Gender Studies
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Learn about pressing local and global social justice issues. Examine how gender shapes people's lives, experiences, knowledge and possibilities. You’ll explore how gender relates to race, class, sexuality, ability, age and other identity categories.
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Bachelor degree, Minor
- Study options:
- Full-time study, Part-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Careers
- Artist or filmmaker
- Communications officer
- Counsellor
- Cultural programs coordinator
- Diversity officer
- HR coordinator
- International development officer
- Journalist
- Legal professional
- Librarian or archivist
- Outreach worker
- Program or project manager
- Public policy analyst
- Research consultant
- Sexual health, inclusion, anti-racism, sexualized violence educator
- Social media manager
- Student services officer
- Teacher or instructor
- Volunteer coordinator
Admission
Apply to the Faculty of Humanities (Undeclared) as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
You can declare this program as your major after one or more years of full-time study. Alternatively, you can choose another major and add this program as a minor to broaden your studies.
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English language proficiency
You must demonstrate English language proficiency to attend UVic. Your transcripts are enough to prove proficiency if you've studied full-time in an academic program at the high school or post-secondary level within Canada for at least four years, and all of your instruction was in English.
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Program planning
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