Political Science (POLI) 350

Overview

Political Science 350: Women in Canadian Politics, is designed to introduce you to the study of women's participation in Canadian political life. As you work through the course, you will become familiar with a set of concepts, facts, and theories developed from a woman-centred point of view. You will be introduced to women's movement in Canada and you will explore issues of representation in democracy and its impact on public policy issues.

Outline

Unit 1: I'm Not a Feminist, But . . .

Unit 2: Feminism: Theory, Varieties, Activism

Unit 3: Toward More, and More Diverse Women

Unit 4: Who or What Needs Changing

Unit 5: Climate Issues in Legislatures

Unit 6: Gendered Dimensions of Leadership

Unit 7: Changing Patterns in Public Policy

Unit 8: Further Learning and Doing

Evaluation

To receive credit for POLI 350, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the following:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

All course materials are available online.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the POLI 350 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form