Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Degree Overview: Four Years
Acquire innovative problem-solving skills & critical thinking with this program. This program is perfect for the twenty-first century learner. With diverse students in mind, we offer flexible delivery options - in-person and virtual - so you can choose the best match for your learning and career goals. You can also personalize your studies by selecting from a range of specializations beyond the core courses.
Your first year will introduce you to the university environment, provide you with your mandatory course in GSWS, offer you general education course choices, and expose you to the general topics of the Program.
*GSWS 1501A 9.00/Intro to Gender, Sexuality & Women鈥檚 Studies (Core)
GSWS 1511 6.00/Sex, Gender & Popular Culture (Major Credit)
GWST 1502 6.00 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies (Core, Glendon)
SXST1600 6.00 Introduction a l'etude de la sexualite (Major Credit, Glendon)
In your second year, you will deepen your critical engagement with key topics in the field of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies through optional GSWS courses.
*GSWS 2512 6.00 ONLN/Race, Gender and Sexuality (Core)
GSWS 2517 6.00/Activisms in Gender, Sexuality & Women鈥檚 Studies (Major Credit)
GSWS 2600 6.00/Critical Foundations in Sexuality Studies (Major Credit)
In the third year, you will explore the Program's specialized fields while focusing more on your particular interests through optional GSWS courses.
GSWS 3505 3.00/Gender and the City (Major Credit)
*GSWS 3555 6.00/Feminist & Queer Theorizing (Core)
GSWS 3567 6.00/Feminist Life Writing: Theories, Histories, Practices and Methods (Major Credit)
GSWS 3568 6.00/Indigenous Feminisms (Major Credit)
GSWS3575 3.00/Professional Skills in Feminist Social Justice (Major Credit)
GWST3573 3.0 Beyonc茅 Studies: Feminist Debates (Major Credit, Glendon)
In the fourth year, your classes will be smaller, and you will have several optional GSWS course options.
GWST 4509 3.00/Anti-Racist Feminism (Major Credit)
GSWS 4531 6.00 BLEN/Work Placement in Gender, Sexuality & Women鈥檚 Studies (Major Credit)
GSWS 4524 6.00 BLEN/Feminist Graphic Narratives (Major Credit)
* GSWS 4555 6.00/How to do Research: Feminist & Queer Methods (Core)
GWST 4523 3.00 Femmes, genre, migration internationale et mondialisation (Major Credit, Glendon)
Students may pursue a BA major, Honours Major BA, Honours Major/Minor BA, Honours Double Major BA, Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA, Specialized Honours BA, or Honours Minor BA in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. For specific program requirements, please consult the relevant Programs of Study section.聽Please also book an advising appointment聽with your LA&PS Advisor Stefanie Caputo (slcaputo@yorku.ca) to review your progress through your chosen program option.
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