University of Manitoba offers six Ukrainian studies courses (06/23/02)

University of Manitoba offers six Ukrainian studies courses

WINNIPEG - The Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at the University of Manitoba provides undergraduate courses and interdisciplinary programs of study in areas relating to the life of Ukrainians in Canada and to Ukraine. The center also encourages and promotes research and scholarship in all areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.

The center recently announced the line-up of six courses for the upcoming 2002-2003 academic year.

The courses include the following.

Conversational Ukrainian (52.127) is a popular six-hour credit course, taught over both terms (September 2002-April 2003) on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7-9 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Home Association building. It is a basic language course that focuses on developing conversational skills. The course should be of special interest to businesspeople, travelers and anyone wishing to improve their fluency in the Ukrainian language. The instructor will be Dr. Alexandra Pawlowsky.
Ukrainian Canadian Folklore (52.243) is a unique three-hour credit course, taught during second term (January-April 2003) on campus time to be announced. The course surveys folk songs, stories, legends, beliefs, customs, traditions, and namelore of Ukrainian Canadians in relationship to the folklore of Ukraine.
Ukrainian in Canada (11.391) is a comprehensive three-hour credit course, taught during second term on campus, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30-4 p.m. The course deals with the history of the Ukrainian community in Canada and includes discussion on such topics as immigration, social and political organizations, churches, cultural assimilation, Ukrainian contributions to Canada and relations with Ukraine.
Economy of Ukraine (18.251) is a three-hour credit course, taught during first term (September-December) on campus, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The course deals with the study of the Ukrainian economy in Eastern Europe: social economic history, state and structure of the Ukrainian economy within the former Soviet Union, and prospects and problems of economic restructuring. Special attention will be given to the problems of corruption and the underground economy.
History of Eastern Christianity (20.135) is a six-hour credit course taught over both terms on campus, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30-10:30 a.m. For those individuals who wish to explore their spiritual heritage, this course is ideal. It examines the general history of Eastern Christianity and studies the doctrines and organization of the churches. The course will place special emphasis on the Ukrainian Eastern Christian religious tradition and its ethos in Canada and the United States. The instructor will be Dr. Roman Yereniuk.
Early Byzantine Art and Architecture (54.328) is a three-hour credit course taught during second term, on campus, time to be announced. Iconography is a critical dimension of the Ukrainian religious and aesthetic heritage. This course is a study of the origin and evolution of early Byzantine art and architecture. The instructor will be Dr. James Bugslag.

All course credits are transferable to other universities. Although the University of Manitoba undergraduate calendar may state that prerequisites are required for many of these courses, these can usually be waived at the discretion of the instructor.

The courses can be taken for credit or for general interest (as an auditing student), as an option, or as a component of programs in various departments in the Faculty of Arts or in the School of Art. The courses can be taken not only by university students, but also by members of the general public; the courses are open to anyone interested in exploring the Ukrainian Canadian Heritage.

For students interested in specializing in the area, the center offers interdisciplinary programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies leading to a bachelor of arts degree with a general major, an advanced major, or a minor in the field. Several awards are available for undergraduate and graduate study, as well as for highest standings in a course.

For teachers, it is possible to take a PBCE program (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Education). Such a program would consist of 12 credit hours at the 500 level in the Faculty of Education and up to 18 credit hours at any level at the Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies.

For further information contact: Dr. Denis Hlynka, acting director, or Dr. Alexandra Pawlowsky, assistant to the director, at the Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, 203 St. Andrew's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada; phone, (204) 474-8906; fax, (204) 474-7624; e-mail, cucs@cc.umanitoba.ca; website, www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ukrainian_ canadian/.

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