Bachelor of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies (Joint Major)

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.A rich interdisciplinary academic environment supported by committed faculty is a program hallmark. Formal academic programs are integrated with community projects. More than a dozen faculty members are affiliated with the program from fields as diverse as sociology, religious studies and nursing. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program regularly hosts symposia, lectures and workshops as well as several events in which notable feminist activists, scholars, and artists speak and present their work. A graduation prize is awarded annually to a Women’s and Gender Studies graduating student.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.