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Major
Gender Studies | Women's Studies
Area of study
Social Sciences | Humanities
Course Language
English
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Program start dateApplication deadline
2026-01-07-
About Program

Program Overview


University Programs and Admission

The University of Sherbrooke offers a wide range of programs and courses for students to choose from.


Program Details

  • Domaines d'études: The university offers programs in various fields of study, including:
    • Communication and marketing
    • Law and politics
    • Environment and earth sciences
    • Engineering
    • Management and economic sciences
    • Letters and languages
    • Music and arts
    • Aid relationships
    • Physical activity sciences
    • Health and medical sciences
    • Life sciences
    • Educational sciences and teaching
    • Human sciences
    • Computer sciences
    • Pure sciences

Program Structure

  • 1er cycle: The first cycle of programs includes:
    • Finding a program
    • Finding a course
      • All courses
      • Courses offered to all
    • Preparatory training
  • 2e cycle: The second cycle of programs includes:
    • Finding a program
    • Finding a course
      • All courses
      • Courses offered to all
    • Understanding types of master's degrees
      • Course-based master's degree
      • Research-based master's degree
    • Guides for higher education
    • Distinguishing between DESS and microprograms
    • Information sessions
  • 3e cycle et stage postdoctoral: The third cycle and postdoctoral stage include:
    • Finding a program
    • Finding a course
      • All courses
      • Courses offered to all
  • Mobilité internationale: International mobility programs are also available.

Admission

  • Valider votre admissibilité: To validate your eligibility, you must:
    • Check your eligibility for the first cycle
      • CRC (R scores) and admission capacity
      • Holders of a technical DEC
      • Correspondence between skills and objectives and standards
      • Indigenous applications
      • Holders of a French bachelor's degree
    • Check your eligibility for the second and third cycles
      • Admission capacity
    • Recognition of acquired skills
      • Extracurricular skills - The process
      • Faculty regulations
      • Make an appointment
      • Need help?
      • Frequently asked questions
    • International equivalences
  • Choisir un programme: Choose a program that suits your interests and goals.
  • Planifier votre demande: Plan your application by:
    • Checking the admission deadlines
      • Deadlines for the first cycle
      • Deadlines for the second and third cycles
    • Paying the application fees
    • Providing required documents
      • Documents required for the first cycle
      • Documents required for the second and third cycles
    • Entering into a supervision agreement for research programs
    • Letters of recommendation
    • Important information for applicants outside Quebec
  • Déposer votre demande: Submit your application by:
    • Paying the application fees
    • Transmitting the required documents
    • Modifying your application
  • Suivre votre demande: Follow up on your application by:
    • Consulting your file
    • Obtaining the university's response
    • Responding to the university's offer
    • Proceeding with your registration and course choices
    • Retrieving your file
    • Procedures for international applicants
  • Consentement ŕ l'utilisation des renseignements personnels: Consent to the use of personal information.
  • Parcours libre: Free course.
  • Exigences linguistiques: Language requirements.
    • French language requirements for admission
    • Language requirements for obtaining a first-cycle degree
    • English language requirements for admission
  • Candidatures internationales: International applications.
    • Minimum required scores for the bachelor's degree
  • Liens rapides pour l'admission ŕ l'UdeS: Quick links for admission to the University of Sherbrooke.
    • Your online file
    • Frequently asked questions
    • Faculty calendars
    • Rights and responsibilities
    • Deadlines
    • Documents to be provided
    • Bonus for the university grade point average (CRU)
  • Guide de la rentrée: Back-to-school guide.
    • My admission
    • My back-to-school
    • My new home
    • My budget
    • My resources
    • My mobility
    • My internships and student exchanges

Costs and Financial Aid

  • Frais de scolarité: Tuition fees.
    • Quebec students
    • Canadian students outside Quebec
    • French students
    • Belgian francophone students
    • International students
  • Frais afférents: Related fees.
  • Frais de subsistance: Living expenses.
    • Quebec or Canadian students
    • International students
  • Outil budget: Budget tool.
  • Dates limites de paiement: Payment deadlines.
  • Bourses et aide financičre: Scholarships and financial aid.
    • Admission scholarships for the first cycle
    • Higher cycles and postdoctorates
    • Scholarship directory
    • Government programs
    • International students
    • Student jobs

Why Choose Us

  • L'encadrement pour réussir: Supervision for success.
  • Les stages: Internships.
  • Les méthodes pédagogiques: Pedagogical methods.
  • La vie de campus: Campus life.
  • Le climat inclusif: Inclusive climate.
  • Le Vert & Or: The Green and Gold.
  • Le développement durable: Sustainable development.
  • La ville qu'on adopte: The city we adopt.
  • La recherche et l'excellence: Research and excellence.

Meet Us

  • S'installer ŕ Sherbrooke: Settling in Sherbrooke.
  • Service-conseil: Counseling service.
  • Portes ouvertes: Open houses.
  • Salon des études supérieures: Higher education fair.
  • Séances d'information: Information sessions.
  • Journée Cap sur l'UdeS: UdeS Day.
  • UdeS en tournée: UdeS on tour.
  • Qui peut m'aider?: Who can help me?

Contact Us

  • Demande de renseignements: Request for information.
  • Bureau de la registraire: Registrar's office.
  • Bottin universitaire: University directory.

Course Details

FEM111 - Enjeux contemporains en études féministes et des genres

Presentation

  • Présentation: Presentation.
  • Horaire - Hiver 2026: Schedule - Winter 2026.

Summary

  • Cycle: First cycle.
  • Crédits: 3 credits.
  • Faculté ou centre: Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences.
  • Trimestres: Winter 2026.
  • Particularités: Course open to all.

Training Objectives

  • Cible(s) de formation: Training objectives.
    • Critically understand contemporary problems associated with social gender relations.
    • Deepen the analysis frameworks and relevant data sets for the studied themes.
    • Analyze the media treatment of the addressed issues.
    • Provide keys to position oneself in social debates related to gender and sexuality issues.

Content

  • Enjeux classiques et émergents: Classic and emerging issues associated with feminist and gender studies, which may vary depending on the course instructor.
    • Sexual violence.
    • Professional inequalities and invisibility of women's work.
    • Sex-based socialization within the family and at school.
    • Relationships between religions, women, and sexual minorities.
    • Differentiated media representations.

Programs Offering This Course

  • Baccalauréat 4 ans en sciences humaines: 4-year bachelor's degree in human sciences.
  • Certificat en histoire: Certificate in history.
  • Certificat en travail social: Certificate in social work.
  • Certificat en études féministes et des genres: Certificate in feminist and gender studies.
  • Microprogramme de 1er cycle en études féministes et des genres: First-cycle microprogram in feminist and gender studies.

Schedule

  • Groupe 1: Group 1.
    • 7 janvier au 29 avril 2026: January 7 to April 29, 2026.
    • Mercredi: Wednesday.
    • 16:00 - 18:50: 4:00 pm - 6:50 pm.
    • 15: 15 sessions.
  • Type: Lecture course.
  • Lieu: Main campus of Sherbrooke.
  • Unité Responsable: Department of History.
  • Personnel Enseignant: Karine Bellerive.
  • Commentaire: Open to all. Starts on January 7.
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