Gender and Women's Studies

Dalhousie University

Canada, Halifax

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Dalhousie University

Canada , Halifax

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

CAD 70

Campuses

Studley Campus - Halifax

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 31,900 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Gender and Women's Studies

About

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Gender has operated as a fundamental category in the organization of knowledge, social systems, forms of representation, and modes of production and consumption. You'll investigate the ways that gender intersects with other variables such as race, class, and cultural difference. An alternative to the traditional curriculum, Gender and Womenâ€™s Studies provides you with the opportunity to examine history, social structures, the sciences, language, literature, and culture from critical and illuminating perspectives.

Gender and womenâ€™s studies is a dynamic and rapidly expanding interdisciplinary area of study. With every course you take in Gender and Womenâ€™s studies, youâ€™ll gain a better understanding of womenâ€™s roles in history. Youâ€™ll also see how aspects of gender, race, class, sex, age, sexual orientation, and health contribute to complex social relationships-and all too frequently, to injustice and discrimination.

Sample courses:

Gender and Diversity
Making Gender: Women and Men, Sex and Gender in Pre-Modern Europe
Human Sexuality

Undergraduate students can participate in research opportunities. For example, you may arrange with a particular professor to do a directed reading course specifically designed for an area of common interest between you and the professor. Youâ€™ll have the freedom to do your own research, but with the guided expertise of a professor who can suggest readings or directions to take.

Visit the Academic Calendar to view degree options and course details.

Disciplines

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate)

Career

With a degree in Gender and Womenâ€™s Studies, and the ability to think critically and solve problems collaboratively, youâ€™ll be ready to contribute to society by challenging some of its most deeply embedded and regressive ideas, and by prompting change within your chosen career. Here are just a few of the careers paths you might take after graduating from the Gender and Womenâ€™s Studies program (some may require further studies):

social worker or counsellor
researcher
program coordinator

Future studies could include programs at the graduate level in interdisciplinary, cultural or educational studies. Or a professional degree in social work, law or the health professions.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

CAD 31,900

Application Fee

CAD 70

How to Apply

Step 1: Choose your program

Dalhousie offers a wide range of programs to build an educational experience that is tailored to you. You can apply for up to three programs. You'll only be assessed for your second and third choices if you're not admitted to your first choice.

If you’re applying to the Faculty of Agriculture, please note all programs are located at the Agricultural campus in Truro, N.S.

Please note: Some undergraduate programs require previous university experience (Dental Hygiene, Environmental Design Studies, Meteorology, Pharmacy and Social Work).

Step 2: Review the requirements

Once you’ve selected your program:

Review the general admission requirements.
Check if your program has additional requirements.
If you’re applying from outside of Canada, make sure you meet the international equivalency requirements for your country.
If English isn’t your first language, check the English language requirements.

Step 3: Complete an application for admission

Three years of secondary schooling is generally required to review for admission. For an initial assessment, first-semester or mid-year results (predicted where applicable) can be reviewed if your final year is still in progress.

To start the application process, create an admission login ID and pin on Dal Online. Select your application type (see below) and your desired admission term.

October 15	Applications open for admission the following September
March 1	For entrance scholarship consideration
April 1	International applicant deadline

Please note: some programs have specific application deadlines.

You can check your application status on Dal Online. For help throughout the application process, contact an advisor.

Step 4: Pay the application fee

To complete your application to undergraduate studies, you'll need to pay the $70 CAD application fee.

Please be advised that fee payments must be made online. Dalhousie is unable to receive in-person payments until further notice.

Step 5: Submit your required documents

Each applicant must submit an official transcript, however your program may require supplemental forms and documentation.

Official transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution. Canadian and US applicants can submit transcripts to admissions@dal.ca and international applicants can submit transcripts to international.admissions@dal.ca.

If you are mailing your transcripts, please note that there may be a delay in processing your application. As our staff are working remotely, we are only able to access the mail once per week.

Your transcripts must be in an original sealed envelope addressed to:

Registrar's Office, Dalhousie University
Henry Hicks Academic Admin Building, Room 130
6299 South Street
PO Box 15000, Halifax, N.S., B3H 4R2

Please note: If you send first-semester or mid-year transcripts, you must also submit final results when they are issued.

If you are an applicant with a MyCreds/MesCertif, My eQuals or Digitary CORE account you can share your digital documents with us by selecting the 2nd Share option “Send my documents to a Registered Organization” and then select "Dalhousie University-Undergraduate and Professional programs" in the Recipient field. Helpful videos are available on the MyCreds site.