Heritage and Culture — Concentration in Folklore

Students majoring in folklore take preparatory courses in the discipline, introducing students to fundamental concepts, issues, and methods in the discipline of folklore. Students have opportunities to conduct their own fieldwork projects, engaging with ethical issues while developing skills in interviewing, observation, archival and library research, analysis, and synthesis in writing.CBUпПХs program specializes in folklore of the Atlantic provinces, offering courses such as Cultural Heritage of Cape Breton and Folklore of Atlantic Canada, while providing a broader perspective and ample opportunity for cross-cultural comparison in courses such as Folklife Studies: Regional Ethnology; Oral Literature: Storytelling and Other Verbal Genres; Urban Legend; Vernacular Architecture; Food and Culture; and Gender in Traditional and Informal Culture.

Field of study: Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics