Timetable
Joint Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies Program
2022-2023 Timetable
KEY CONTACTS
Graduate Coordinators 2022-2023
Saint Mary’s University:
Dr. Michele Byers
McNally South 425
Email: michele.byers@smu.ca
Mount Saint Vincent University:
Dr. Marnina Gonick
CAR 102
Phone: 902-457-5988
Email: marnina.gonick@msvu.ca
Administrative Staff
MSVU SMU
Phoebe Smith Maria Shaw
Seton 561 MS 424
902-457-6547 902-420-5871
Email: phoebe.smith@msvu.ca Email: maria.shaw@smu.ca
REQUIRED COURSES
Mount Saint Vincent University
GWGS 6601.01 Feminist Theory GWGS 6620.01 ST in Women and Gender Studies
Title: African and African Diasporic Feminisms
Term: Fall Term: Winter
Day/Time: T 4:30-7:00pm Day/Time: T 4:30-7:00pm
Instructor: Marnina Gonick Instructor: J. Maki Motapanyane
Location: Seton 555 Location: McCain 105
Saint Mary’s University
WGST 6603.01 Graduate Seminar WGST 6602.02 Feminist Methodologies
Term: Fall Term: Winter
Day/Time: T 10:00am-12:29pm Day/Time: MW 11:00am-12:45pm
Instructor: Michele Byers Instructor: Michele Byers
Location: L 177 Location: MM 211
- GWGS courses are taught at Mount Saint Vincent University and WGST courses are taught at Saint Mary’s University.
- MSVU students register for ALL their courses through MSVU.
- SMU students register for ALL their courses through SMU.
ELECTIVES
Students may take electives at either MSVU or SMU. Below you will find a selection of relevant elective courses for GWGS/WGST graduate students. It is possible to take other university courses as well as Directed Reading/Independent Study courses of particular interest to you. Please consult with your Program Coordinator about how to do this.
- Students should consult the relevant calendars for course descriptions and are responsible for ensuring that any requirements for admission to courses are met.
- Students may need permission from the professor and / or their Program Coordinator before enrolling in electives. Additional forms may also need to be submitted for registration purposes.
- Please consult with your Program Coordinator about your elective courses.*
Notes re Elective Courses at MSVU:
- All courses with a “WOMS” prefix must be upgraded to Graduate Level by the instructor of the course using one of the Directed/Independent Study Numbers noted above, an upgraded to graduate level course outline and appropriate permission forms completed and approved before the course is available on the system and registration can take place. (Link to Directed/Independent Study Form: https://www.msvu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Directed-Study-Form-for-MSVU-electives.pdf)
- All courses with a “GWGS” prefix are at graduate level and can be registered for using the course number listed.
- Independent/Directed Study Numbers: GWGS 6609, 6614, 6615, 6616. Directed Reading / Independent Study courses are one-on-one courses developed in consultation with a professor. Please consult with your Graduate Coordinator for additional information about the process.
- Thesis: GWGS 6699(01)A Fall; GWGS 6699(01)B Winter; Continuation: GWGS 6699(02)
Notes re Elective Courses at SMU:
- Many of the SMU electives are upper level undergraduate courses housed in departments and programs across the Faculty of Arts.
- DO NOT register for these courses online, through Banner. For these courses to COUNT towards your degree, they must be assigned a graduate level course numbers (these start with a 6).
- Discuss your potential electives choices with your Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC)—they will help you make your selection and will help you fill out the appropriate paperwork (the DS form below), and a course outline with the professor that includes an addendum explaining how the course will be upgraded for graduate students.
- You may also be interested in exploring the possibility of taking a Directed Reading course as one or more of your electives. Directed Reading (DR) courses are one-on-one courses developed in consultation with a professor, usually in an area of their specialization for which no regular course is being offered. Your GPC can help you decide if a DR course is right for you, and who might be an appropriate professor to approach.
- All electives require the same paperwork: https://smu.ca/webfiles/DirectedStudyApplication-withsignature.pdf. Your GPC will help you fill out these forms.
- The SMU WGST Thesis Course Numbers are WGST 6698(0) and WGST 6699(0)—you do not need to register for them until the rest of your course work is complete.
* In some cases, students may take courses at another institution, if the relevant course is not offered at either SMU or MSVU. This requires additional paperwork and may requirement addition payment for courses. Students wishing to take a course at another institution should speak to their graduate program coordinator.
*NOTE: SOME COURSES AT SMU and MSVU MAY BE ONLINE ONLY.
Mount Saint Vincent University Elective Courses 2022-23
Note: Courses listed as (18) are online only
GRADUATE LEVEL ELECTIVES
Fall 2022 / Winter 2023
GCYS 6025.01 Equity, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion in Child & Youth Study
Winter Th 04:30-07:00 Sarah Reddington McC 106
GFDD 6501.01 Gender, Sexuality & Education
Winter Th 04:30-07:00 Marnina Gonick TBA
GFDD 6531.01 Feminism & Educational Practices.
Fall Th 04:30-07:00 Marnina Gonick SAC 337
GWGS 6612.01 Senior Seminar: Critical Perspectives on Gender & Violence
Winter MW 12:00-01:15 Adwoa Onuora, Nancy's Chair at MSVU McC 302
UNDERGRAD ELECTIVES
To upgrade to Graduate Level, please see Notes re Electives at MSVU.
Electives MUST be arranged in consultation with instructor of the course.
Fall 2022
CANA 2301 Black Culture in Canada
Th 04:30-07:00 El Jones SAC 503
ENGL 3311 Indigenous Feminisms & Sexualities
T Th 12:00-01:15 Bernadette Russo SAC 555
WOMS 3371 / SOAN 3371 Women, Resistance and Empowerment
T Th 12:00-01:15 Maki Motapanyane McC 301
WOMS 3400 / POLS 3400 / PHIL 3400 Sex Work & Sex Trafficking
MW 10:30-11:45 Gayle MacDonald McC 105
Winter 2023
CULS 2211 Canadian Popular Culture
Th 04:30-07:00 El Jones SAC 503
ENGL 2207 Queer Literature and Culture
T Th 10:30-11:45 Bernadette Russo SAC 549
FSGN 3314 Family Violence
F 09:00-11:45 Deborah Norris EV 401
FSGN 3552(18) LGBTQ Families
W 12:00-01:15 TBA Online
HIST 3314 Witches, Witch-Hunters and Scholars
MW 01:30-02:45 Adriana Benzaquen SAC 553
WOMS 3301 / PSYC 3331(18) ST: Feminist Counselling
04:30-07:00 Mary Delaney Online
WOMS 3309 Feminism and Knowledge
T Th 12:00-01:15 Maki Motapanyane McC 105
WOMS 3322 / POLS 3322(18) Politics and Sex
M 04:30-06:00 Meredith Ralston Online
WOMS 3341 Legal Status of Women
MW 10:30-11:45 Gayle MacDonald SAC 505
WOMS 3365 / PSYC 3365 Psychology of Women
h 03:00-05:45 TBA TBA
WOMS 3391 / POLS 3391 Gender and International Relations
MW 01:30-02:45 Maya Eichler TBA
MSVU buildings for class location: SAC = Seton, McC = McCain, EV = Evaristus
Saint Mary’s University Elective Courses 2022-23
UNDERGRAD ELECTIVES
To upgrade to Graduate Level, please see Notes re Electives at SMU
Electives MUST be arranged in consultation with instructor of the course
Fall 2022
ENGL 2827.1 Disability Studies
TR 01:00-02:15 Seán Kennedy ME 108
ENGL 3361.1 African Women’s Writing
TR 01:00-02:15 Gugu Hlongwane MM 223
ENGL 3343.1 Cultural Studies
MW 230 – 345 Henghameh Saroukhani ME 107
ENGL 3791.1 Writing Poetry ***
F 10:00-12:30 Luke Hathaway L 178
ENGL 3462.1 Post-1945 Black British Writing
MW 1130-1245 Henghameh Saroukhani Burke 218
HIST 3000.1 The Discipline of History
W 01:00-02:15 Tim Stretton B 201
HIST 3471.1 History of Indigenous & Settler Relations
F 10-12:45 Heather Green L 276
PHIL 4555 / 6585.1 Feminist Philosophy
MW 04:00-05:15 Emma McClure L 177
POLI 4999.1 Public Policy Challenges: Gender, Race, and Class
R 04:00-06:30 Alexandra Dobrowolsky MM211
SOCI 4210.1 Forced Migration and Refugees
TBA Evie Tastsoglou TBA
WGSS 4100.1 Trans* Studies
M 04:00-06:30 TBA ME 104
Winter 2023
ENGL 3791.2 Literatures of the Black Atlantic
MW 2:30-3:45 Henghameh Saroukhani MM 335
ENGL 4477.2 Advanced Poetry Writing ***
F 10:00-12:30 Luke Hathaway MM 223
ENGL 4827.2 Literatures of Migration
MW 11:30-12:45 Henghameh Saroukhani L 282
POLI 4510.2 Honours Seminar in Political Science
F 10:00-12:30 Lyubov Zhyznomirska ATR217
SJCS 4432.2 Gender & Law
T 04:00-06:30 Val Johnson B 201
SOCI 4382.2 Gender & International Migration
M 04:00-06:30 Evie Tastsoglou ME 104
SOCI 4827.2 Social Networks
TR 01:00-02:15 Augie Westhaver ME 101
WGSS 3100.2 Reproductive Justice & Parenting
MW 01:00-02:15 Tatjana Takseva B 2018
WGSS 4826.2 ST: Transnational Feminism
MW 02:30-03:45 Harshita Yalamarty MM 201
- If you are interested in a course that is not listed here, or you cannot find what you’re looking for, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator, Michele Byers.
***Creative writing courses require submission of a writing sample and permission of the instructor. If you are interested, please contact the professor(s) as soon as possible.
a This course will include discussions of feminist theories contributions to international relations, security studies, and military studies (more information will follow in F2022).
b This is a required course for History Majors and involves a lot of reading. It will be useful for students who are interested in doing historical research, but they should check in with Prof. Stretton about what is required
*Notes on SMU courses:
- TR indicates classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursday (R would indicate just Thursday).
- SMU Buildings—see the campus map
- MM refers to McNally Main, the main section of the McNally Building, whose main doors are at 923 Robie Street.
- MS refers to the south wing of McNally.
- MN refers to the north wing of McNally.
- ME refers to the east wing of McNally.
- B refers to the Burke building.
- ATR refers to the Atrium building.
- L or LOY refers to the Loyola building.
- S refers to the Sobey building.
- Hom is the Homburg Centre.
- BDLI is the Buddy Daye Learning Center, 5450 Cornwallis St. Halifax
