Women and Gender Studies - Undergraduate Programs
Requirements for a Major
- Students must complete thirty-six (36) credit hours in Women and Gender Studies. Normally they will accomplish this by taking the following courses:
a. WMST 1200.1(.2)
b. WMST 4420.1(.2) and 4421.1(.2)
c. the equivalent of six (6) credit hours with a clear focus on feminist theory, feminist methodology, and/or feminist analysis [e.g., such courses as WMST 4448.0 (from Saint Mary's); WOM 2210 A/B, 3310 A/B, 3311 A/B (from Mount Saint Vincent); or WOST 3500 A/B (from Dalhousie)].
d. twenty-seven (27) additional WMST credit hours offered by Saint Mary's, Mount Saint Vincent, and Dalhousie Universities. Courses from the latter two institutions are subject to the established Saint Mary's regulations governing transfer credits and will be processed through the established Letter of Permission system. - All courses for the major must be approved by the Co-ordinator of the WMST program at Saint Mary's.
- Students must satisfy all the requirements for a major in the Faculty of Arts as delineated in Section 3 of this Calendar.
Requirements for an Honors
- For admission to honors in Women and Gender Studies, students must have a minimum quality point average of 3.0 in Women and Gender Studies courses. This average must be maintained for continuance in the honors program.
- In addition to the requirements for a major in Women and Gender Studies, students must complete twenty-four (24) credit hours as follows:
a. either twenty-four (24) credit hours from Women and Gender Studies, or eighteen (18) credit hours from Women and Gender Studies and six (6) credit hours from a discipline related to the student's interest. Courses in which the content is Women and Gender studies related, but are not officially cross-listed as Women and Gender Studies, may be substituted for Women and Gender Studies credits with the permission of the Co-ordinator.
Students are also encouraged to take advantage of course offerings in Women and Gender Studies Programs at Mount Saint Vincent and Dalhousie Universities.
b. Honors Seminar (WMST 4520.0), which will include an honors thesis. The honors thesis should be in an area of Women and Gender Studies of interest to the student; be approved by the instructor; and demonstrate knowledge of theory and methodology of Women and Gender Studies in the area chosen.
- Students must meet the requirements for honors in the Faculty of Arts as delineated in this Calendar.
- Students may do double honors in Women and Gender Studies and another area of their choice according to the Faculty of Arts regulations set down in this Calendar. They must also meet any additional requirements of the second academic program involved.
Requirements for a Minor
In addition to the general requirements for a minor outlined in Faculty of Arts Regulation 6(a), students should ensure that they complete six (6) credit hours from either WMST 4420.1(.2) and WMST 4421.1(.2) or six (6) credit hours described in 1(c) above.
Note: The abbreviation for undergraduate courses in Women and Gender Studies is WMST.
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