Now that summer is winding down, it’s time to turn our attention to reading, writing, arithmetic and comics. Most importantly comic book studies.
Here are just some of the many courses being offered for the 2023-2024 academic school year that focus on comic books as a creative medium and as a form of literature.
Alberta
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Graphic Novel Intensive
https://www.ecuad.ca/academics/teen-programs/courses-workshops/graphic-novel-weekend-intensive
Mount Royal University
ENGL 2294 – Comics as Literature
https://catalog.mtroyal.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=29&coid=43708
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Digital Illustration and Comic Art
https://www.nait.ca/coned/digital-illustration-comic-art
British Columbia
Camosun College
Comics & Graphic Novels Certificate
https://camosun.ca/programs-courses/comics-graphic-novels-certificate
Kwantien Polytechnic University
ENGL 2345 – The Graphic Novel and Comic Book Literature
https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/engl/
University of Northern British Columbia
Comics and Graphic Novels Studio
https://www2.unbc.ca/continuing-studies/courses/comics-and-graphic-novels-studio-0
Manitoba
Killarney School
Graphic Communication Technology 30
https://killarneyschool.ca/images/2023-2024_Course_Descriptions.pdf
West Kildonan Collegiate
Grade 12 – Graphic Communications Technology
https://www.7oaks.org/school/westkildonan/Registration/Documents/Grade%209-12%20Student%20Course%20Book%202023-24.pdf
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
Media Arts and Cultures
https://www.unb.ca/academics/programs/arts/media-arts–cultures.html
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University – Grenfell Campus
Visual Arts, BFA
https://www.grenfell.mun.ca/academics-and-research/Pages/school-of-fine-arts/programs/Visual-Arts.aspx
Ontario
Algonquin College
Illustration and Concept Art
https://www.algonquincollege.com/mediaanddesign/program/illustration-and-concept-art/
Brock University
ENGL 4V76 2023-2024: The Literary History of Picture Books
https://brocku.ca/webcal/current/undergrad/engl.html
Carleton University
HIST 3909B: History Through Comic Books
https://carleton.ca/history/undergraduate/courses/3000-level-2/hist-3909b-history-through-comic-books/
Centennial College
CESA-100 – Art of the Comics
https://db2.centennialcollege.ca/ce/coursedetail.php?CourseCode=CESA-100
George Brown College
Creating Graphic Novels
https://coned.georgebrown.ca/courses-and-programs/creating-graphic-novels
Metro Toronto Media College of Animation, Art & Design
Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts Diploma
https://maxthemutt.com/programs/illustration-storytelling-sequential-arts-diploma/
Ontario College of Art and Design
Illustration
https://admissions.ocadu.ca/program/illustration
Ontario Tech University
COMM 3250U – Pop Culture and Entertainment
https://calendar.ontariotechu.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=62&coid=112256
Seneca
LSO312 – The Graphic Novel
https://www.senecacollege.ca/ce/classes/LSO312.html
Sheridan College
Art Fundamentals
https://www.sheridancollege.ca/programs/art-fundamentals
Toronto Metropolitan University
ENG 402 – Comics
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/2023-2024/courses/english/ENG/402/
University of Ottawa
ENG 2118 – Comic Books and Graphic Novels
https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/fr/cours/eng/eng.pdf
University of Toronto
Comics and the Graphic Novel
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/courses/2023-2024-english-courses-and-descriptions#ENG235H5F
University of Waterloo
ENGL 232 LEC 0.50 – Graphic Narrative
https://ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2324/COURSE/course-ENGL.html
Western University
MIT 3282G-001 (Winter 2024) Comic Book Culture
https://www.fims.uwo.ca/programs/undergraduate_programs/undergrad_course_description.html?CourseId=11709
Wilfred Laurier University
KS204 Cartoons and Comics
https://academic-calendar.wlu.ca/course.php?c=66698&cal=1&d=2694&s=1067&y=87
York University
AP/EN 2176 3.00 – Comics and Cartoons I
https://www.yorku.ca/laps/en/course-description/ap-en-2176-3-0-comics-and-cartoons-i/
AP/EN 2177 3.00 – Comics and Cartoons II
https://www.yorku.ca/laps/en/course-description/ap-en-2177-3-0-comics-and-cartoons-ii/
AP/EN 4462 3.00 – German History and Memory in Comics
https://www.yorku.ca/laps/en/course-description/ap-en-4462-3-0-german-history-and-memory-in-comics/
Quebec
Dawson College
Illustration
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/illustration/
Saskatchewan
Saskatechewan Polytechnic
Graphic Communications
https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/Graphic-Communications.aspx
University of Regina
ENGL 387AI – World Comics
https://www.uregina.ca/student/registrar/resources-for-students/academic-calendars-and-schedule/undergraduate-calendar/assets/pdf/2022-23/course-catalogue-2023-2024.pdf
ENGL 387AK – Comics and Cartoons
https://www.uregina.ca/student/registrar/resources-for-students/academic-calendars-and-schedule/undergraduate-calendar/assets/pdf/2022-23/course-catalogue-2023-2024.pdf
You can check out past interviews about school studies with JoAnne Purcell about Seneca College, plus this interview at Sheridan College with Kagan McLeod, Jeff Lemire, Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K. Pérez.
If you know of any other courses or activities not mentioned here, please drop us a line with the update at John@TrueNorthCountryComics.com