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Program Details
Engage in critical understandings of feminist scholarship across different historical, socioeconomic, cultural and political contexts. Consider how gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, age, ability and sexuality in a globalized and transnational world. Study gender in courses that cross disciplines and contribute to activist projects. Our interdisciplinary program will encourage you to question accepted notions and interpretations of gender roles in society, as well as analyze the multiple ways gender affects our local, national and global environment.
We also offer three minors: Critical Race Studies; Disability Studies; and Sexuality Studies. There is also a concentration in Global Genders and Sexualities within the Bachelor of Global and International Studies.
Work Experience
You can participate in a practicum placement with feminist groups, organizations and agencies.
Our program prioritizes student-learning experiences. Faculty and staff work to ensure a dynamic and challenging learning environment whether it’s inside the classroom, at a film festival, an art gallery or an archive.
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Career Outcomes
Explore your passions, refine new skills and discover the career that’s right for you.
The interdisciplinary nature of the Women's and Gender Studies program can lead you to a variety career paths.
Sample Courses
WGST 1808 - Introduction to Feminist Social Transformation
Overview of intersectional feminist debates as well as historical and contemporary theoretical traditions in gender and sexuality studies, critical race studies, and disability studies. Topics include the social construction of femininity, masculinity, and other identifications; Indigenous, decolonial, and transnational feminisms.
WGST 3001 - Theory and Research in Feminist Social Transformation
Interdisciplinary and intersectional approach introducing students to contemporary feminist, Indigenous, decolonial, and transnational theories, issues, conflicts, methodologies, and critiques of prevailing approaches to the construction of knowledge. Themes include, feminist epistemology, ontology, knowledge, and ethics in feminist research.
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