UofC

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Women’s Studies

BA in Women’s Studies with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Women’s Studies

BA Honours in Women’s Studies with Co-operative Education

Note: A Minor is offered in Women's Studies.

The Women's Studies Major program is designed to provide students with knowledge of the rapidly developing disciplinary and interdisciplinary literature in the field, while providing them with an understanding of the reasons for the development of a feminist scholarship. From its activist and academic perspective, the program will help prepare students for careers in government, social work, and business, while also providing them with a mode of analysis applicable to related fields, and to their own lives.

First year students in Women's Studies are encouraged to explore courses in a variety of areas. It is recommended that a first year program include: Women's Studies 201 and at least an additional 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) from the Faculty of Arts. Degree programs in Women's Studies include senior-level courses offered by various Departments either as core requirements or as options. It is therefore useful to take first year courses from a variety of related areas such as Sociology and History.

Students seeking advice on first year course selection may contact the Program Co-ordinator or the Arts Students' Centre.

Program Co-ordinator: Please contact wmstprog@ucalgary.ca

Website: http://arts.ucalgary.ca/departments-programs/womens-studies

Students should consult a program advisor in the Arts Students' Centre for information and advice on their overall program requirements.

For more specific advice regarding course selection and requirements in the major field, students should consult the subject advisor located in their home Department (consult Department website for contact information).

Prospective students wishing to enter a BA Program in Women’s Studies must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 Admission Requirements at the University of Calgary. Annual application deadlines are found in A.3 Deadline Dates for Undergraduate Applications for Admission and Transcripts.

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework.

Students majoring in Women's Studies are eligible to apply for Honours by the February 1 deadline only if they will complete the program during the following academic year.

In addition to completing an application in the online Student Centre by the February 1 deadline, students must submit a completed application form for Interdisciplinary Studies 590 (Honours Thesis) to the Program Co-ordinator. The application form must be signed by a thesis supervisor and include preliminary thesis proposal. To meet the February 1 deadline, it is recommended that students wishing to enrol in the Honours program obtain guidelines and an application form from the Program Co-ordinator no later than January 1. Students are strongly advised to secure a thesis supervisor by January 15.

The Field of Women's Studies consists of the following courses:

• All courses labelled Women's Studies (WMST)
• Anthropology 331, 427
• Archaeology 503
• Canadian Studies 361
• Development Studies 375
• English 317, 387 (when topic is Literature and Women), 389 (when topic is Women)
• Film 307
• Greek and Roman Studies 315
• History 308, 438, 442, 501, 551
• Interdisciplinary Studies 590
• Law and Society 335
• Philosophy 337
• Political Science 453, 551, 554
• Religious Studies 325, 381, 479
• Sociology 303, 371, 403
• Urban Studies 311

Note: Most of the courses listed above have prerequisites that lie outside the Field of Women's Studies. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed. We encourage students to speak with a program advisor on a regular basis to assist with a degree planning.