2001-2002
Undergraduate Calendar Programs | 2001-2002
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| 2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
| Carleton University |
Academic Administration
Director, L. Pauline Rankin
Teaching Staff
Joint Chair in Women's Studies (Carleton University and University of Ottawa), To be announced
Associate Professors
Fran Klodawsky, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Ohio State), Ph.D. (Queen's) • Gurli Woods, Forprove (Aarhus) Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Assistant Professor
Virginia Caputo, B. Mus. (Windsor), M.A., Ph.D. (York) • Susan Whitney, B.A. (Princeton), M.A. (Brown), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Adjunct Research Professor
Heather Menzies (Canadian Studies/Women's Studies)
Adjunct Professors
Sandra Campbell, (Women’s Studies) • Helen Levine (Women's Studies/Social Work)
General Information
In September 1987, Carleton established the Institute of Women's Studies, which was renamed the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies in September 1993, to honour the distinguished scholar and social activist Pauline Jewett (1922-1992), Chancellor of Carleton University from 1990 to 1992.
The Pauline Jewett Institute continues to expand on the work of its predecessor, the Interfaculty Committee on Women's Studies, established in 1975. The Institute fosters research and study from a feminist perspective and seeks to promote an awareness on the part of all disciplines of the need to include a fuller treatment of women's experience. Joining in this venture is the Joint Chair in Women's Studies, held jointly at Carleton and the University of Ottawa, and housed at Carleton in the Pauline Jewett Institute.
Carleton was one of the first universities in Canada to offer courses on women, beginning with a course on women's history offered first in 1971-72. Since then, courses and programs have developed in several academic units throughout the university. The Institute of Women's Studies currently offers a B.A. program in Women's Studies, and a Combined B.A. (Honours) program in Women's Studies and another arts or social science discipline. The Combined Honours program requires a deeper study of the methodological and theoretical implications of Women's Studies. The B.A. program is intended to give students a general overview of the field of Women's Studies. Students pursuing a B.A. in Women's Studies must complete a Minor in another academic unit or discipline. Both programs offer interdisciplinary perspectives while also requiring students to develop a disciplinary base for their studies.
Students enrolled in another discipline may also elect to complete a Minor in Women's Studies.
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, students must fulfill all University graduation regulations, all Faculty regulations including those relating to First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements, in addition to all Institute regulations and requirements as set out below.
Combined B.A. (Honours) Program
Students planning a Combined B.A. (Honours) program are advised to consult with the Director of the Institute of Women's Studies. The requirements for a Combined B.A. (Honours) in Women's Studies are a minimum of 7.0 credits as follows:
1. Women's Studies 09.188 or First-Year Seminar 01.142 or 01.143
2. 09.280* and 09.281*
3. 09.388
4. Electives: 3.0 credits from Anthropology 54.248*, 54.249*, English 18.292, History 24.254, 24.346*, 24.354, 24.363*, 24.375*, Law 51.301*, Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.273*, Mass Communication 27.355*, Music 30.332*, 30.433*, Philosophy 32.236*, 32.237*, Political Science 47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, Psychology 49.363*, Religion 34.203*, 34.325*, Sociology 53.247, , Women’s Studies 09.282*, 09.302
5. 400-level elective. 1.0 additional credit from: Women's Studies 09.490*, 09.491*, 09.492*, 09.498, Business 42.462*, History 24.452, 24.454, 24.459, Journalism 28.437*, Law 51.401*, 51.402*, Philosophy 32.423*, 32.424*, Political Science 47.450*, Sociology 53.407*, Sociology-Anthropology 56.479*
Other courses may be substituted for the credits specified above in items 4 and 5 (e.g. Law 51.384*, Art History 11.400*) when material on gender and/or women is central to the course. Such substitutions must be individually approved by the Institute of Women's Studies.
B.A. Program
Students planning to pursue a B.A. in Women's Studies are advised to consult with the Director of the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies.
The requirements for a B.A. program in Women's Studies are a minimum of 6.0 credits as follows:
1. Women's Studies 09.188 or First -Year Seminar 01.142 or 01.143
2. 09.280* and 09.281*
3. 09.388
4. Electives: 3.0 credits selected from the following courses, at least 1.0 of which must be at the third year level. Anthropology 54.248*, 54.249*, Art History 11.361*, English 18.292, Film Studies 19.331*, History 24.254, 24.346*, 24.354, 24.363*, 24.375*, 24.377*, Law 51.301*, Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.273*, Mass Communications 27.355*, Music 30.332*, Philosophy 32.236*, 32.237*, Political Science 47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, Psychology 49.363*, Religion 34.203*, 34.325*, Sociology 53.321*, 53.247, Women’s Studies 09.282*, 09.302
Other courses may be substituted for the credits specified above in item 4 (e.g. Law 51.384*) when material on gender and/or women is central to the course. Such substitutions must be individually approved by the Institute of Women's Studies.
Students pursuing a B.A. in Women's Studies must complete a Minor in another academic unit or discipline. For assistance, students are strongly urged to consult with the Director of the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies.
Note: Courses used to satisfy the elective requirements of the Major (item 4 above) cannot also be credited towards the Minor.
Minor in Women's Studies
Students enrolled in another discipline may also elect to complete a Minor in Women's Studies. The requirements for a Minor in Women's Studies are 4.0 credits, with a GPA of 4.0 or better, as follows:
1. Women's Studies 09.188 or First-Year Seminar 01.142 or 01.143
2. 09.280* and 09.281*
3. 2.0 credits selected from the following courses, at least 1.0 must be at the third year level. , Anthropology 54.248*, 54.249*, English 18.292, Film Studies 19.331*, History 24.254, 24.346*, 24.354, 24.363*, 24.375*, Law 51.301*, Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.273*, Mass Communication 27.355*, Music 30.332*, Philosophy 32.236*, 32.237*, Political Science 47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, Psychology 49.363*, Religion 34.203*, 34.325*, Sociology 53.247, , Women’s Studies 09.282* 09.302,
Note: Other courses may be substituted for the credits specified above when material on gender and/or women is central to the course. Such substitutions must be individually approved by the Institute of Women’s Studies.
Requirement for Breadth, for students in B.A. or B.A.(Honours) degrees
| Category for Breadth |
Courses in this unit |
| The temporal dimension of human societies, analyzing times before the present era or societies other than our own | 01.143 |
| The artifacts of the imagination in literature and/or other forms, or that addresses the life of the imagination and culture. | |
| The understanding of social, technological and/or
natural processes and the ways in which that understanding is obtained in
science and social science. |
All other courses in Women's Studies not listed in any other category |
| Matters of human values, ethics and social responsibilities | 09.280 |
Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2001-2002, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.
First-Year Seminar in Women's Studies 01.142
Issues in Women's Studies
Emphasis on the development of writing, research and analytical skills through the intensive examination of selected topics in women's studies (e.g. motherhood, sexuality, health, technology, law, politics). Specific themes will vary from year to year. Limited enrolment.
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminars three hours a week.
First-Year Seminar in Women's Studies 01.143
Women and the Arts
Feminist research across a range of arts disciplines (including music, theatre, visual arts and film). The importance of feminist debates and theoretical issues in understanding women's involvement in the arts. Topics include gender and sexuality, feminine aesthetics, representation, identity and difference. Limited enrolment.
Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Seminars three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.188
Introduction to Women's Studies
This survey course provides an overview of the major issues in Women’s Studies. Topics include the social construction of femininity and masculinity, violence, sexuality, representations of women, the treatment of women in the workplace and in education, women and the arts, and women’s health.
Precludes additional credit for Women's Studies 09.288.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.280*
Gender and Diversity
This course examines the ways gender interacts with race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability and other axes of difference to affect women’s experiences. The course incorporates the voices of many women and analyses the challenges these voices raise for key institutions in Canadian society.
Prerequisite: Women’s Studies 09.188 (formerly 09.288) or 01.142 or 01.143 or Sociology-Anthropology 56.101.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Women’s Studies 09.281*
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women’s Activism
A comparative, interdisciplinary examination of women’s attempts to effect social and political change in the modern era. A range of perspectives and materials are used to examine the objectives, scope and impact of women’s activism in different historical, cultural and national settings.
Prerequisite: Women’s Studies 09.188 (formerly 09.288) or 01.142 or 01.143.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.282*
Topics in Women’s Studies
An interdisciplinary analysis of one or more topics in Women’s Studies.
Prerequisite: Women’s Studies 09.188 (formerly 09.288) or 01.142 or 01.143.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.302
Gender and Literature
Study of autobiographical writing, novels, short stories, and poetry by women writing in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s in a variety of cultural settings. Cross-cultural point of view informed by poststructuralist feminist criticism. All texts available in English translation. Also listed as Comparative Literary Studies 17.302.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or permission of the Institute of Women’s Studies.
Seminar three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.388
Theory and Methods From a Feminist Perspective
Exploration of emerging feminist literatures in the humanities and in the social, natural and applied sciences. Feminist critiques of prevailing approaches to knowledge and feminist contributions to the development of theory and method are considered.
Prerequisites: Third-year standing, and Women's Studies 09.188 (formerly 09.288) or 01.142 or 01.143
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.490*
Independent Study
Reading or research course supervised by a faculty member. Written proposal approved by the supervisor must be submitted before last day of course changes. Normally, only 0.5 credit of independent study may be counted in the program.
Prerequisites: Third-year standing or above and permission of the Institute of Women’s Studies.
Women's Studies 09.491*
Selected Topics in Women's Studies I
The topic for 2001-2002 is Gendering Policy. Introduction to theoretical and applied aspects of gender-based analysis (GBA). Study of the origins of gender mainstreaming in Canada and internationally as well as feminist critiques of GBA. Emphasis on the practical application and evaluation of gender mainstreaming in selected policy areas.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Institute of Women's Studies.
Seminar three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.492* A
Selected Topics in Women's Studies II
The topic for 2001-2002 is Women, Globalization and Social Change. Implications of globalization for women. Examination of the challenges and possibilities posed by globalization for women in Canada and internationally. Feminist critiques of globalization and responses of women’s movements to these global changes.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Institute of Women's Studies.
Seminar three hours a week.
Women's Studies 09.498
Honours Research Essay
Students in the Combined Honours Program in Women's Studies and another discipline may write an honours research essay in Women's Studies. The subject for research is settled in conjunction with the Institute and an appropriate supervisor.
Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in Women's Studies and 09.388.
Courses with Substantial Material on Gender or Women's Experience Offered Within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management
The following course offerings are listed here for the convenience of students. Detailed course descriptions are given under the appropriate faculty, or interdisciplinary listing.
Note: Special Topics courses and other courses offered by units throughout the university may in any given year contain substantial material on Gender and/or Women's Experience. Recent examples include offerings in Art History, Geography, History, Journalism and Sociology.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Art History
- 11.361*
English Language and Literature
18.292
Canadian Studies
12.210*
Film Studies19.331*
History
24.254, 24.316*, 24.346*, 24.354, 24.363*, 24.375*, 24.377*, 24.452, 24.454, 24.459
Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
29.273*
Music
30.332*, 30.433*
Philosophy
32.236*, 32.237*, 32.423*, 32.424*
Psychology
49.363*
Religion
34.203*, 34.325*
Sociology-Anthropology
53.247, 53.321*, 53.407*, 53.482*, 54.248*, 54.249*, 56.241, 56.308*, 56.459*, 56.479*
Faculty of Public Affairs and Management
Business
42.417*, 42.462*
Journalism28.437*
Law
51.215*, 51.301*, 51.353*, 51.384*, 51.401*, 51.402*, 51.412*
Mass Communication
27.355*
Political Science
47.350*, 47.351*, 47.352*, 47.450*
Social Work52.426*
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