Program Overview

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Program Overview

Faculty: Faculty of Arts Degree Type: Bachelor of Arts Delivery: In-person Department: Women's and Gender Studies

About Women's and Gender Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies at StFX is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program, which provides an academic and community context for scholarly inquiry focusing on gender. You will learn how to use gender as a category of analysis, including reflection on the manifestation of gender in your own life. Intersections of identities such as race, social class, gender, ability and sexuality are explored in the context of everyday life and in society. You will also explore the contributions, connections and insights of Women's and Gender Studies within the academy and beyond.

Why Study Women’s and Gender Studies at StFX?

A rich interdisciplinary academic environment supported by committed faculty is a program hallmark. Formal academic programs are integrated with community projects. More than a dozen faculty members are affiliated with the program from fields as diverse as sociology, religious studies and nursing.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program regularly hosts symposia, lectures and workshops as well as several events in which notable feminist activists, scholars, and artists speak and present their work. A graduation prize is awarded annually to a Women’s and Gender Studies graduating student.

First Year at a Glance

The first course you will take is Women’s and Gender Studies 100, an introduction to feminist theory and perspectives. You will take this course in combination with complementary courses in disciplines such as Anthropology, English, History, Human Kinetics and Psychology. Students also have the option of taking Women's and Gender Studies as part of the Social Justice Colloquium.

Future Opportunities

The program emphasizes critical thinking, research skills and opportunities for practicum experiences in the community. It prepares graduates for future work in areas such as teaching, law, government, community development, policy analysis, health, communications or graduate studies.

• Education / Teacher
• Lawyer
• Public Policy and Administration
• Research Consultant
• Social Worker

Testimonial

I really enjoyed the experience! It is an amazing program and you learn so much from different perspectives. What more, you don't feel intimidated if you are not as outspoken as your other classmates. Share your experiences as you might be teaching someone else!

Shelby-Nicole Beneby

Undergraduate in Women’s & Gender Studies, 2020

Residences

Power Hall

Why move off-campus when living on campus is so much easier? At Power Hall, we take all the hassle out of getting your own place. Along with its twin building Somers Hall, Power Hall offers returning and transfer students at StFX on-campus apartments. If you're not interested in the more traditional residence living accommodations, Power Hall is a great way of staying on campus.

FX Hall

FX Hall, located near the newly renovated Saputo Centre, is an ideal residence for students seeking a comfortable and community-oriented living environment. This smaller residence offers both single

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Life in Antigonish

We are a small town with big things to offer. Consider us your home away from home!

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StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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Join our community of esteemed alumni

Across the globe, StFX graduates are recognized by the enduring symbol of the X-Ring and the uniquely Xaverian spirit of social justice and community mindedness.