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McMaster's Faculty of Social Sciences is turning 50
Join us for a day of discovery as we celebrate 50 years of Social Sciences at McMaster! Saturday, October 20, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Oct 09, 2018
Fall Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) information sessions
Come out to learn more about the Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA). The USRA provides you with an opportunity to receive funds of $3,500 to cover part-time, research-based activity over the Fall/Winter Terms.
Sep 24, 2018
The Mush Hole Project
The Indigenous Studies Program, along with The Socrates Project at McMaster University are proud to bring this ground-breaking production to the McMaster community on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 7 pm.
Sep 21, 2018
Biidaaban: First Light VR
The Indigenous Studies Program, in partnership with The Socrates Project at McMaster, is proud to present an exhibition of Lisa Jackson's Biidaaban: First Light interactive VR experience. Saturday, October 20, 2018, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sep 21, 2018
Great Fall Courses!
Looking for some course ideas for the Fall? We have a some great options in our department and the rest of the Social Sciences.
Aug 15, 2018
Vanessa Watts and Hayden King reflect on the AFN election
The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Vanessa Watts, Director of Indigenous Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at McMaster University and Hayden King, Executive Director of Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson University on the "impossible reconciliation" that First Nations citizens faced in the recent election of the Assembly of First Nations.
Jul 31, 2018
Hons.B.A.
Our Indigenous Studies Program brings the richness and depth of Indigenous knowledge and cultures to the classroom. The program, designed for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, allows students to explore the intellectual traditions of many Indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe of southern Ontario. Students will increase their understanding, awareness, and respect for Indigenous knowledge, spirituality, and social/political experience.
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Students are able to complete a Combined Degree in Indigenous Studies that consists of 30 units of Indigenous Studies courses.
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Completed using available elective credits from an Honours Degree in another subject.
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