Glendon – School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies

Gender and Women’s Studies

Gender and Women’s studies offers interdisciplinary courses on women and gender that encourage students to develop the practical, theoretical, communications and organizational skills to think, write and act critically and creatively. Students will gain the skills necessary to conduct research and transform the knowledge gained into any future career they may choose, including an ongoing career as a graduate student. Our interdisciplinary courses explore relations of power in the lives of individuals, groups and cultures in a multiplicity of settings and sites locally and transnationally. The rich, interdisciplinary feminist scholarship in gender and women’s studies pushes students to interrogate constructions and intersections of gender, race, class, age, ability and sexuality in daily life, popular culture, the arts, the sciences, politics, society, the economy etc. We encourage students to engage individually and collectively in the transformative processes of feminist scholarship, practices and politics. The School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies unites academic resources at York University in gender and women’s studies, bringing together the undergraduate and graduate programs, the non-credit Bridging program and the Centre for Feminist Research. Courses may be taken in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or at Glendon College and in English or in French.

The undergraduate gender and women's studies curriculum is built around three different kinds of courses.

Required Courses

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00: required for all gender and women’s studies majors (Note: for purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major);
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00: required for all gender and women’s studies majors;
AP/GL/WMST 4555 6.00: required for all gender and women’s studies majors in an Honours BA program.

Core Courses

The core courses are offered by the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and, like the required courses, have the second digit five (5) in the course number, e.g. WMST 2500 6.00. Students are required to select between 12 and 24 credits of core courses depending on their degree program.

Program Requirements

Specialized Honours BA

Students must complete at least 54 credits in gender and women’s studies, including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00;
AP/GL/WMST 4555 6.00;
at least 18 additional credits from the core gender and women’s studies course offerings;
at least 12 credits in gender and women’s studies at the 4000 level.

Specialized Honours iBA

Students must complete at least 54 credits in gender and women’s studies, including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00;
AP/GL/WMST 4555 6.00;
at least 18 additional credits from the core gender and women’s studies course offerings;
at least 12 credits in gender and women’s studies at the 4000 level.

In addition to the courses required for their major, students must also complete the following requirements:

at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses;
at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement;
for the iBA bilingual, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:
1. courses at the second-year level and above in French as a second language and/or in English as a second language;
2. courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.
for the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in each official language (English and French), students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies (including: GL/SP 3000 6.00 (formerly GL/SP 2610 6.00) or six credits of an advanced-level course in Hispanic studies) or 18 credits in a modern language (including an advanced-level course) at York University.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the above iBA requirements.

Honours BA

Students must complete at least 42 credits in women’s studies, including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00;
AP/GL/WMST 4555 6.00;
at least 18 additional credits from the core gender and women’s studies course offerings;
at least 12 credits in gender and women’s studies at the 4000 level.

Honours iBA

Students must complete at least 42 credits in women’s studies, including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00;
AP/GL/WMST 4555 6.00;
at least 18 additional credits from the core gender and women’s studies course offerings;
at least 12 credits in gender and women’s studies at the 4000 level.

In addition to the courses required for their major, students must also complete the following requirements:

at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses;
at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement;
for the iBA bilingual, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:
1. courses at the second-year level and above in French as a second language and/or in English as a second language;
2. courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.
for the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in each official language (English and French), students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies (including: GL/SP 3000 6.00 (formerly GL/SP 2610 6.00) or six credits of an advanced-level course in Hispanic studies) or 18 credits in a modern language (including an advanced-level course) at York University.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the above iBA requirements.

Students may choose the Specialized, Honours, Honours Double Major or Honours Major/Minor program (Major only).

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours BA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours BA programs.

Honours Double Major iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours iBA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours iBA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor programs.

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor programs.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with any approved Honours BA or iBA program which offers a major/minor option at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours BA and iBA programs.

Students must complete at least 30 credits in gender and women’s studies including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
12 additional credits from the core courses;
12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including six credits at the 4000 level.

Bachelor of Arts

Students must complete at least 30 credits in gender and women’s studies including:

AP/GL/WMST 2500 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 2510 9.00;
AP/GL/WMST 3555 6.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3556 6.00;
at least 12 additional credits from the core women's studies course offerings;
at least six credits in the major must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

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