The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies offers students exciting interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs that explore women, gender and feminisms. Our teaching and research deal with hot button issues such as globalization, transnationalism, sexualities, colonialism and racism. Courses blend scientific, theoretical and practical knowledge that contributes toward intellectual development and collective efforts for social justice.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.
Co-operative education is available when taken as part of an honours degree.
The French immersion stream is available when taken as part of an honours degree.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory courses | ||
| FEM 1100 | Women, Gender, Feminism: An Introduction | 3 Units |
| FEM 2103 | Methodology in Feminist Studies | 3 Units |
| FEM 2109 | Gender and Globalization in a Transnational World | 3 Units |
| FEM 3105 | Feminist Theories | 3 Units |
| Optional courses | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Diversities of Women: Gender, Race, Class and (Dis)ability | ||
| Class, Work, Gender and (Re)Production | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Gender, (Dis)Ability and Health | ||
| Sexuality, Gender and Popular Culture | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Feminism and Transnationalism | ||
| Anti-Colonial and Anti-Racist Feminisms | ||
| Gender, Identity and Embodiment | ||
| 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| 9 optional course units at the 3000 level from the list of optional courses | 9 Units | |
| 3 optional course units at the 4000 level from the list of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in feminist and gender studies (FEM) from the list of optional courses | 6 Units | |
| Total: | 42 Units | |
List of Optional Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART 3117 | Art and Gender | 3 Units |
| CLA 3163 | Women in Early Christianity | 3 Units |
| CLT 2155 | The Celtic Woman: Between Myth and Reality | 3 Units |
| CMN 3104 | Women and Media | 3 Units |
| CRM 2307 | Women and Gendered Violence | 3 Units |
| CRM 3307 | Women and Gendered Confinement and Criminalization | 3 Units |
| CRM 4312 | Women and Gendered Justice | 3 Units |
| ECO 2111 | Economics of Women's Issues | 3 Units |
| ENG 2114 | Women and Literature to 1900 | 3 Units |
| ENG 2115 | Women and Literature 1900 to the Present | 3 Units |
| ESP 2304 | Women in Hispanic Culture and Literature | 3 Units |
| FEM 2104 | Gender, (Dis)Ability and Health | 3 Units |
| FEM 2107 | Diversities of Women: Gender, Race, Class and (Dis)ability | 3 Units |
| FEM 2110 | Sexuality, Gender and Popular Culture | 3 Units |
| FEM 2111 | Class, Work, Gender and (Re)Production | 3 Units |
| FEM 3100 | Special Topic in Feminist and Gender Studies | 3 Units |
| FEM 3104 | Feminism, Justice and the Law | 3 Units |
| FEM 3106 | Women, Gender and Development | 3 Units |
| FEM 3107 | Queer Theories | 3 Units |
| FEM 3108 | Indigenous Feminisms | 3 Units |
| FEM 3109 | Feminism, Animality and Posthumanism | 3 Units |
| FEM 4310 | Feminism and Transnationalism | 3 Units |
| FEM 4320 | Anti-Colonial and Anti-Racist Feminisms | 3 Units |
| FEM 4330 | Gender, Identity and Embodiment | 3 Units |
| FRA 2530 | La littérature et les femmes | 3 Units |
| FRA 3530 | La littérature et les minorités sexuelles | 3 Units |
| FRA 3532 | Théories et critiques féministes | 3 Units |
| HIS 2182 | Women in Canada | 3 Units |
| HIS 2185 | Gender and Sexuality in Historical Perspective | 3 Units |
| HIS 4182 | Seminar in Women's History | 3 Units |
| PAP 3325 | Gender and Public Policy | 3 Units |
| PHI 2390 | Philosophy of Feminism and Gender | 3 Units |
| POL 3123 | Gender Studies and Feminist Theories in International Relations | 3 Units |
| POL 3126 | Gender and Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 4163 | Sexual and Gender Diversity Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 4180 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 Units |
| PSY 3121 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 Units |
| SOC 2104 | Gender and Society | 3 Units |
| SOC 3306 | Social Structures and Gender Analysis in Comparative Analysis Perspectives | 3 Units |
| SOC 4314 | Gender Relations, Development and Globalization | 3 Units |
| SRS 3163 | Women in Early Christianity | 3 Units |
| SRS 3165 | Gender and Religion | 3 Units |
| TSO 3520 | Identités trans et non binaires, sexualités marginalisées et travail social | 3 Units |
| TSO 3703 | Intervention féministe | 3 Units |