Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies

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Concordia University

Comments about Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies - At the institution - Montreal - Québec

• Objectives
  Women's Studies provides students with a broader understanding of the different way each gender has of looking at things such as the labour market, education, politics, and sexuality. It enables students to question, examine and challenge the role of women in society and is often a force for feminist change.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies
• Course description
  Specialization in Women's Studies: 60 credits
  
      * 9 required credits in Women's Studies in Introduction to Women's Studies, and Feminisms and Research Methods
      * 6 required credits in Feminist Thought
      * 12 required credits in First Nation's Women, Science Technology and Women's Lives, Lesbian Issues and Realities, Women and Peace, Health Issues: Feminist Perspectives, Féminismes dans la francophonie
      * 12 required credits at the 400-level, which must include Feminist Ethics, Feminist Perspectives on Culture, and Directed Research
      * 3 elective credits in Women’s Studies at the advanced level
      * 18 elective credits in women's issues chosen in consultation with the program adviser from various disciplines including Women's Studies, Cinema, Classics, Economics, Education, English, Études françaises, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Theological Studies
      * 30 elective credits chosen in consultation with the Department
  
  Major in Women's Studies: 42 credits
  
      * 9 required credits in Women’s Studies, including Introduction to Women’s Studies, Feminisms and Research Methods
      * 6 required credits in Feminist Thought
      * 9 elective credits in Women’s Studies at the intermediate and advanced levels
      * 18 elective credits in women’s issues chosen in consultation with the program adviser from various disciplines including Women’s Studies, Cinema, Classics, Economics, Education, English, Études françaises, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Theological Studies
      * 48 elective credits in any department, some of which may take the form of a Major or Minor in another department
  
  Minor in Women's Studies: 30 credits
  
      * 9 required credits in Women’s Studies, including Introduction to Women’s Studies, Feminisms and Research Methods
      * 6 required credits in Feminist Thought
      * 9 elective credits in Women and Peace, Health Issues: Feminist Perspectives or Féminismes dans la francophonie, Feminist Ethics or Feminist Perspectives on Culture
      * 6 elective credits in women’s issues chosen in consultation with the program adviser from various disciplines including Women’s Studies, Cinema, Classics, Economics, Education, English, Études françaises, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Theological Studies
  
  

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