Major in Sexuality Studies

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Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary intra-faculty module in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities administered by the Departments of Classical Studies, English, Film Studies, Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy and Visual Arts, with the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research as the lead unit.

Admission Requirements

Completion of first-year requirements, including 1.0 of Women's Studies courses at the 1000 level (either WS1020E, or any two of WS 1021F/G and WS 1022F/G and WS 1023F/G and WS 1024F/G) with a mark of at least 60%, or permission from the department.

Module: 6.0 courses

  • 1.0 course: Women's Studies 2273E
  • 0.5 course: Women's Studies 3173F/G
  • 1.0 course from: Women's Studies 2263F/G, 2274F/G, 2275F/G and 3133F/G
  • 3.5 courses from: : Classical Studies 3300F/G, English 3887E, History 2181A/B, History 2185, History 2817F/G, Philosophy 2077F/G, Psychology 2075, Visual Arts History 2287F/G, Women's Studies 2160A/B, Women's Studies 2163A/B, Women's Studies 2203F/G, Women's Studies 2205F/G, Women's Studies 2223F/G, Women's Studies 2233F/G, Women's Studies 2243F/G, Women's Studies 2253E, Women's Studies 2263F/G, Women's Studies 2274F/G, Women's Studies 2275F/G, Women's Studies 2283F/G, Women's Studies 2817F/G, Women's Studies 3133F/G, Women's Studies 3153F/G, Women's Studies 3163F/G, Women's Studies 3305F/G, Women's Studies 3333F/G, Women's Studies 3343F/G, Women's Studies 3345F/G, Women's Studies 3356F/G, Women's Studies 3363F/G, Women's Studies 3373F/G, Women's Studies 4463F/G, the former English 3886F/G, the former Film Studies 2255E, the former Visual Arts History 2286F/G.

The module must include at least 1.0 course at the 3000 level or above, and no more than 1.0 courses in Women's Studies and Feminist Research at the 2000-2199 level. At least 4.0 of the 6.0 courses must be Women's Studies courses.

A student may apply to the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research for approval to substitute 1.0 course not listed above, provided the course is relevant to the Sexuality Studies Major.