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Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Minor

This minor may be completed with any major or honours bachelor degree. The program offers students the opportunity to integrate their understanding of gender, sexuality, and women in societies and cultures.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Students may declare this plan upon successful completion of one GSWS course and upon application to the Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.

 

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete nine lower division GSWS units including two of

GSWS 100 - Sex Talk: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Studies (3)

An introduction to issues in the study of sex, sexual identity, and sexual culture. Focused on contemporary theories of sexuality as well as representations in fiction, film and popular media from diverse cultural contexts. Students who have completed GDST 200 may not complete this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Helen Leung
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D112 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
GSWS 101 - Gender Talk (3)

An interdisciplinary study of the social and cultural construction of gender, and how ideas about masculinity and feminity shape current issues, knowledge, popular culture, and social policy. Students who have completed WS 101 may not take GSWS 101 for further credit. Breadth-Social Sciences.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Lara Campbell
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Somayeh Bahrami
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
GSWS 102 - Feminist Action (3)

An historical and comparative survey of feminisms and feminist activism in Western European, North American, and Global communities. Students who have completed WS 102 may not take GSWS 102 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

Section Day/Time Location
Distance Education

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 16 upper division GSWS units. Courses which have high GSWS content may be considered for credit towards this plan. With the approval of the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, students may use as substitution credit one upper division course offered by another department.

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy .

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Degree Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs, students complete 120 units, which includes

  • at least 60 units that must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
  • at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
  • at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
  • satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
  • an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

For students in other Faculties, please check your Faculty's overall degree requirements: /students/calendar/faculties-research.html

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit

Requirement

Units

Notes
W - Writing

6

Must include at least one upper division course, taken at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV within the student’s major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

Designated Breadth Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division
6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc
6 units Humanities: B-Hum
6 units Sciences: B-Sci

6

Additional Breadth 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements)

Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.