
Women’s and gender studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies social, cultural, economic, and political power using gender as a central focus.
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Degree options:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), major or honours
- Any degree, minor
The Women’s and Gender Studies program at Mount Allison teaches with a focus on anti-racism, feminist theory, queer and trans studies, and social justice.
This innovative field is dedicated to developing new research and perspectives. Courses focus on issues of:
- gender
- ability
- religion
- sexuality
- race
- class
- ethnicity
- age
- colonialism
The women’s and gender studies program includes several core courses which provide an introduction to the principles of women’s and gender studies as well as more advanced study of approaches to feminism.
In first year, you will take Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, which introduces the core principles of the discipline.
In upper years you will focus on issues of gender, identity, and culture; theories of gender and power in society; gender, science, and research; and contemporary issues in feminism and gender studies.
You choose the remainder of your courses to complete your minor from a broad range of electives in the following disciplines:
- Canadian Studies (gender in Canada)
- Classics (women in antiquity)
- Commerce (gender and work)
- Drama (contemporary drama)
- English (literature by women; sex, gender, and literature)
- Fine Arts (women, art, and society)
- Geography and Environment (gender, race, and environmental justice; gender, culture, and the city)
- History (class, gender, and capitalism; Canadian women's history; history of the American women's movement)
- International Relations (gender and international relations)
- Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (writing in the feminine, textual representations of women)
- Music (music and difference)
- Philosophy (feminist philosophy, biomedical ethics)
- Political Science (women and politics, feminist political thought)
- Psychology (human sexuality, psychology of gender)
- Religious Studies (religion, the body, and sexuality; gender issues in eastern religions)
- Sociology (gender relations, dynamics of popular culture)
The interdisciplinary nature of the women's and gender studies program brings together students from a wide range of disciplines, which promotes diverse and engaging discussions and research opportunities. The program promotes student engagement, with one another as well as with social justice issues, and fosters communication and writing skills.
Find a full list of women's and gender studies courses in the academic calendar — women's and gender studies.
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