University of Calgary : Women's Studies WMST

Women's Studies WMST

WMST 201 303 307 309 311 321 331 339 401 405 431 501 591

Instruction offered by the Faculty of Arts. Please contact the Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre for specific details.

Junior Course

Women's Studies 201

Introduction to Women's Studies

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)

Senior Courses

Women's Studies 303

Key Writings in Western Feminism

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)

Women's Studies 307

Contemporary Issues in Feminism

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.

Women's Studies 309

Feminist Approaches to Community Service Learning

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

Women's Studies 311

Feminist Theorizing

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)

Women's Studies 321

Women and Health

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)

Women's Studies 331

Women, Work, and the Globalized Economy

A critical, feminist examination of women’s paid and unpaid labour in local, regional, national and international contexts.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Women's Studies 339

Gender and Popular Culture

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)

Women's Studies 401

Special Topics in Women's Studies

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

Women's Studies 405

Seminar in Feminist Praxis

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.

Women's Studies 431

Gender, Bodies, and Knowledge

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.

Women's Studies 501

Research in Selected Topics

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

Women's Studies 591

Integrative Seminar

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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