Bachelor of Arts with Major - Women's and Gender Studies

St. Francis Xavier University

Women’s and Gender Studies at StFX is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program, which provides an academic and community context for scholarly inquiry focusing on gender. You will learn how to use gender as a category of analysis, including reflection on the manifestation of gender in your own life. Intersections of identities such as race, social class, gender, ability and sexuality are explored in the context of everyday life and in society. You will also explore the contributions, connections and insights of Women's and Gender Studies within the academy and beyond.Students may choose a BA Honours in Women’s and Gender Studies with a subsidiary in an arts subject, a BA with Major in Women’s and Gender Studies, a BA with Joint Major in Women’s and Gender Studies and an arts subject, a Subsidiary in Women’s and Gender Studies, or a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. See chapter 4. Arts, Business, and Science students may fulfill requirements for a pair in Women’s and Gender Studies. Students interested in Women’s and Gender Studies should consult with the Co-ordinator as early as possible.

Faculty of Arts