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Women’s and Gender Studies

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Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Work Experience

Practicum

Cut off Range:

75-77%

Program Summary

Engage in critical understandings of feminist scholarship, 2SLGBTQIA+ studies, Disability Studies and Critical Race Studies across different historical, socio-economic, cultural and political contexts. Central to our programs is the consideration of how gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, age, ability and sexuality in a globalized and transnational world. You can study gender in courses that cross disciplines and contribute to activist projects, and you are encouraged to work across many areas of study. You will also have the unique opportunity to participate in a practicum placement with feminist groups, organizations and agencies.

Three minors are also offered: Critical Race Studies, Disability Studies, and Sexuality Studies.

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The Carleton Advantage

Dive into gender issues in courses that cross disciplines and contribute to activists’ projects that lead to social transformation.

You will be encouraged to think about advocacy and other creative strategies for social transformation through reflecting on current local, national and global movements.

The BA in Women’s and Gender Studies prioritizes student-learning experiences. Faculty and staff work to ensure a dynamic and challenging learning environment whether it’s inside the classroom, at a film festival, an art gallery or an archive.

You will have the unique opportunity to participate in a practicum placement with social justice groups, organizations, or agencies.

The program can lead you to a variety of career paths in fields such as social services and advocacy, law and policymaking, education and higher education, journalism, government and non-governmental organizations.

What students are saying

It was during my second year at Carleton that I found myself in search of an elective that would fulfill my thirst for new and engaging knowledge. After hearing several recommendations in favour of the Women's and Gender Studies program, I enrolled in my first introductory course. In this program, I have taken courses focusing on history, intersectionality, activism, gendered violence and more, and my professors and teaching assistants never fail to create a comfortable, engaging, and safe environment for learning.

Toni Shedlowich, Women's and Gender Studies student

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