WINNIPEG, Manitoba – The Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies (CUCS), created in 1981, at the University of Manitoba will be offering eight courses in 2015-2016. The courses are in the departments and fields of history, Ukrainian language, religion, political studies and the arts. Two are full-year courses (six credit hours and offered over two semesters) and six are semester courses (either first or second). Half of the courses are during the day, while four are evening courses.
Courses offered this year in history are: “Introduction to Ukraine” (HIST 2600), “Making of Modern Ukraine” (HIST 2610) and “Ukrainians in Canada” (HIST 3910). In political studies there is “Politics, Government and Society in Ukraine” (POLS 3720); in the Ukrainian arts – “Ukrainian Arts in Canada” (UCHS 3100); and in religion – “History of Eastern Christianity” (RLGN 1350).
The CUCS cooperates with German and Slavic Studies in offering two language courses: “Introductory Ukrainian” (UKRN 1310) and “Advanced Ukrainian” (UKRN 3960).
The staff for the courses include: Dr. Robert Klymasz, Dr. Davis Daycock, Dr. Roman Yereniuk, Prof. Olexandr Shevchenko and Prof. Iryna Konstantiuk. All of them have taught at the U. of M. and CUCS for many years.
The courses can be used for majors and minors in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies and several other fields. The courses can be taken as interest or optional credit courses for many departments and faculties, and are also offered as audit courses (for non-credit) for seniors and others who wish to sit in on the course topics.
University of Manitoba students are encouraged to enroll in the courses of their choice. University of Winnipeg students can also take the courses under the special agreement between the two universities.
For further information readers may contact the Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at 204-474-8905 or [email protected]. The center’s offices are located at the U. of M. at St. Andrew’s College, Room 203, 29 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2.