The BAH Specialization in Gender Studies provides an immersive academic experience in the field with an emphasis on feminist methods and research training. Students apply to the Specialization plan after their first year in Arts and Science and should have completed minimum one of the first-year Gender Studies courses: GNDS 120 and GNDS 125. Preference for enrolment in GNDS 440/3.0 Social Justice Practicum is given to students in the BAH Specialization Plan as it is a core requirement. The Social Justice Practicum provides a unique opportunity to directly experience and analyze the challenges of community involvement and activism. See the Faculty of Arts & Science Academic Calendar for more information.
Plan: Consists of 60.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: GNDS-S
Program: The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to a minimum of 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
| Code | Title | Units |
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| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| GNDS 120 | Women, Gender, Difference | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| GNDS 125 | Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 3.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| GNDS 212 | Racism, Colonialism, and Resistance | 3.00 |
| GNDS 215 | Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| GNDS 311 | Feminist Thought | 3.00 |
| GNDS 345 | Research Methods in Gender Studies | 3.00 |
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| GNDS 441 | Social Justice Practicum: Learning through Community Organizing and Activism | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
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GNDS at the 400-level or above |
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| B. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
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GNDS at the 300-level or above |
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| C. Complete 24.00 units from the following: | 24.00 | |
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GNDS at any level |
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GNDS_Options |
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| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 60.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
Notes
A. Other courses may be approved for inclusion in this degree program with permission of the Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Gender Studies.
B. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Gender Options Courses
The following list may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
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Code |
Title |
|---|---|
| ARTH 310 | Art and Feminisms |
| ARTH 311 | Gender and Modernism |
| BADR 101 | Acting Globally |
| BIOL 369 | Sex and Evolution |
| BLCK 200 | Black Studies and the Politics of Liberation: An Introduction |
| DEVS 260 | Globalization, Gender, and Development |
| DEVS 306 | Cuban Culture and Society I |
| DEVS 307 | Cuban Culture and Society II Havana |
| DRAM 375 | Women and Theatre |
| ECON 262 | Labour Markets and Gender Differences |
| ENGL 222 | Selected Women Writers Pre-1900 |
| ENGL 223 | Selected Women Writers Post-1900 |
| ENGL 277 | Literature and Gender |
| ENSC 321 | Environmental Justice in Global Context |
| FILM 330 | Gender and Media |
| FILM 331 | Women and Film |
| FILM 332 | Queer Cinemas |
| FREN 390 | Genre et littérature |
| GPHY 352 | Gender and the City |
| HIST 210 | The History of Sexuality in Canada |
| HIST 283 | Women and Gender in North America |
| HIST 446 | Gender, Sexuality, and Race in South Asia |
| HIST 447 | Sex and the History of Medicine |
| HIST 464 | The History of Sexuality |
| IDIS 302 | Race and Racism |
| LAW 516 | Sexuality & Reproductive Justice |
| LLCU 244 | Hips Don't Lie? Music and Culture in Latin America |
| LLCU 326 | Film in the New Europe |
| LLCU 328 | Gender, Development, and Film in Latin America |
| LLCU 354 | Women's Voices in Latin America |
| MECH 333 | Gender, Engineering and Technology |
| PHIL 275 | Thinking Gender, Sex, and Love |
| PHIL 276 | Critical Perspectives on Social Diversity |
| PHIL 376 | Philosophy and Feminism |
| PHIL 454 | Topics in Feminist Philosophy |
| POLS 280 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Politics |
| POLS 318 | The Canadian Welfare State |
| POLS 352 | Women and the History of Political Thought |
| POLS 382 | Gender and Social Policy |
| POLS 443 | Gender and Globalization |
| POLS 456 | Theories of Identity Politics |
| POLS 483 | Justice and Gender |
| PSYC 366 | Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour |
| RELS 236 | Religion and Sex |
| RELS 312 | Feminist Theology and Christianity |
| RELS 332 | Race, Ethnicity, and Religion |
| SOCY 303 | Selected Topics in Feminist Sociology |
| SOCY 384 | Women and Reproduction Technology |
| SOCY 389 | Gender, Law, and Crime |
| SOCY 403 | Sociology of the Body |
| SOCY 431 | Advanced Studies in Gender Relations |
| SPAN 354 | Voces femeninas en America Latina |
| SPAN 428 | Gender, Development and Film in Latin America |