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Political Science (POLI) 350

Women in Canadian Politics (Revision 4)
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Status:

Open

Delivery mode:

Individualized study online or Grouped study

Credits:

3

Areas of study:

Arts or Social Science

Prerequisites:

Students with an introductory course in women's studies or in Canadian government and politics may find the material easier to master.

Course start date:

If you are a:

  • Self-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
  • Funded student: please check the next enrolment deadline and course start date.

Precluded:

None

Challenge:

POLI 350 has a challenge for credit option.

Faculty:

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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 issuesof 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:

Activity Weight
Assignment 1 20%
Assignment 2 20%
Assignment 3 20%
Assignment 4 40%
Total 100%

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

Materials

This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.

All course materials are available online.

Challenge for credit

Overview

The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you 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 about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Evaluation

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

Challenge for credit course registration form

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Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 4, January 5, 2012

Updated August 14, 2023

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