Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies examines human behaviour, institutions and culture in order to reveal and analyze the gender assumptions on which they are based. It examines the changing position of women and the changing understanding of gender primarily within Western societies but also in a cross-cultural context. It utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to such topics as the relation between biology and gender construction, patterns of language use by men and women in contemporary society, the role of gender in the processes of identity formation and socialization, the representation of gender in literature, art and religion, and women's changing economic and political roles. While Women's & Gender Studies utilizes concepts developed within longer-established disciplines, it has developed distinctive conceptual frameworks and analytic methodologies which challenge and complement those of other academic disciplines.
Women's & Gender Studies offers a Three-year major program, two Four-year major programs, an Honours Program and a 24 credit unit minor program. The Three-year and Four-year major programs provide strong foundations for students planning to take a professional program. The Honours program provides excellent preparation for students who are planning to do graduate work in women's and gender studies. In addition, WGST programs provide a good background for those students seeking careers in the public service or in non-governmental organizations. For more information on undergraduate programs and courses, students can contact the Department of Women's & Gender Studies at 1024 Arts Building. Tel: 306-966-4327; Fax: 306-966-4559; E-mail:
kaye@duke.usask.ca,
Website.
B.A. Four-year Women's & Gender Studies
Women's & Gender Studies offers two distinct Four-year Programs: the B.A. Four-year Stand Alone Program and and the B.A. Four-year with Specializations.
B.A. Four-year Stand Alone Requirements:
- WGST 110.6, 310.3, 311.3 and 312.3;
- 27 credit units of WGST and/or cognate courses of which 9 credit units must be at the 300- or 400-level.
Up to 60 credit units in Women's & Gender Studies and/or cognate courses may be chosen.
B.A. Four-year with Specializations
Requirements:
- WGST 110.6, 310.3, 311.3, 312.3;
- 9 other credit units of WGST and/or cognate courses, at least 3 credit units of which must be taken at the 300- or 400-level;
- One of the following options:
Art & Art History Specialization (24 credit units): ARTH 120.3 and 121.3; 6 credit units of 100-level studio art; 3 credit units in the history of art before 1800; 3 credit units in the history of art after 1800; 6 credit units from the following: ARTH 257.6, 319.6, 324.3, 325.3, 326.3, 328.3, 440.6; WGST 201.3, WGST 352.3. WGST 201 and 352 may not be used to fulfill requirement 2.
Students must complete Program Type D requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in Fine Arts should seek advice from the Department of Art and Art History regarding graduate entrance requirements.
Economics Specialization (24 credit units): ECON 111.3, 114.3, 211.3 or 213.3, 214.3; 12 credit units in ECON, of which six credit units must be chosen from the following: ECON 221.3, 227.3, 327.3.
Students must complete Program Type B requirements. Students who successfully complete the specialization in Economics will be granted a Minor in Economics. Students intending to go on to do graduate work in Economics should seek advice from the Department of Economics regarding graduate entrance requirements.
English Specialization (24 credit units): ENG 110.6; 6 credit units from pre-20th-century English literature (refer to categories 1, 2, and 3 in the English section of the
Calendar); 6 other credit units in English; ENG 281.6 (cognate). This course may not be used to fulfill requirement 2.
Students must complete Program Type A requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in English should seek advice from the Department of English regarding graduate entrance requirements.
History Specialization (24 credit units): 6 credit units of History at the 100 level; 12 credit units from HIST 259.3, 260.3, 340.3, 343.3, 346.3, 347.3, 351.3, 355.3, 373.3, 374.3, 461.6, 464.6; courses used to fulfill this requirement may not also be used for requirement 2; 6 credit units in other HIST courses not listed in the previous requirement. All students specializing in History must take at least 6 credit units having a terminal date of 1815 or earlier.
Students must complete Program Type A requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in History should seek advice from the Department of History.
Native Studies Specialization (24 credit units): NS 105.3, 106.3, 270.6; 6 credit units at the 300- and/or 400-level; NS 271.3 (cognate, formerly 225.3). This course may not be used to fulfill requirement 2. Other courses with a Native Studies focus will be considered. Students are encouraged to discuss additional options with the Department of Women's & Gender Studies.
Students must complete Program Type B requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in Native Studies should seek advice from the Department of Native Studies regarding graduate entrance requirements.
Philosophy Specialization (24 credit units): PHIL 224.3 and PHIL 227.3 (cognate). These two courses may not be used to fulfill requirement 2; at least 18 senior-level credit units in Philosophy including 6 credit units from each of Philosophy course categories A, B, and C, and including at least 6 credit units at the
300- or 400-level. Students are encouraged to take PHIL 241.3.
Students must complete Program Type A requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in Philosophy should seek advice from the Department of Philosophy. Students who have satisfied the requirements for the WGST specialization in Philosophy are not permitted to count the same courses for a Minor in Philosophy.
Sociology Specialization (24 credit units): SOC 110.6; SOC 232.3 and 233.3; SOC 232.3 should be taken as early as possible in the program and before any course at the 300- or 400-level; STAT 244.3 and SOC 240.3; 6 credit units from cognate Sociology courses. Courses used to fulfill this requirement may not be used to fulfill requirement 2.
Students must complete Program Type B requirements. Students intending to go on to graduate work in Sociology should seek advice from the Department of Sociology regarding graduate entrance requirements.
Note: PSY 233.3 is equivalent to STAT 244.3; PSY 234.3 is equivalent to SOC 240.3.
B.A. Three-year Women's & Gender Studies
Required courses:
- WGST 110.6, 310.3, 311.3, 312.3;
- 9 other credit units of WGST;
- 6 credit units of cognate courses.
Students must complete Program Type A, B, or D requirements.
B.A. Honours Women's & Gender Studies
Required Courses:
- WGST 110.6, 310.3, 311.3 and 312.3
- 24 credit units of WGST and/or cognate courses of which 12 credit units must be at the 300-level or above
- 9 credit units of 400-level WGST and/or cognate courses of which 6 credit units must be selected from WGST 409.3, 410.3 or 453.3
- WGST 400.0 Honours Colloquium Presentation
Up to 60 credit units in Women's & Gender Studies and/or cognate courses may be chosen.
Minor in Women's & Gender Studies
A minor program in Women's & Gender Studies may be taken in conjunction with any major or honours bachelor's degree in the College of Arts & Science. The program is designed to offer students an opportunity to integrate their understanding of the role of women in society and culture with other disciplines.
Required courses (24 credit units):
- WGST 110.6 or 6 credit units 200-level WGST; 310.3; either WGST 311.3 or 312.3;
- 12 other credit units of WGST and/or cognate courses
Cognate Courses
For details see the Course Catalogue section of the
Calendar. - ARTH 252.6 First Peoples Art History
- ARTH 257.6 Introduction to Canadian Art History
- ARTH 260.3 History and Theory of European Architecture 1400-1700
- ARTH 261.3 History and Theory of European Architecture 1700-1900
- ARTH 319.6 Studies in 19th Century Visual Culture
- ARTH 322.6 Picturing the West: Representing the America and Canadian Frontiers, 1820-1940
- ARTH 323.3 European Colonialism in the Visual Arts, 1880-1920
- ARTH 324.3 Early 20th Century Studies in Art and Architecture, 1900-1918
- ARTH 325.3 Early 20th Century Studies in Art and Architecture, 1918-1940
- ARTH 352.3 Digital Culture and the Art of the Internet
- ARTH 437.3 Postcolonial Issues in Contemporary Canadian Art
- ARTH 440.3 Studies in Contemporary Canadian Art
- CLAS 225.3 Women and Antiquity
- ECON 221.3 Women and the Economy
- ECON 227.3 Wage Determination
- ECON 327.3 Economics of Pay Inequality
- EFDT 482.3 Women and Education
- EFDT 483.3 Women and the Teaching Profession
- EFDT 486.3 Gay and Lesbian Issues
- ENG 281.6 Feminist Critical Theory and Literature by Women
- ENG 386.3 Courtly Love and the Family in the Middle Ages
- ENG 483.6 Studies in Women's Literature
- ENG 484.3 Topics in Women's Literature
- GEOG 364.3 Geographies of Health and Healing
- GEOG 367.3 Gender and the City
- HIST 259.3 Canadian Women's History from Pre-Contact Period to 1918
- HIST 260.3 Canadian Women's History from 1919 to the Present
- HIST 340.3 The Early Modern Town in Britain and Europe
- HIST 346.3 Women in the Workplace: England 1780-1920
- HIST 347.3 Feminism and Society: England 1790-1945
- HIST 351.3 Canadian Social History from 1800-1914
- HIST 355.3 Canadian Social History from 1914 to the Present
- HIST 373.3 Race, Class and Gender in U.S. History, 1790-1865
- HIST 374.3 Race, Class and Gender in U.S. History, 1865-1983
- HIST 461.3 Canadian Women's History
- NS 271.3 Native Women in Canada
- PHIL 224.3 Philosophy of Sexuality
- PHIL 227.3 Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
- POLS 351.3 Women and Political Power
- POLS 352.3 Women, Political Participation and Public Policy
- RLST 220.3 Women in Western Religions
- RLST 321.3 Gender and God-Talk
- RLST 359.3 Women and the Bible
- SOC 342.3 Sociological Theories of Women's Studies
- SOC 436.3 Advanced Seminar in the Sociology of Women's Health
- SOC 439.3 First Nations Women and the Law
- SOC 442.3 Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Developments in Women's Studies