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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Women’s Studies

BA in Women’s Studies with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Women’s Studies

BA Honours in Women’s Studies with Co-operative Education

Note: A Minor is offered in Women's Studies.

The Women's Studies Major program is designed to provide students with knowledge of the rapidly developing disciplinary and interdisciplinary literature in the field, while providing them with an understanding of the reasons for the development of a feminist scholarship. From its activist and academic perspective, the program will help prepare students for careers in government, social work, and business, while also providing them with a mode of analysis applicable to related fields, and to their own lives.

First year students in Women's Studies are encouraged to explore courses in a variety of areas.  It is recommended that a first year program include: General Studies 201, Women's Studies 201 and at least an additional 1.5 full-course equivalents from the Faculty of Arts. Degree programs in Women's Studies include senior-level courses offered by various Departments either as core requirements or as options. It is therefore useful to take first year courses from a variety of related areas such as Sociology and History.

Students seeking advice on first year course selection may contact the Interdisciplinary Advisor or the Arts and Science Undergraduate Programs Office.

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For guidance on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under .

Prospective students wishing to enter a BA Program in Women’s Studies must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the ÁůľĹÉ«ĚĂ. Annual application deadlines are set in the Applications for Admission Schedule.

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework.

Students majoring in Women's Studies are eligible to apply for Honours by the May 1 deadline only if they will complete the program during the following academic year.

In addition to completing an application in the on-line Student Centre by the May 1 deadline, students must submit a completed application form for General Studies 590 (Honours Thesis) to the Interdisciplinary Advisor. The application form must be signed by a thesis supervisor and include preliminary thesis proposal. To meet the May 1 deadline, it is recommended that students wishing to enroll in the Honours program obtain guidelines and an application form from the Interdisciplinary Advisor no later than March 1. Students are strongly advised to secure a thesis supervisor by March 15.

Programs in Women’s Studies can only be taken in conjunction with programs in Canadian Studies, Development Studies or Law and Society with approval of the Faculty of Arts. Similarly, programs in Women’s Studies can only be taken in conjunction with programs from the Department of Communication and Culture with Faculty approval. Consent is required for Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees, but not to Major-plus-Minor combinations or Double Minors.

The Field of Women's Studies consists of the following courses:

Courses with a Focus on Women and/or Gender

• All courses labeled Women's Studies WMST
• Anthropology 331, 427
• Archaeology 503
• Canadian Studies 361, 527
• Development Studies 375
• English 317, 387 (when topic is Literature and Women), 389 (when topic is Women)
• Film 307
• Greek and Roman Studies 315
• History 343, 423, 533
• Law and Society 335
• Philosophy 337
• Political Science 551
• Religious Studies 325, 381, 479
• Sociology 303, 371, 403
• Urban Studies 311

Supporting Courses

• General Studies 300, 313, 407, 500 and 590

Notes:

• Most of the courses listed above have prerequisites, many of which lie outside the Field of Women's Studies. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed.
• Additional courses in the Field may be listed on the Faculty of Arts website.