sf Courses and Academic Research in Canada

The following table combines two lists: the sf courses currently (2000-2002) offered at universities in Canada; and the academics with a research interest in some aspect of speculative fiction. The information is based on a survey conducted by R. Runté in May of 2001. Definitions used in this study are provided at the end of the table. To add, update or comment on information in this table, email R. Runté

University	sf Course	Canadian Content?	Instructor	Research Interests
Acadia University Wolfville NS	English 3723 Fantasy	No	Dr. Ray Thompson	Gordon Dickson, Arthurian legend, interviews with Arthurian authors
Acadia University Wolfville NS	English 4153 Tales of Terror	No	Dr. Robert Morrison	Blackwoods Magazine, Vampire literature etc.
University of Alberta Edmonton AB	Comparative Literature 342 Introduction to Science Fiction	Yes: W. Gibson	Dr. Peter Swirski	Eastern European sf
	English 487 Harry Potter	No	Dr. R. Jones
	English 483: Studies In The Literature Of Popular Culture In English: Fantasy	Yes: Guy Kay	Dr. Douglas Barbour	sf book reviews, Delany, poetry, etc.
			Dr. Craig Gordon	science fiction
Athabasca University Athabasca AB	no related courses; mention in genre film course
Augustana University College Ave Camrose	no related courses
Bishop's University Sherbrooke QC	English 117A The Arthurian Tradition	No	Dr. Joanne S. Norman
Brandon University Brandon MB,	English 281 Science Fiction	Yes: Gibson, Vonarburg	not listed
Brescia College London ON	no relevant courses		Dr. Monika Lee	Frankenstein
University of British Columbia Vancouver BC	English "Topics" seminars and Film 332 may include sf	unknown	faculty research interests not readily identifiable from calendar etc.
British Columbia Open University Burnaby BC
Brock University St Catharines ON,
University of Calgary Calgary AB
Campion College Regina SK
University College of Cape Breton Sydney NS B1P 6L2 ,
University College of the Cariboo Kamloops BC
Carleton University Ottawa ON
Concordia University College of Alberta Edmonton AB
Concordia University Montreal QC
Dalhousie University Halifax NS
Collège dominicain de philosophie et de théologie Ottawa ON
University College of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford BC
University of Guelph Guelph ON
...cole des Hautes ...tudes Commerciales Montréal QC
Huron University College London ON
King's College London ON
King's University College Edmonton AB
University of King's College Halifax NS
Lakehead University Thunder Bay ON
Laurentian University of Sudbury / Université Laurentienne de Sudbury Sudbury ON
Université Laval CP 2208 Succ Terminus Québec QC
University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB,
Luther College Regina SK
Malaspina University-College Nanaimo BC
McGill University Montreal QC
Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's NF
Université de Moncton Moncton NB
Université de Montréal Montréal QC
Mount Allison University Sackville NB
Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax NS
University of New Brunswick Fredericton NB
Nipissing University North Bay ON
University of Northern British Columbia Prince George BC
Nova Scotia Agricultural College Truro NS,
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax NS
Okanagan University College Kelowna BC
University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa Ottawa, ON
...cole Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal QC
University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown PE
Université du Québec Québec QC,
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda QC
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Chicoutimi QC
...cole nationale d'administration publique Québec QC
...cole de technologie supérieure Montréal QC
Université du Québec à Hull Hull QC
Institut national de la recherche scientifique Québec QC
Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal QC
Université du Québec à Rimouski Rimouski QC
Télé-université Québec QC
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières QC
Queen's University at Kingston Kingston ON
Redeemer University College Ancaster ON
University of Regina Regina SK
Royal Military College of Canada / Coll&EUMLAUT;ge militaire, royal du Canada Kingston ON
Royal Roads University Victoria BC
Ryerson Polytechnic University Toronto ON
Université Sainte-Anne Pointe-de-l'...glise
Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface Saint-Boniface MB
St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish NS
St. Jerome's University Waterloo ON
Saint Mary's University Halifax NS
University of St. Michael's College Toronto ON M5S 1J4 ,
Saint Paul University / Université Saint-Paul Ottawa ON
St. Thomas University Fredericton NB
University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon SK
Saskatchewan Indian Federated College Regina SK
Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke QC
Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC
University of Sudbury / Université de Sudbury Sudbury ON
University of Toronto Toronto ON
Trent University Peterborough ON
University of Trinity College Toronto ON
Trinity Western University Langley
University of Victoria Victoria BC
Victoria University Toronto ON
University of Waterloo Waterloo ON
University of Western Ontario London ON
University of Windsor Windsor ON
University of Winnipeg Winnipeg MB
York University North York ON

Definitions:
"University" is defined here as a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
"sf " is defined as speculative or imaginative fiction, including the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. "sf course" is defined as one in which explicit reference to sf is made in the course title. (Other courses may include examples of, or references to sf, and not be noted here. For example, Canadian literature courses were not examined to see if they included examples of Canadian sf.) Where web links are indicated, clicking on the link should take you to the course outline. (On some campuses several course outlines are included in the same web page; you may have to scroll down to find the specific course cited here.)
"Canadian content" refers to any course that includes at least one piece of assigned Canadian fiction or criticism of Canadian fiction.
"Instructor" is the professor teaching the course (if known), or a member of the English or Literature department whose announced specialties include science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Where web links are indicated, clicking on the link should take you to the instructor's home page.
"Research Interests" lists the relevant areas of that instructor's announced research specializations. Where web links are indicated, clicking on the link should take you to the relevant article, bibliography, web page, etc.