Gender Studies
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Certificate
Why choose Gender Studies at UVic?
Explore how identity, power and culture shape everyday life. You will look at gender alongside race, class, sexuality, age and ability to understand inequality and imagine better futures. Courses bring in Indigenous and global perspectives, local and international issues, and real examples of activism and community change.
- Small classes and close community: Share ideas in seminars where your voice matters—most first-year classes have fewer than 50 students and strong faculty support.
- Home to the world’s largest Transgender Archives: Explore more than a century of Trans+ history and activism preserved at UVic—an international resource for gender diversity and inclusion.
Hands-on learning
Co-operative Education (Co-op)
- Through UVic’s Co-op program, you’ll apply what you learn in paid, career-related positions that count toward your degree—and give you a head start after graduation.
- Co-op is available to everyone, including international students with co-op work permits.
- On average, 70 percent of UVic Co-op students graduate with a job offer already in hand.
- Unlike at some universities, at UVic, you don’t have to compete for a spot in Co-op.
Student life & community
Build friendships, find your people and grow alongside classmates through student groups and communities that help you feel at home.
Inspiring courses
- Gender, Power and Difference
- Gender and International Development
- Indigenous Cinema Decolonizing the Screen
Prepare for your career with the Gender Studies Seminar
The Gender Studies Seminar helps you connect Gender Studies learning to real career options. You’ll meet faculty, alumni and community speakers, explore roles in social justice and non-profit work, and build practical skills for jobs or grad school. It’s a hands-on look at where a Gender Studies degree can take you.
Possible careers
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- Diversity officer or equity advisor
- Human rights or policy analyst
- Communications or media manager
- Teacher or academic advisor
- Community organiser or non-profit leader
International students
Get Canadian work experience after you graduate
- Full-time international students who graduate from a bachelor’s degree program at UVic may be eligible for a post-graduation work permit in Canada for up to three years.
- Refer to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website for eligibility criteria.
Admission
Apply directly to this program as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
Alternatively, you can apply to another major and then add this program as a minor or certificate after one year of full-time study.
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Tuition & fees
Tuition rates effective May 1, 2025 (please note some ancillary fees are subject to change for Fall 2025).
This is an estimate only and should be used to give students, parents, and/or sponsors an approximation of the tuition and ancillary fees. This estimate does not include housing, food, cost of books and supplies or other expenses that students can expect in a term.
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