Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 400

Overview

This course introduces you to selected issues in feminist thought in the Western tradition from the 1790s to the 1940s. The readings and commentaries provide some background, discuss related debates among feminist scholars, and suggest areas you may wish to explore.

Outline

• Unit 1: Feminism: Every Woman's Heritage?
• Unit 2: The Regulation of Sexuality
• Unit 3: The Struggle for Full Citizenship
• Unit 4: Bread and Roses
• Unit 5: Man-made Religion
• Unit 6: Women and (Men's?) Wars

Evaluation

To receive credit for WGST 400, you must complete four assignments and obtain a grade of "D" (50 per cent) or better on the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

The course materials include a reading file. All other materials are available online.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they 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 for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the WGST 400 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least 80 per cent on the major research paper and 80 per cent on the written examination. Credit will be awarded as either a pass or fail.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form