Sexuality Studies
Degree Overview: Four Years
In our Sexuality Studies program, you will examine the artistic, cultural, economic, geographic, historical, literary, political, psychological and social aspects of sexuality in a transnational context.
The program explores intersectionality, an approach that focuses on existent and emergent intersections of sexuality with ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, health, nationality, race, religion and sexual identity.
Your first year will introduce you to the university environment, provide you with your mandatory Core course in SXST, offer you general education course choices, and expose you to the general topics of the Program.
SXST 1600 9.00 (Y)/Introduction to Sexuality Studies (Core)
SXST 1601 6.00 (Y)/Introduction to Sexuality Studies (Core, Glendon campus)
SXST 1601 6.00 (Y)/Introduction à l’étude de la sexualité (Core, Glendon campus)
GWST 1501 9.00 A (Y)/Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies (optional)
GWST 1501 9.00 B (Y)/Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies (ONLN) (optional)
GWST 1502 6.00 (Y)/Introduction aux études des femmes et de genre (optional, Glendon campus)
General Education Requirements:
9.0 credit from Humanities or Social Science
6.0 credit from Humanities or Social Science (whichever is not taken in 1)
6.0 credit from Natural Science
In your second year, you will deepen your critical engagement with key topics in the field of SXST Studies through optional SXST and GWST (cross-listed to SXST) courses.
SXST 2601 6.00 (Y)/Family Interruptus: Critical Sexualities, Critical Families
GWST 2512 6.00 (Y)/Race, Gender and Sexuality (ONLN)
GWST 2513 6.00 (Y)/Mothering and Motherhood (ONLN)
GWST 2517 6.00 (Y)/Activisms in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
In the third year, you will explore the Program's specialized fields while focusing more on your particular interests through optional SXST and GWST (cross-listed to SXST) courses.
GWST 3510 6.00 (Y)/ Women and Work: Production and Reproduction
GWST 3524 3.00 (F)/Colonialism, Gender, and Society in Black Africa (Glendon campus)
GWST 3533 3.00 (W)/Black Women’s Activism
GWST 3555 6.00 (Y)/Genealogies of Feminist Theorizing
GWST 3566 6.00 (Y)/Les femmes et les droits humains (Glendon campus)
GWST 3571 6.00 (Y)/Gender, Race, Detention and Internment
SXST 3602 3.00 (F)/Transnational Sexualities
In the fourth year, your classes will be smaller, and you will have several optional SXST and GWST (cross-listed to SXST) course options.
GWST 4502 6.00 (Y)/Violence Against Women
GWST 4509 3.00 (F)/Anti-Racist Feminism
GWST 4513 3.00 (F)/Feminism and Food
GWST 4524 6.00 (Y)/Easy Reads: Feminist Graphic Narratives (BLEN)
GWST 4555 6.00 (Y)/Feminist Methodologies and Methods
SXST 4600 6.00 (Y)/Advanced Seminar in Sexualities (Core)
Students may pursue a BA major, Honours Major BA, Honours Major/Minor BA, Honours Double Major BA, Specialized Honours BA, Honours Minor BA, a number of International BA majors or minors, or a Cross-Disciplinary Certificate in Sexuality Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. For specific program and certificate requirements, please consult the relevant Programs of Study section. Please also book an advising appointment to review your progress through your chosen program option.
For more information, please visit the Courses website and LA&PS Academic Advising.