Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)

Required Courses (12 credits)

• GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 250 Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• GSFS 300 Research Inquiry in GSFS (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 400 Capstone: Engaging Fields of GSFS (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (24 credits)

9 credits selected from the GSFS Course List, 3 credits of which must be at the 400 or 500 level.

9 credits selected from the GSFS , 3 credits of which must be at the 400 or 500 level. 15 credits selected from the Complementary . Three credits minimum must be at the 400 or 500 level and 9 credits maximum may be at the 200 level. Complementary courses must centrally engage with at least two of the following themes: gender, sexuality, feminism, and social justice. Courses are offered by a range of faculties and disciplines. Maximum of 12 transfer credits may be accepted by approved exchange programs, subject to University approval.

Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies (GSFS)

9 credits from the following: (9 credits)

9 credits from the following:

• GSFS 301 Current Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 302 Current Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 303 Gender and Disability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 304 Postcolonial Feminist Theories (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 305 Critical Race and Social Justice Theories (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 306 Queer Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 307 Indigenous Feminisms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 308 Sex and Gender Minority Cultures (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 401 Special Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 402 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 403 Feminisms and the Law (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 404 Politics of Identity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 405 Social Justice and Activism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 406 Trans*Feminisms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 407 Sexuality and Gender: New Directions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

15 credits from the following: (15 credits)

15 credits from the following:

• ANTH 227 Medical Anthropology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ANTH 327 Anthropology of South Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ANTH 381 Special Topic 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ANTH 407 Anthropology of the Body (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ANTH 413 Gender in Archaeology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ANTH 480 Special Topic 5 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ANTH 555 Advanced Topics in Ethnology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARCH 533 New Approaches to Architectural History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• ARTH 353 Selected Topics in Art History 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARTH 354 Selected Topics Art History 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARTH 421 Selected Topics in Art and Architecture 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ARTH 440 The Body and Visual Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• CANS 405 Canadian Studies Seminar 5 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• CLAS 308 Gender in the Ancient World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• COMS 310 Media and Feminist Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• COMS 400 Critical Theory Seminar (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 411 Disability, Technology and Communication (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 490 Special Topics in History and Theory of Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 492 Power, Difference and Justice (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• COMS 541 Cultural Industries (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EAST 313 Current Topics: Korean Studies 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EAST 350 Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EAST 351 Women Writers of China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EAST 369 Gender and Sexuality in Asian Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EAST 453 Topics: Chinese Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDPC 503 Intersectional Relationships and Sexualities (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDPE 515 Gender Identity Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 275 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 290 Postcolonial and World Literatures in English (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 320 Postcolonial Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st Centuries (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 388 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 413 Special Topics in Canadian Drama and Theatre (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 443 Contemporary Women's Fiction (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 489 Culture and Critical Theory 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENGL 516 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GEOG 507 Advanced Social Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 250 Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• GSFS 300 Research Inquiry in GSFS (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 301 Current Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 302 Current Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 303 Gender and Disability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 304 Postcolonial Feminist Theories (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 305 Critical Race and Social Justice Theories (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 306 Queer Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 307 Indigenous Feminisms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 308 Sex and Gender Minority Cultures (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 400 Capstone: Engaging Fields of GSFS (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 401 Special Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 402 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 403 Feminisms and the Law (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 404 Politics of Identity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 405 Social Justice and Activism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 406 Trans*Feminisms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 407 Sexuality and Gender: New Directions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GSFS 450 Independent Reading and Research (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• GSFS 499 GSFS Internship (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• HISP 340 Latin American Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HISP 358 Gender and Textualities (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 201 Modern African History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• HIST 323 History and Sexuality 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 343 Women in Post-Confederation Canada (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 344 The Chinese Family in History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 347 History and Sexuality 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• HIST 354 Women in Europe 1700-2000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 380 The Medieval Mediterranean (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 382 History of South Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 408 Selected Topics in Indigenous History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 412 Women and Gender in Modern Britain (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• HIST 420 Gender and Sexuality in Modern China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 424 Gender, Sexuality and Medicine (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• HIST 433 British Queer History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 525 Women, Work and Family in Global History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 526 Women and War (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HSEL 308 Issues in Women's Health (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• HSEL 309 Women's Reproductive Health (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• INDG 401 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Indigenous Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ISLA 310 Women in Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ISLA 375 Sufi Women (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ISLA 585 Arab Women's Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ITAL 375 Cinema and Society in Modern Italy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 383 Women's Writing since 1880 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ITAL 477 Italian Cinema and Video (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• MUHL 250 Women Making Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• MUHL 299 Music and Queer Identity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PHIL 242 Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PHIL 442 Topics in Feminist Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PHIL 446 Current Issues in Political Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• POLI 366 Topics in Political Theory 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• POLI 422 Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• POLI 423 Politics of Ethno-Nationalism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• POLI 432 Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• POLI 444 Topics in International Politics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 436 Human Sexuality and Its Problems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RELG 336 Contemporary Theological Issues (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 338 Women and the Christian Tradition (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 372 Hindu Goddesses (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RELG 399 Christian Spirituality (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• SOCI 247 Family and Modern Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
• SOCI 321 Gender and Work (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• SOCI 386 Contemporary Social Movements (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• SOCI 489 Gender, Deviance and Social Control (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• SOCI 519 Gender and Globalization (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• SOCI 530 Sex and Gender (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• SOCI 535 Sociology of the Family (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Related programs

• Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies Honours (B.A.)
• Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)