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Summer 2011 Calendar | Humanities | Women's Studies |

Humanities and Women’s Studies Joint Major Program

Department of Humanities | Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2011 Summer

This inter-department program explores relationships between humanities and women’s studies. Students plan their program with advisors in each department.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Women’s Studies Requirements

Students complete a total of 15 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 Feminist Research Methods

and, additional lower division WS units for a total of 15 units. Students may take both WS 207-3 and WS 208-3.

Lower Division Humanities Requirements

Students complete a total of 15 units, including

  • HUM 101W-3 introduction to the Humanities

and one of

  • HUM 102W-3 Classical Mythology
  • HUM 105-3 Western Civilization from the Ancient World to the Reformation Era
  • HUM 130-3 Introduction to Religious Studies

and one of

  • HUM 201-3 Great Texts: Ancient World to Renaissance
  • HUM 202-3 Great Texts: Renaissance to Modernity
  • HUM 203-3 Great Texts: Asian Thought and Literature

and two further lower division humanities courses.

Upper Division Women’s Studies Requirements

Students complete 20 upper division units in women’s studies courses.

Exceptionally and only with permission of the department, one course of designated women’s studies credit offered by another department may be substituted for one course.

Upper Division Humanities Requirements

Students complete a total of 22 units including

  • HUM 495-2 Humanities Graduating Seminar

and the following are recommended.

  • HUM 320-4 The Humanities and Philosophy
  • HUM 321-4 The Humanities and Critical Thinking
  • HUM 325-4 The Humanities and the Natural World

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

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

  • at least 60 units that must be completed at 91ÅÝܽ
  • at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 91ÅÝܽ
  • 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

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ 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 91ÅÝܽ 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)
Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, 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.

 

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.

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