So, what is "Contemporary Studies"? It sounds sort of vague, and extremely modern... Compared
to Pure Math and Organic Chemestry, it sounds sort of flaky... However, Contemporary Studies is
actually an extremely interesting and highly valuable field of study. I took CT (as it is commonly
called) because I had to in order to be in Con Ed. However, I am SO GLAD that I was in the
program! I've learned so many valuable things.
CT is, in my words (because I have no idea how the university formally defines it...), basically a multi-
disciplinary approach to understanding the world today.
Unlike another field of study such as history, where each course has to do with history, CT provides
courses on a wide array of topics from a very wide variety of disciplines. All of the courses are geared
toward understanding how the world "is" today.
For example, my favourite CT course was called the World in the Twenty-First Century (first year). It
is basically world history, but from 1945 onward. We talked about the Cold War, Decolonization,
Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Rwanda, the AIDS and debt crisis in Africa... What's really amazing is that those
weren't separate units of study, but rather they all ran into one another in a seamless "cause and
effect" presentation that suddenly made the world make sense. It was one of those truly awesome
moments, when everything suddenly fit into place in my mind - a true epiphany. Another truly
awesome moment I experienced in this course was when "history" suddenly became "today". History,
even "modern" history from the 80s and 90s, always seems like history, something that happened in
a separate time frame, like there is an invisible line separating now from the rest of history. However,
near the end of the course, we somehow ended up talking about what was actually going on today;
the transition was seamless, and it made all of history seem so recent, so real, and so relevant to
me and my life. It was pretty great.
I think that example illustrates what CT is supposed to be.
The cool thing about CT is the multidisciplinary factor. It approaches the world of today from a very
wide variety of angles. As well, many courses offered in other disciplines unique to Laurier Brantford
count as CT courses, so that allows CT people to really take advantage of the full 'uniqueness' of
Laurier Brantford. Some of the aspects of today covered by CT courses are:
Media', and many others.
As you can see, CT is geared towards helping people gain a more thorough understanding and
appreciation of the world in which they live.
to Pure Math and Organic Chemestry, it sounds sort of flaky... However, Contemporary Studies is
actually an extremely interesting and highly valuable field of study. I took CT (as it is commonly
called) because I had to in order to be in Con Ed. However, I am SO GLAD that I was in the
program! I've learned so many valuable things.
CT is, in my words (because I have no idea how the university formally defines it...), basically a multi-
disciplinary approach to understanding the world today.
Unlike another field of study such as history, where each course has to do with history, CT provides
courses on a wide array of topics from a very wide variety of disciplines. All of the courses are geared
toward understanding how the world "is" today.
For example, my favourite CT course was called the World in the Twenty-First Century (first year). It
is basically world history, but from 1945 onward. We talked about the Cold War, Decolonization,
Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Rwanda, the AIDS and debt crisis in Africa... What's really amazing is that those
weren't separate units of study, but rather they all ran into one another in a seamless "cause and
effect" presentation that suddenly made the world make sense. It was one of those truly awesome
moments, when everything suddenly fit into place in my mind - a true epiphany. Another truly
awesome moment I experienced in this course was when "history" suddenly became "today". History,
even "modern" history from the 80s and 90s, always seems like history, something that happened in
a separate time frame, like there is an invisible line separating now from the rest of history. However,
near the end of the course, we somehow ended up talking about what was actually going on today;
the transition was seamless, and it made all of history seem so recent, so real, and so relevant to
me and my life. It was pretty great.
I think that example illustrates what CT is supposed to be.
The cool thing about CT is the multidisciplinary factor. It approaches the world of today from a very
wide variety of angles. As well, many courses offered in other disciplines unique to Laurier Brantford
count as CT courses, so that allows CT people to really take advantage of the full 'uniqueness' of
Laurier Brantford. Some of the aspects of today covered by CT courses are:
- - Indigenous Studies
- History
- Information Analysis (sounds boring, actually quite useful)
- Criminology
- Organizational Leadership
- Journalism and Media
- International Politics
- Global Governance (think United Nations, World Bank, etc)
- the concept of the "Everyday" (way "heady", don't take this unless you are up for a
challenge! It was very interesting, though...)
- Religion
Media', and many others.
As you can see, CT is geared towards helping people gain a more thorough understanding and
appreciation of the world in which they live.
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