Our programs provide interdisciplinary courses on Canada and integrates the study of Canada in different departments throughout the Faculty of Arts at Â鶹AV. We explore Canada from all scholarly angles and we welcome every point of view. We mediate between the public activities of the Â鶹AV Institute for the Study of Canada and students, to whom we offer a special invitation to attend MISC events. We work closely with partner departments to ensure that students receive exposure to rigorous disciplines and methods and to innovative new media and techniques for expression and exploration. Distinguished visiting lecturers and guest speakers—and singers and dancers—as well as opportunities for student exchange and internships expose our students to the full range of geographical, political, cultural, and social diversity of this country. Students are also encouraged to attend congresses of Canadian Studies and to publish in our student-run journal. Our graduates go on to careers in government, law, business, education, social service, media and journalism, and graduate work in the social sciences and humanities.

For more information, see the Institute's website.

Canadian Studies provides students with a broad multidisciplinary view of the nature and development of Canada. Our programs include:

• Minor Concentration
• Major Concentration
• Honours
• Joint Honours Component

and are designed to encourage bilingualism, interdisciplinarity, and critical engagement. Our graduates go on to careers in the arts, government, the media, education, law, business, social service, and the university.

Students interested in pursuing Canadian Studies at the graduate level should consider the Joint Honours Component or the Honours program with a Canadian Studies component.

The Â鶹AV Institute for the Study of Canada offers the following program in indigenous studies:

• Minor Concentration in Indigenous Studies

The Minor in Indigenous Studies provides students with a broad, interdisciplinary view of key issues in the historical, social, and cultural dimensions of indigenous life in Canada. Core courses offered by the program will provide interdisciplinary treatments of indigenous life, and students will choose complementary courses from among those offered in other units at Â鶹AV. Topics addressed in courses include the history of indigenous populations in Canada, aboriginal art and culture, the experience of indigeneity and gender, and legacies of indigenous resistance to the Canadian state. The Minor in Indigenous Studies draws on expertise and experience in indigenous affairs located at Â鶹AV and within the broader community.