8.28 Women's and Gender Studies Program

Program Coordinator: Susan Heald
Program Office: 114 Isbister Building
Telephone: (204) 474-6984
Email: womens_studies@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/womens_gender_studies

8.28.1 Academic Staff

8.28.2 Program Information
The program explores alternatives within society to achieve equal rights and equal treatment for both sexes. Women’s and Gender Studies is necessary because of a hitherto limited understanding of the role played by women in history and contemporary society. Women’s and GenderStudies explores traditional and feminist views of women, the psychology of women, women’s economic roles, and their relationships to men and each other. The program is interdisciplinary in focus.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Section 4: Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

The following entries contain information which is not contained in Section 4: Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Major, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in each of two 3 credit hour courses in Women’s and Gender Studies. It is suggested that students wishing to Major in Women’s and Gender Studies take both WOMN 1530 and WOMN 1540. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses that comprise the Major is required to graduate including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

Minor Program
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in each of two 3 credit hour courses in Women's and Gender Studies.

Honours Program
For entry to the Honours Program, see Section 4: Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Coordinated Programs in Women's and Gender Studies
Students may take courses in the Women's and Gender Studies program at the University of Winnipeg and, where applicable, have these courses credited to their degree at the University of Manitoba. The coordinated program offers students access to more faculty resources, greater course selection and additional library facilities and thus can enrich their Women's and Gender Studies program.

Students are advised to consult with the Women's and Gender Studies coordinator for information on courses available for credit in Women's and Gender Studies.

In addition, special courses under the rubric of selected topics or contemporary issues may be available in various Arts departments, particularly Anthropology, English, Psychology, and Sociology, for Women's and Gender Studies credit in any given academic term.

8.28.3 Women's and Gender Studies, Program Code: 156

University 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
GENERAL MAJOR   TOTAL: 30 CREDIT HOURS
WOMN 1530 or WOMN 1540	• WOMN 2520 and WOMN 3580 • 18 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A
ADVANCED MAJOR   TOTAL: 48 CREDIT HOURS
WOMN 1530 or WOMN 1540	• WOMN 2520 and WOMN 3580 • 9 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses • 6 credit hours from courses numbered at or above the 3000 level from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A • 21 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A
MINOR   TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
WOMN 1530 or WOMN 1540	• 6 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses • 9 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A
HONOURS SINGLE1
WOMN 1530 and WOMN 1540	• WOMN 2520, WOMN 3580, WOMN 4100, WOMN 4110 • 15 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses • 9 credit hours from courses numbered at or above the 3000 level from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A • 12 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A • 24 credit hours in ancillary options
HONOURS DOUBLE1
WOMN 1530 and WOMN 1540	• WOMN 2520, WOMN 3580, WOMN 4100, WOMN 4110 • 9 credit hours from Women's and Gender Studies courses • 9 credit hours from courses numbered at or above the 3000 level from Women's and Gender Studies courses and/or List A • 36 credit hours in other Honours field • 6 credit hours in ancillary options
NOTE: 1 Ancillary options are courses taken from outside the Honours field of study.

List A

Course		Credit Hours
Faculty of Arts
Anthropology
ANTH 3320	Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (B)	3
ANTH 3321	Femmes, société et cultures (B) (CUSB)	3
ANTH 3350	Anthropology of Sex and Sexualities (B)	3
Economics
ECON 2360	Women in the Canadian Economy	6
French, Spanish and Italian
FREN 2680	Littérature feminine française (B)	3
FREN 3860	Études sur Beauvoir (B)	3
German
GRMN 3280	Sex, Gender and Cultural Politics in the German-Speaking World	3
History
HIST 2710	Women in History (G)	6
HIST 3570	History of Women in Canada (C)	6
HIST 3760	Problems in American History 1 Acceptable for credit only when the topic is "Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century America".	3
HIST 3810	The Family, Love and Marriage in Western Society, 1500-1800 (E)	6
HIST 3811	Famille, amour et marriage dans la société occidentale, 1500-1800 (E)	6
HIST 3820	The Women's Movement, 1850 to the Present (G)	6
HIST 4060	Gender History in Canada (C)	6
Native Studies
NATV 3360	Aboriginal Women of Canada	3
NATV 3380	Cultural Constructions of Gender in Canadian Aboriginal Societies	3
Philosophy
PHIL 3220	Feminist Philosophy	3
Political Studies
POLS 3100	Gender and Politics in Canada	3
POLS 3240	Feminist Political Theory	3
Psychology
PSYC 2390	Psychology of Women	3
PSYC 2400	The Psychology of Sex Differences	3
Religion
RLGN 2680	Women and Religion 1	3
RLGN 2690	Women and Religion 2	3
Slavic Studies
RUSN 2350	Russian Women's Writing from the 1950s to the Present Day	3
RUSN 3980	Women and Russian Literature	3
UKRN 3970	Women and Ukrainian Literature	3
Sociology
SOC 2460	The Family	3
SOC 2461	La famille (CUSB)	3
SOC 2470	Courtship and Marriage	3
SOC 2471	Les fréquentations et le mariage (CUSB)	3
SOC 3770	Women, Health and Medicine	3
SOC 3790	Women, Crime and Social Justice	3
SOC 3810	Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality	3
SOC 3811	Sociologie de la sexualitié et des roles sexuels (CUSB)	3
School of Art
FAAH 2110	Women and Art	3
FAAH 4090	Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Art (Acceptable for credit only when the topic is "Women Artists")	3
Faculty of Music
MUSC 4130	History of Women in Music	3
Faculty of Nursing
NURS 3330	Women and Health	3