ABOUT CANADIAN STUDIES

The Canadian Studies Center is part of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. It joins with the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham to create a federally supported Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. 

The University of Washington Canadian Studies Center has a two-fold mission: to develop and expand the academic program in Canadian Studies including facilitating research, scholarly activity and education about Canada, and; to provide outreach programming to the wider community including educational workshops, field trips and curriculum materials for Kindergarten through Grade 12 and community college educators and librarians.

Currently Canada is represented by faculty and research scientists in 17 departments in Arts and Sciences, 11 of the University's professional schools and UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell. The program hosts an undergraduate degree, a Professional Development Program for the graduate students, and has a grant for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships.