X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Women's Studies (WMST)

Interdisciplinary Program

Women's Studies Office, College of Arts

The Women's Studies program offers an interdisciplinary program that uses gender as its focus of analysis.

Area of Concentration (General Program)

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

  1. WMST*1000, WMST*2000, WMST*3000, WMST*3010

  2. 2.00 credits from List A

  3. 1.00 additional credits from Lists A or B

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 8.00 credits is required, including:

  1. WMST*1000, WMST*2000, WMST*3000, WMST*3010, WMST*4010

  2. 2.00 credits from List A

  3. 3.50 additional credits from Lists A or B

At least 2.50 credits taken from List A and B must be at the 3000 level or above.

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

  1. WMST*1000, WMST*2000, WMST*3000, WMST*3010, WMST*4010

  2. 2.00 credits from List A

  3. 0.50 additional credits from Lists A or B

List A

1.00 credits from:
ARTH*3780 [0.50] Gender and Art
ENGL*2880 [0.50] Women in Literature
HIST*2930 [0.50] Women and Cultural Change
PHIL*2060 [0.50] Philosophy of Feminism I
PHIL*3210 [0.50] Women in the History of Philosophy
1.00 credits from:
ANTH*3400 [0.50] The Anthropology of Gender
GEOG*3090 [0.50] Gender and Environment
ISS*3420 [0.50] Women Social and Political Theorists
POLS*2150 [0.50] Gender and Politics
POLS*3710 [0.50] Politics and Sexuality
PSYC*3300 [0.50] The Psychology of Gender
SOAN*2400 [0.50] Introduction to Gender Systems
SOC*4410 [0.50] Women, Work and Public Policy

List B

ENGL*2190 [0.50] Representation and Sexuality
ENGL*4420 [1.00] Women's Writings
FREN*3560 [0.50] Contemporary French Women's Writings
GERM*3460 [0.50] Women in 18th & 19th Century German Lit.
HIST*2800 [0.50] The History of the Modern Family
HIST*3020 [0.50] Sexuality and Gender in History
HIST*3570 [0.50] Women in Modern Europe
HUMN*3170 [0.50] Women, Virtue and Honour in Spanish Drama
PHIL*4060 [0.50] Philosophy of Feminism II
SOAN*3100 [0.50] Gender Perspectives on Families and Households
SOAN*3240 [0.50] Gender & Global Inequality I
SOAN*4220 [0.50] Gender and Change in Rural Canada
SOAN*4230 [0.50] Gender & Global Inequality II
THST*3300 [0.50] Sexuality and The Stage
WMST*3510 [0.50] Directed Readings in Women's Studies
WMST*3520 [0.50] Independent Workplace Learning in Women's Studies
WMST*4510 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Women's Studies
WMST*4520 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Women's Studies

An independent study or reading course on an appropriate topic from any subject area of the College of Arts or the College of Social and Applied Human Science may also be included in the program.

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