Overview
This course provides an overview of cultural policy in Canada, with a focus on national policies within the context of international, provincial, and municipal cultural policy developments. This context is important in a time when jurisdictions collaborate, borrow from each other, and share resources to promote, protect, and develop cultural expression. The course examines:
- the conceptual foundations of cultural policy
- definitions of culture
- the evolution of cultural policy in Canada over the past 100 years
- some of the major ideas and discourses that have shaped policy development over the years
Evaluation
To receive credit for CMNS 401, students must complete and submit all of the assignments, and achieve a minimum overall grade of D (50 percent) for the course.
The final grade in the course will be based on the marks achieved for the following activities.
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 15% |
| Assignment 2 | 20% |
| Assignment 3 | 25% |
| Assignment 4 | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
All course materials are online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the CMNS 401 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination and a minimum composite grade of D (50 percent).
| Activity | Weight |
| Part I: Take home essay | 40% |
| Part II: Paper exam | 60% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form