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IGSF is committed to promoting safer spaces in the classroom and throughout the McGill community at large. We encourage instructors to develop pedagogical approaches that cultivate a classroom culture that is as free from barriers as possible; that encourages inclusivity and diversity; and that demonstrates a commitment to equity and social justice. The Social Equity and Diversity Education Office offers workshops and training on equity issues; we encourage all of our instructors to take advantage of what SEDE has to offer. To learn more about Safer Space resources, please visit www.mcgill.ca/equity_diversity/.
Fall 2017-Winter 2018
Anthropology
ANTH 615
Sem in Medical Anthropology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: Overview of the theories and methods of contemporary medical anthropology.
Offered by: Anthropology
Fall 2017, Prof. Sandra Hyde
Architecture
Art History
Looking for CMPL courses? See the Law course listings below.
Communication Studies
COMS 541
Cultural Industries
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: The convergence of computerized technologies and cultural industries and how these have produced entire new forms of cultural expression in film, TV, and the Internet.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2018 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018 academic year
TOPIC: Social Justice Philanthropy. Fall 2017, Prof. Becky Lentz
COMS 683
Special Topics:Media& Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Emergent themes in media and politics, and their application to current issues in communication studies.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Instructors
- Darin D Barney
- Roberto Benedicto
TOPIC: Queer Theory and the Politics of Death. Fall 2017, Prof. Roberto Benedicto
COMS 681
Special Topics:Media & Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Emergent themes in media and culture, and their application to current issues in communication studies.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Instructors
- Thomas Lamarre, Adam Szymanski
TOPIC: Special Topics: Media and Culture. Winter 2018, Prof. Jenny Burman
East Asian Studies
Education
EDPC 503
Inter. Relationships&Sexuality
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): Situated in sexuality studies and education this course explores intra and interpersonal relationships through examining the intersections of sexuality with a diversity of identities, expressions and communities. The course addresses the ways in which current and emerging technologies influence and inform understandings of sexuality and the resulting effect on how people negotiate sexual relationships.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
Fall 2017, Prof. Ada Sinacore
English
Geography
GEOG 507
Advanced Social Geography
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Geography: Current theories and themes in social geography, such as relations between society and space, social and spatial relations of inequality, difference and diversity, situated and embodied identities, social issues and problems, connections between society and nature, all within a spatial framework.
Offered by: Geography
- Prerequisite: GEOG 331 or equivalent, and permission of instructor.
TOPIC: Queer Geographies. Winter 2018, Prof. Natalie Oswin
Philosophy
Political Science
History
Law
Sociology
Social Work
Women's Studies
WMST 601
Feminist Theories and Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Women's Studies: Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St
Fall 2017, Prof. Jenny Burman
WMST 602
Feminist Research Symposium
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Women's Studies: Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St
- Prerequisite: WMST 601.
- Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018 academic year
Winter 2018, Prof. Mary Bunch
Please Note:
The courses listed on this page are the ones that are offered and approved as Complementary Courses for the Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies for the 2016-2017 calendar years. Where relevant, the topic is specified. Additional courses are currently under consideration and will be posted above, if approved.
Courses may only be applied towards the Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies when the topic significantly engages issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism.
Special or current topics courses are marked with an asterisk (*). Topics courses may be applied towards the Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies ONLY when the topic significantly engages issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism in a given year and with documentation on file for that year.
If you find a course WHICH IS NOT LISTED and that you think could count as a Complementary Course towards the Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies please contact the claire.michela [at] mcgill.ca (Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator) for approval.
