BA, Combined Honours
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a four-year, 20-credit program. Students can complete the BA with Combined Honours by choosing Gender and Womens Studies and another subject from a wide range including Biology, Classics, Contemporary Studies, English, French, History, International Development Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Anthropology, and Theatre.
Students interested in any of these combinations or any other that involves Gender and Womens Studies and another subject should consult with the departments concerned.
General degree requirements
Please read the detailed description of the BA with Combined Honours program in the Degree Requirements section of the AV整氈窒 Academic Calendar. After meeting the first year requirements, students can choose from two options:
- A maximum of 42 credit hoursin the major subject, with a minimum of24 credit hoursin the allied subject. In addition, 24 elective credit hourswhich are not from the major or allied subject group.
- With departmental approval, a maximum of 54 credit hoursin the major subject with a minimum of 24 credit hoursin the allied subject. This particular option can be broken down further into a combination of 48 credit hoursin the major subject and 30 credit hoursin the allied subject or42 credit hoursin the major subject and 36 credit hoursin the allied subject. In addition, two full elective credits which are not from the major or allied subject group.
PLEASE NOTE: Where a class selected from the Gender and Womens Studies list in the BA with Combined Honours program is cross-listed with a class in the allied subject, the class may not be double counted (i.e., it may be counted on one or other list, but not on both). Where a class selected for the Gender and Womens Studies list in the BA with Combined Honours program is cross-listed with a class in the allied subject, this should not result in a student exceeding the maximum allowed in either of the allied subjects.
Departmental requirements
In addition to meeting the Degree Requirements set out by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Gender and Womens Studies students must meet the following requirements:
- At least three Gender and Womens Studies classes must be taken beyond the 2000 level.
- At least three different disciplines must be represented in a students selection of Gender and Womens Studies classes (in disciplines other than the allied subject).
- The following classes are required:
a) At least one full credit from the following:.03, .03, .03, .03, .03, .03 (Normally this requirement should be met in the second year of the programme.)
b) At least one full-credit 4000 level Gender and Womens Studies class, either Directed Readings, Special Topics, or cross-listed class (Normally this requirement should be met in the fourth year of the program.)
c) To meet the Honours Examination requirement when Gender and Womens Studies is the major subject, students will prepare a research paper under the supervision of a Gender and Womens Studies faculty member and will takeX/Y.03.
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