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Carleton’s Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies offers a program that engages students in critically understanding the key issues of feminist scholarship and their relationship to our lived experience. Students have the opportunity to engage in activist activities, study gender in courses across disciplines, and do a practicum placement with feminist groups from inside and outside the Carleton community. Central to our program is the consideration of how gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, age, ability and sexuality. Students explore the practices and processes that impact on women’s and men’s lives in historical, socio-economic, cultural and political contexts.

A Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Women’s and Gender Studies is available for qualified students who have already completed an undergraduate degree.

The Bachelor of Arts (General) program requires a total of 15.0 credits and allows you to develop knowledge of the interdisciplinary field of women’s and gender studies, as well as another arts or social sciences discipline.

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program requires a total of 20.0 credits and is for those students who want a comprehensive grounding in women’s and gender studies. Students should choose this program if they are considering going on to graduate work in this field. The program also offers the opportunity to complete an Honours research project in this area of study.

The Combined BA (Honours) program requires a total of 20.0 credits and offers an in-depth exploration of the topics in women’s and gender studies. You must also meet the requirements for a Combined Honours program in the other discipline that you choose to study.

Electives

You can choose electives from a wide range of courses from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Public Affairs to complete your program. Selected topics in Women’s and Gender Studies are also offered through the Institute. Course topics have included:

• women and health;
• indigenous women;
• women and violence;
• gender, science and technology;
• third-wave feminism; and
• women and public policy

Future opportunities

An understanding of women and gender has become an important asset that can be offered to potential employers. Combined with another discipline, graduates bring a unique background to positions in:

• labour relations;
• government and the private sector;
• education;
• health and counselling;
• community service;
• law;
• the arts; and
• the media