Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 363

Overview

WGST 363: The Women’s West: Women and Canadian Frontier Settlement focuses on native and newcomer women’s experiences on frontiers in western Canada after 1870. This course challenges the notion of a “womanless West,” and examines how gender made a difference in the frontier settlement process. The course draws upon the work of some of Canada’s leading historians of women and includes current works by American historians. 

Outline

Evaluation

To receive credit for WGST 363, you must complete one short essay, one book review, one research paper proposal, and one research paper. Students must achieve a course composite grade of “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

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

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

The course materials include a reading file. All other 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

Students please contact the course administrator for information regarding the Challenge Examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form