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Undergraduate Program
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Choosing or Changing your Plan - click HERE to link to Faculty of Arts and Sciences page
The department has recently changed its name to Gender Studies, to reflect current developments in feminist theory and open up new possibilities for scholarship. Our program offers an inclusive, interdisciplinary education that is focused on issues of equity, power and social justice, with a particular emphasis on women’s experiences and contributions.
Mindful of the complexities of a diverse society, we explore how gender intersects with race, class, sexual orientation, age, and ability to create systems of inequities that shape human experiences across cultures and nations, throughout history, and in contemporary society. We are concerned with the impact of gender relations on our social roles and identities, public and private relationships, ideas and institutions.
Gender Studies courses will help you to approach your education critically and to question received knowledge about the world. Topics are thought-provoking, debates are lively. You will learn how to discuss and develop theories, methods and practical strategies aimed at enhancing women's contributions and understanding sex/gender in all areas of human experience. Courses are relevant both globally and at the most profound personal level: transformation is possible! The program benefits from the expertise of core faculty in the department and also draws from a strong, broad-based community of feminist scholars across the university. Our faculty will engage you in a dynamic and rapidly expanding area of study that will shape your views and your life. You will be empowered to contribute to the production of feminist interdisciplinary knowledge and to become an agent of social change.
You may choose among four plans:
In addition to students in our degree programs, many students from other disciplines take our courses because they find that they are a good way to gain a critical understanding of their own areas of study.
The Department also administers a study program leading to a Certificate in Sexual and Gender Diversity. This option is available to all students regardless of their degree concentration, and is intended for those students who wish to add a critical sexualities and gender diversity component to their degree program(s).
Interested in Applying?
For general information on applying to Queen's University or more about the degree programs available, please visit the Admissions Office webpage.
Life After Graduation
- Community/social services
- Advocacy & human rights
- Public policy
- Graduate studies/research
- Business & management
- Journalism/media
- Education
- Law
- Health professions
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