Overview
WGST 304 looks at a variety of topics related to Aboriginal women's health and wellness. Aboriginal women's health and wellness issues will be examined across physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions, giving credence to both animate and inanimate matter and to the creator, who is considered to be at the center of all that exists. The Aboriginal way of knowing, being, and living (Aboriginal epistemology) is central to understanding Aboriginal women's health and wellness issues. The wholistic nature of an Aboriginal world view is present in all course units.
Evaluation
To receive credit for WGST 304, you must achieve a minimum, overall grade of D (50 percent) or better for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight | Complete by |
| Assignment 1: Three Short Essays | 15% | After Unit 2 |
| Assignment 2: Midterm Take-home Test | 30% | After Unit 4 |
| Assignment 3: Research Proposal and Outline | 20% | After Unit 7 |
| Assignment 4: Research Paper | 35% | After Unit 8 |
| Total | 100% | |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Anderson, K., & Lawrence, B. (Eds.). (2003). Strong women stories: Native vision and community survival. Toronto: Sumach Press.
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Fontaine, T. (2010). Broken Circle, In Broken circle: The dark legacy of Indian residential schools: A memoir. (pp. 21–37). British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing Co.
Waldram, J. B., Herring, D. A., & Young, T. K. (2006). Aboriginal health in Canada: Historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives (2nd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Other materials
The balance of the course is delivered online using a Student Manual, Course Information, and Study Guide.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the WGST 304 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) or greater on the research essay to be eligible to write the challenge examination. A cumulative average of 50 percent on both activities is required. Credit is awarded on a pass/fail basis only.
Challenge for credit course registration form