Women's Studies and Gender Relations (Associate of Arts)

Program code

ASARTW

Discontinued

No

Program

ASARTW

Faculty

Language, Literature & Performing Arts

Department

Language, Literature & Performing Arts

Credential type

Associate Degree

Transcript title

Arts/WSGR - Associate Degree

Date of first offering

September 2012

Start term

201230

End term

201510

Credential

Associate Degree in Arts - Specialization in Women’s Studies and Gender Relations

Length of program

Four semesters

Credits

60.00

Admissions requirements

General College Admission Requirements

Curriculum framework

This program will allow students to graduate with a provincially-recognized two-year Associate Degree and to specialize in the area of women's studies and gender relations. Students must fulfill all of the requirements of the Associate of Arts Degree, including taking both WSGR 1100 and WSGR 1101, as well as a minimum of six other courses listed in Relevant Courses below.

Required Courses

WSGR 1100	Introduction to Women's Studies: Silences, Voices and Experiences
WSGR 1101	Women and Feminism: Contemporary Issues
Relevant Courses: minimum of six from the following list:
ANTH 2240	The Anthropology of Human Sexuality
CRIM 2256	The Female Offender
ENGL lit course*	Designated sections of ENGL literature courses
HIST 2260	Women, Gender and Sexuality in Canada, 1600 to 1920
HIST 2261	Women, Gender and Sexuality in Canada, 1920 to Present
PHIL 2360	Philosophy and Feminist Thought
PSYC 1110	Psychology of Women
SOCI 2240	Women in Society
SOCI 2250	Families and Social Change
PYSC 3150	Gender Relations

Other courses from these disciplines also have some curriculum components in this area. Students should obtain a list of these courses from the relevant department.

* For the relevant sections of English literature courses, please consult the English Department via email at english@douglascollege.ca .

The following is ONE example of how courses might be structured into an Associate Degree with a focus on Women's Studies and Gender Relations.

Semester I

ENGL 1130	Academic Writing
PHIL 1101	Critical Thinking
WSGR 1100	Intro. to Women's Studies: Silences, Voices and Experiences
PSYC 1110	Social Issues: Psychology of Women
SOCI 1125	Social Processes (prerequisite for SOCI 2240/ SOCI 2250)

Semester II

WSGR 1101	Women and Feminism: Contemporary Issues
*ENGL 1102	Major Themes in Literature
PHIL 1151	Society and the Individual
PSYC 3150	Gender Relations
HIST 1100-level	(prerequisite for HIST 2260/ HIST 2261)

Semester III

SOCI 2240	Women in Society
HIST 2260	Women, Gender and Sexuality in Canada, 1600 to 1920
Science Requirements
Math/Statistics Requirements
Elective

Semester IV

SOCI 2250	Families and Social Change
HIST 2261	Women, Gender and Sexuality in Canada, 1920 to Present
ANTH 2240	The Anthropology of Human Sexuality
Laboratory Science requirement
Elective (must be second-year Arts)

Co-operative Education Option

Students enrolled in this program may be eligible for a Co-operative Education designation. Co-operative Education involves alternating full-time academic and work terms. For information see Co-operative Education, or contact the Co-operative Education Office at 604 527 5100.

Curriculum Guideline