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Instruction offered by the Faculty of Arts. Please contact the Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre for specific details.
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Women's Studies
201
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Introduction to Women's Studies
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An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women's studies providing students with knowledge about foundational issues and perspectives within feminism.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
303
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Key Writings in Western Feminism
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An examination of some of the most significant feminist writings to emerge in the Western world since the 1600s, accompanied by analysis of the cultural contexts of historical writings.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
307
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Contemporary Issues in Feminism
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An examination of some of the pressing issues addressed (via theory and/or activism) by contemporary feminists, with an eye to their historical and cultural contexts.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Women's Studies 201 or 311, or consent of the Program Coordinator.
Notes:
Third and fourth year students with a relevant background may apply to the Program Coordinator to have the prerequisite waived.
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Women's Studies
309
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Feminist Approaches to Community Service Learning
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Built around a rotating series of topics, classes will cover feminist perspectives on community service learning and provide the foundation for undertaking community service learning projects. Volunteer work, outside class-time, will be required.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Completion of a minimum of four full-course equivalents, which must include at least one half-course equivalent in Women's Studies, or consent of the Program Coordinator.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for either Women's Studies 309 and 401.03 or 401.04 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Not available to students who have already taken Women's Studies 309 prior to Fall 2010.
MAY BE REPEATED ONCE FOR CREDIT
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Women's Studies
311
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Feminist Theorizing
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Feminist theories help us understand why things are the way they are, and suggest useful strategies for appropriate social change. This course will critically consider contemporary approaches to feminist theorizing and their historical bases.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
321
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Women and Health
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Feminist perspectives on Canadian women's experiences of physical and psychological health, and of perceptions and treatment of women, as healthcare providers and consumers, within (“mainstream” and “alternative”) health care systems.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
331
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Women, Work, and the Globalized Economy
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A critical, feminist examination of women’s paid and unpaid labour in local, regional, national and international contexts.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
339
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Gender and Popular Culture
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Feminist approaches to representations of gender in popular culture and to the impacts of popular culture on lived experiences of gender.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Women's Studies
401
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Special Topics in Women's Studies
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Built around a revolving set of topics, a seminar course that encourages a deep critical engagement with a topic of interest to feminist scholars.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Women's Studies
405
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Seminar in Feminist Praxis
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An opportunity to engage in feminist activism, reflect on these experiences and critically situate them within the history and perspectives of Western feminist activism. Activist/volunteer work, outside of class-time, will be required.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Women's Studies 201 or consent of the Program Coordinator.
Notes:
Students entering the Women's Studies Major or Minor program in their third or fourth year of study may substitute any Women's Studies course for the Women's Studies 201 prerequisite. For further information, contact the Program Coordinator.
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Women's Studies
431
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Gender, Bodies, and Knowledge
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Feminist approaches to embodied experiences of gender and gendering, across a wide spectrum of sexes and genders.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Any Women's Studies course or consent of the Program Coordinator.
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Women's Studies
501
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Research in Selected Topics
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Supervised individual study of a special topic.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Program Coordinator.
Notes:
Students should contact the Program Coordinator well in advance of the first day of classes to arrange an independent studies course.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Women's Studies
591
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Integrative Seminar
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Intended to be the final Women’s Studies course for those majoring in Women's Studies (and an option for minors), the course allows students to draw together their knowledge of feminist thinking, activism, and research in a significant final project.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Women's Studies 405 or consent of the Program Coordinator.
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