- Program Length4 Years
- CredentialBachelor Degree
- Location OfferedNanaimo
Are you interested in studying how gender functions as a marker of power in society? The Women and Gender Studies Program at VIU uses interdisciplinary approaches to looking critically at gender as it is constructed and maintained through cultural production, institutions and ideologies.
A Bachelor of Arts with a Major or Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies Studies builds strategic thinkers, social critiquers and necessary allies. The Women and Gender studies program is grounded in feminist theory and teaching/learning styles, and recognizes the value of a participatory classroom where diverse life experiences are included and recognized.
The Studies in Women and Gender (BA) Program
Studies in Women and Gender at VIU encourages students, using interdisciplinary approaches, to look critically at gender as it is constructed and maintained through cultural production, institutions, and ideologies. Gender functions as a marker of power alongside other categories of difference including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, and disability/ability. Feminist understandings of intersectionality provide a lens for the exploration of gendered experience and tools for imagining resistance, activism, decolonization. The program is grounded in feminist theory and teaching/learning styles, and recognizes the value of a participatory classroom where diverse life experiences are included and recognized.
Program Outline
Requirements for a Major
Students must fulfill all the Institutional B.A. degree requirements, including Degree English Requirements.
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Years 1 and 2 |
Credits |
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Students require twelve credits in years 1 and 2, with a minimum of six of those credits coming directly from SWAG courses. Select up to four of the following: Students may take up to six credits from the following courses: |
12 |
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Total Credits |
12 |
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Years 3 and 4 |
Credits |
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Select a minimum of thirty credits of upper-level SWAG courses; including up to twelve credits of approved courses offered by other departments with a focus on gender or other categories of socio-cultural difference. Possible selections include: Approved courses from other departments: |
30 |
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Total Credits |
30 |
Students wishing to complete a Major in Studies in Women and Gender should consult the program chair as early as possible in their planning process.
Requirements for a Minor
Students must fulfill all the Institutional B.A. degree requirements, including Degree English Requirements and courses listed below:
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Years 1 and 2 |
Credits |
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Select two of the following, for a total of six credits: Students are encouraged to choose electives from the following courses: |
6 |
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Total Credits |
6 |
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Years 3 and 4 |
Credits |
|---|---|
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Select a minimum of eighteen credits of upper-level SWAG courses; including up to six credits of approved courses offered by other departments with a focus on gender or other categories of socio-cultural difference. Possible selections include: Approved courses offered by other departments: |
18 |
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Total Credits |
18 |
Students wishing to complete a minor in Studies in Women and Gender should consult the program chair as early as possible in their planning process.
Domestic Fees | International Fees
Domestic Fees
When applying to the program, applicants will be charged a non-refundable application fee.
When applying to graduate, students will be charged a non-refundable graduation and alumni fee.
Some courses have additional fees to pay for extraordinary class–related expenses.
Fees for One Year* |
Amount |
|---|---|
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Tuition (30 credits x $153.73 per credit) |
4,611.90 |
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Student Activity fee (4% of tuition) |
184.48 |
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Student Services fee (30 credits x $6.79 per credit) |
203.70 |
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VIU Students' Union fee (8 months x $20.73 per month) |
165.84 |
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Health and Dental Plan fee ($275 per year) |
275.00 |
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Approximate cost for books and supplies for one year |
1,500.00 |
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Total |
6,940.92 |
The Health and Dental Plan fee is in effect only for full-time students at the Nanaimo Campus.
All fees are subject to change without prior notice.
International Fees
When applying to the program, applicants will be charged a non-refundable application fee.
When applying to graduate, students will be charged a non-refundable graduation and alumni fee.
Some courses have additional fees to pay for extraordinary class–related expenses.
Fees for One Year* |
Amount |
|---|---|
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Tuition (2 semesters x $8340 per semester) |
16,680.00 |
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Ancillary Fee (2 semesters x $381.6 per semester) |
763.20 |
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VIU Students' Union fee (8 months x $20.73 per month) |
165.84 |
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Health and Dental Plan fee ($275 per year) |
275.00 |
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Approximate cost for books and supplies for one year |
1,500.00 |
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Total |
19,384.04 |
The above table is based on 15 credits or less per semester. Additional fees of $695.00 per credit will be applied if taking more than 15 credits per semester.
The Health and Dental Plan fee is in effect only for full-time students at the Nanaimo Campus.
All fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Updated| Program Start Date | Accepting Applications | Campus | |||||||
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| Jan 7, 2021 |
Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 14, 2020
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Nanaimo
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Anticipated intake for someone applying today
Jan 7, 2021
Application Fee
$41.72
Testing Required
No
Admissions Assistant
Name: Amelia Maher-Ahmed Comments
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| Jan 7, 2021 |
Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 14, 2020
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Powell River
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Anticipated intake for someone applying today
Jan 7, 2021
Application Fee
$41.72
Testing Required
No
Admissions Assistant
Name: Erin Johnson Comments
Please consult the Vancouver Island University Calendar or contact Student Services/Advising at 604-485-2878 or email pr.studentaffairs@viu.ca for more information on program or admission requirements. |
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| Sep 7, 2021 |
Oct 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
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Nanaimo
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Anticipated intake for someone applying today
Sep 7, 2021
Application Fee
$41.72
Testing Required
No
Admissions Assistant
Name: Amelia Maher-Ahmed Comments
Please consult the Vancouver Island University Calendar or contact Student Services/Advising at 250-740-6410 or email advising@viu.ca for more information on program or admission requirements. |
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| Sep 7, 2021 |
Oct 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
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Cowichan
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Anticipated intake for someone applying today
Sep 7, 2021
Application Fee
41.72
Accepting Late Applications
Yes
Testing Required
No
Admissions Assistant
Name: Zoe Doiron Comments
Please consult the Vancouver Island University Calendar or contact Student Services/Advising at 250-746-3509 or email advising.cowichan@viu.ca for more information on program or admission requirements. |
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| Sep 7, 2021 |
Oct 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
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Powell River
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Anticipated intake for someone applying today
Sep 7, 2021
Application Fee
$41.72
Testing Required
No
Admissions Assistant
Name: Erin Johnson Comments
Please consult the Vancouver Island University Calendar or contact Student Services/Advising at 604-485-2878 or email pr.studentaffairs@viu.ca for more information on program or admission requirements. |
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If you are interested in starting in January 2021 please apply on EducationPlannerBC for the Fall 2021 intake and contact amelia.maher-ahmed@viu.ca to switch your application to the Spring 2021 intake.