Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Overview
Gender, women and sexuality studies is an interdisciplinary program that draws from across the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies. This dynamic program allows students to develop integrative and finely tuned perspectives on how gender and sexuality are central components of everyday life. Subjects of exploration include experiences of embodiment and social recognition; histories of modernity and domination; global, social, and economic processes; cultural production and systems of representation; and social justice movements.
At UBC Okanagan, you can complete a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) with a major or minor in gender, women and sexuality studies.
Major in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Degree Requirements
| Major in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies | Credits |
|---|---|
| Foundational Requirements | 21 |
| Distribution Requirements | 12 |
| Program Requirements | 48 |
| 300/400-level Electives | 18 |
| Electives any level | 21 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Note: Some program requirements may be applied to Foundational and Distribution requirements; see B.A. requirements.
Program Requirements
| First and Second Years1 | Credits |
|---|---|
| GWST_O 100 | 3 |
| GWST_O 110 | 3 |
| One of INDG_O 100, 102 | 3 |
| One of GWST_O 216, 223 | 3 |
| Two of ANTH_O 205, ENGL_O 270, GWST_O 215, 216, 223, 235, 240, 272, SOCI_O 217 | 6 |
| Total 100/200-level credits | 18 |
| Third and Fourth Years | Credits |
|---|---|
| GWST_O 334 | 3 |
| One of GWST_O 323, 335 | 3 |
| Six of the following: ANTH_O 313, 414, ARTH_O 410, CULT_O 325, 366, ECON_O 351, ENGL_O 370, 430, FREN_O 419, 439, GEOG_O 358, INDG_O 310, 450, PHIL_O 373, POLI_O 372, PSYO_O 353, 354, SOCI_O 303, 305, 309, 313, 415, 485, or any 300/400-level GWST_O | 18 |
| Additional 400-level credits GWST_O | 6 |
| Total 300/400-level credits | 30 |
| Program Requirement Total Credits | 48 |
Note: Relevant special topics courses and directed studies in other disciplines may apply with permission from the program advisor.
1Students are encouraged to begin taking pre-requisites for their upper-level program requirements.
Minor in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Program Requirements
| First and Second Years | Credits |
|---|---|
| GWST_O 100 | 3 |
| GWST_O 110 | 3 |
| One of GWST_O 216, 223 | 3 |
| One of the following: ANTH_O 205, ENGL_O 270, GWST_O 215, 216, 223, 235, 240, 272, SOCI_O 217 | 3 |
| Total 100/200-level credits | 12 |
| Third and Fourth Years | Credits |
|---|---|
| One of GWST_O 323, 335 | 3 |
| Four of the following: ANTH_O 313, 414, ARTH_O 410, CULT_O 325, 366, ECON_O 351, ENGL_O 370, 430, FREN_O 419, 439, GEOG_O 358, INDG_O 310, 450, PHIL_O 373, POLI_O 372, PSYO_O 353, 354, SOCI_O 303, 305, 309, 313, 415, 485, or any 300/400-level GWST_O | 12 |
| Additional 400-level GWST_O | 3 |
| Total 300/400-level credits | 18 |
| Program Requirement Total Credits | 30 |
Note: Relevant special topics courses and directed studies in other disciplines may be applied with permission of the program advisor.