About the Program
The Scholar’s Electives program allows students who have demonstrated outstanding academic potential to apply to Western for admission to both a primary, discipline-based program of study and the Scholar’s Electives module. The program is designed to provide an intellectually stimulating learning environment for students who wish to undertake a truly interdisciplinary and/or intensive laboratory research experience. Its goal is to foster a community of scholars who have diverse disciplinary and research interests, but a general intellectual curiosity about most disciplines.
Those selected will comprise a small group (no larger than 50-75 students per year at the constituent university) who will, in addition to their Honours degree courses, enroll in a Scholar’s Electives module of 3.0 courses.
The Scholar’s Electives Module
- Year 1: SE 1100F First Year Scholar's Electives Seminar
- Year 2: SE 2200E Supervised Individual Research I
- Year 3: SE 3305E Supervised Individual Research II
- Year 4: SE 4400Y Capstone Seminar: Civic Engagment, Professional Development & Communications
Academic Counselling by Faculty
Current Scholar's Electives students looking for academic advice, counselling and for general questions, please contact your faculty specific Academic Counsellor:
- Arts and Humanities: Ben Hakala – bhakala@uwo.ca
- Arts and Humanities: Amanda Green – agreen8@uwo.ca
- Health Studies: Lauren Dodd – lauren.dodd@uwo.ca
- Kinesiology: Shannon Woods – srankin2@uwo.ca
- Medical Science & Core Sciences: Courtney Fleet – submit a ticket here
- Social Science: Dan Shrubsole – dashrubs@uwo.ca
