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2010-2011 Calendar | Women's Studies |
Women’s Studies Major Program
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ĹÝÜ˝ Calendar 2010-2011
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete 12 units including both of
- WS 101-3 Introduction to Women’s Issues in Canada
- WS 102-3 Western and Global Feminismss
and one of
- WS 207-3 Introduction to Feminist Theory
- WS 208-3 Researching Women’s Issues: How Do We Do What We Do?
and three more lower division WS units
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete 32 units. Students may substitute up to eight units of upper division credit offered by other departments and approved by women’s studies.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ĹÝÜ˝ 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. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ĹÝÜ˝ 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) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.