Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 365

Overview

WGST 365 introduces you to major themes in Canadian women's and gender history. This course will give you a familiarity with the leading scholarship in Canadian women's history. After completing this course, you will have a greater appreciation of women's experiences in urban Canada, of the social structures that affect female Canadians, and of women's contributions to Canadian life.

Outline

WGST 365 is organized into five units.

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: Domestic Responsibilities

Unit 3: Racialization and Immigration

Unit 4: Paid Labour

Unit 5: Moral Regulation

Evaluation

To receive credit for WGST 365, you must complete five (5) assessment activities: two telephone assignments, an essay assignment, a research paper proposal, and a major research paper assignment, and 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 study guide, and a reading file. All other 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 WGST 365 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least 80 per cent on the major research paper and 80 per cent on the written examination. Credit will be awarded as either a pass or fail.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form