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Information Sessions
Welcome from the Dean
10:00am (Vari Hall)
Martin Singer, Dean of LA&PS, welcomes students to York University.
The Choice is Yours with Majors and Minors
10:30am-11:00am (Vari Hall A) & 1:30pm-2:00pm (Vari Hall B)
How many credits make up a major or a minor? Bachelor vs. Honours
degree? We’ll help you understand the different options available.
Financing Your Degree
10:30am-11:00am & 1:00pm-1:30pm (3009 Vari Hall)
Learn about LA&PS awards and bursaries as well as additional awards
and funding offered by the University for academic excellence.
What Can I Do With my Liberal Arts Degree?
11:00am-11:30am (Vari Hall A)
Learn how a Liberal Arts degree from York will enhance your future
prospects and career opportunities. How does studying abroad help?
College Life @ York
12:00pm-12:30pm (Vari Hall C)
Understanding the 4 C’s — Clubs, Co-Curriculars, Community, Student
Council — and Campus Residences.
Undecided Major: What Are my Options?
12:30pm-1:00pm (Vari Hall A)
Not sure which LA&PS program to choose? Learn about our
undecided major and how to transition into a program that fits you.
LA&PS Student Experience Panel
1:00pm-1:30pm (Vari Hall A)
Find out about the Student Experience at LA&PS! Hear from current
students and alumni about making the most of your time at York.
My Career Plan
1:00pm-2:00pm (Vari Hall D)
Learn how the skills you develop with your degree will relate to your
career direction, and discover resources for exploring career options.
Experiential Education: Theory in Action
11:30am-12:00pm (Vari Hall A)
Want to put theory into practice? Want to gain practical experience
and develop in-demand work skills? Come learn about Experiential
Education.
New College Summer 2015 Orientation Session
1:00pm-2:00pm (1154 Vari Hall)
For new students in the School of Administrative Studies, School of
Human Resource Management and School of Information Technology.
Internationalize your Degree
12:00pm-12:30pm (Vari Hall A)
Don’t just learn about the world; experience it! Learn about our
International Bachelor of Arts, globalized curricula and Study Abroad.
Campus Tours
10:30am-1:30pm (Vari Hall Rotunda)
Tours will run between 10:30am — 11:50am and 12:30pm —
1:30pm. Tours depart every 20 minutes.
Explore a Program
Vari Hall B
1152A Vari Hall
Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30am–11:00am
*Administrative Studies . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am–12:00pm
Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00pm–12:30pm
Human Resources Management (BHRM)..12:30pm–1:00pm
Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30pm–2:00pm
Information Technology (BAS & BA) . .10:30am–11:00am
Social Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30am–12:00pm
International Development Studies . 12:00pm–12:30pm
English & Professional Writing and
Professional Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30–1:00pm
Law & Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00pm–1:30pm
Vari Hall C
Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30am–11:00am
Children’s Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am–11:30am
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30am–12:00pm
French Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30pm–1:00pm
Classical Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00pm–1:30pm
Linguistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30pm–2:00pm
Vari Hall D
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am–11:30am
Creative Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30am–12:00pm
Spanish and Portuguese Studies. . . . 12:00pm–12:30pm
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*Accounting, Business Research, Finance, Human Resource
Management, Information Technology, Management,
Management Science and Marketing; Disaster & Emergency
Management.
3006 Vari Hall
Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30am–11:00am
Human Rights & Equity Studies . . . . . .11:00am–11:30am
Business & Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30am–12:00pm
East Asian Studies, Latin American & Caribbean
Studies and African Studies . . . . . . . . 12:00pm–12:30pm
Health & Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30pm–1:00pm
LA&PS SPRING OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, May 2, 2015
3009 Vari Hall
Urban Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am–11:30am
Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30am–12:00pm
Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00pm–12:30pm
Communication Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30pm–1:00pm
Interdisciplinary Social Science . . . . . . . 1:30pm–2:00pm
liberal arts &
professional studies
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Info Kiosk
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Political
Science
Student Success
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Experiential
French Studies
Education
Centre for
International,
Study Abroad
and iBA
Département
d’études
françaises
Writing
Department
Department of
Communication
Studies
Lecture hall B
Lecture hall D
Department of
Philosophy
Department of
History
(main floor)
(second floor)
Department of
Equity Studies
School of Public Policy &
Administration
School of Information
Technology (BAS & BA)
Student Council of LA&PS
School of Human
Resource Management
School of Administrative
Studies
Room 1154 (New College
Summer 2015 Orientation)
Room 1152A
Complimentary
Las Nubes Coffee
Founders College
Lecture hall A
Lecture hall C
Department of
Economics
New College
10:00am–2:00pm
Questions Welcome!
Get answers from
professors and students
in our more than 60
programs in the social
sciences, humanities and
key professional fields.
York Admissions / Student
Financial Services
School of
Social Work
Department of Sociology
Department of
Geography
School of Gender &
Women’s Studies
Campus Tours
Department of
Social Science
Department of
Humanities
Department of Languages,
Literatures and Linguistics
Accounting................................................... School of Administrative Studies
Administrative Studies.............................. School of Administrative Studies
African Studies............................................ Department of Social Science
Anthropology .............................................. Department of Anthropology
Get the choice and
Business & Society ..................................... Department of Social Science
flexibility that can only
Business Economics ................................... Department of Economics
be found in Canada’s
Business (Honours minor) ........................ School of Administrative Studies
Business Research ...................................... School of Administrative Studies
biggest faculty
Canadian Studies........................................ Department of Humanities
Each LA&PS program
Children’s Studies ...................................... Department of Humanities
is housed within a
Classical Studies & Classics ....................... Department of Humanities
Cognitive Science ....................................... Department of Philosophy
department or school.
Communication Studies ............................ Department of Communication Studies
Find your program and
Creative Writing.......................................... Department of English
visit the appropriate
Criminology ................................................. Department of Social Science
Culture & Expression .................................. Department of Humanities
location (see map on the
Disaster & Emergency Management (BDEM) School of Administrative Studies
opposite page).
East Asian Studies ...................................... Department of Humanities
Economics .................................................... Department of Economics
English.......................................................... Department of English
English & Professional Writing................. Writing Department
European Studies ....................................... Department of Humanities
Finance ......................................................... School of Administrative Studies
Financial & Business Economics............... Department of Economics
French Studies / études françaises......... Department of French Studies/Département d’études françaises
Gender & Women’s Studies....................... School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies
Geography ................................................... Department of Geography
Geography & Urban Studies ..................... Department of Geography
German Studies .......................................... Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Global Political Studies ............................. Department of Political Science
Health & Society ......................................... Department of Social Science
Hellenic Studies .......................................... Department of Humanities
History .......................................................... Department of History
Humanities .................................................. Department of Humanities
Human Resources Management (BAS) .. School of Administrative Studies
Human Resources Management (BHRM) School of Human Resource Management
Human Rights & Equity Studies ............... Department of Equity Studies
Individualized Studies............................... Department of Humanities
Information Technology (BA) .................. School of Information Technology
Information Technology (BAS) ................ School of Administrative Studies
Interdisciplinary Social Science ............... Department of Social Science
International Development Studies ....... Department of Social Science
Italian Culture ............................................. Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Italian Studies............................................. Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Japanese Studies (Honours minor) ......... Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Jewish Studies............................................. Department of Humanities
Latin American & Caribbean Studies ...... Department of Humanities
Law & Society .............................................. Department of Social Science
Linguistics.................................................... Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Management .............................................. School of Administrative Studies
Management Science ................................ School of Administrative Studies
Marketing .................................................... School of Administrative Studies
Marketing (Honours minor) ..................... School of Administrative Studies
Medical Anthropology (Honours minor) Department of Anthropology
Multicultural & Indigenous Studies ........ Department of Equity Studies
Philosophy................................................... Department of Philosophy
Political Science .......................................... Department of Political Science
Portuguese Studies .................................... Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Professional Writing .................................. Writing Department
Public Administration (BPA) .................... School of Public Policy & Administration
Religious Studies ........................................ Department of Humanities
Sexuality Studies........................................ School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies
Social Work .................................................. School of Social Work
Sociology ..................................................... Department of Sociology
South Asian Studies ................................... Department of Social Science
Spanish......................................................... Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
United States Studies ................................ Department of Humanities
Urban Studies.............................................. Department of Social Science
Work & Labour Studies .............................. Department of Social Science
Room 3006
Room 3009
(third floor)
Undecided Major
Hallway to
Central Square
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