24 monthsProgramme duration
Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA in Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that invites students to explore the complexities of gender through critical frameworks, including feminist, disability, sexuality, and critical race studies. Working alongside dynamic faculty, students will engage deeply with feminist theory, methodology, and analysis while developing critical research skills applicable within academic and community contexts. The program emphasizes professional development, equipping graduates with transferable skills for careers in academia, advocacy, public policy, and beyond.
A Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility, African Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies are available.
Capital Advantage
The National Capital is an ideal place to study. Within the broader community, students have access to non-governmental organizations with offices in Ottawa, feminist grassroots organizations, unions, government agencies and crown corporations (for example, the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Development Research Centre, Health Canada, Corrections and the Department of Justice) and private sector agencies. The Pauline Jewett Institute has well established links with community organizations and other post-secondary institutions. Our successful partnerships and collaboration with these groups and agencies allow students to benefit both research and career-wise from the advantage of our location in Canada’s capital.
Research Highlights
- Critical pedagogical approaches
- Decolonial and anti-racist praxis
- Disability, mad, and fat studies
- Migration and social policy
- Queer history and transgender studies
- Reproductive justice
- Sex work activism
Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA in Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that invites students to explore the complexities of gender through critical frameworks, including feminist, disability, sexuality, and critical race studies. Working alongside dynamic faculty, students will engage deeply with feminist theory, methodology, and analysis while developing critical research skills applicable within academic and community contexts. The program emphasizes professional development, equipping graduates with transferable skills for careers in academia, advocacy, public policy, and beyond.
A Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility, African Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies are available.
Capital Advantage
The National Capital is an ideal place to study. Within the broader community, students have access to non-governmental organizations with offices in Ottawa, feminist grassroots organizations, unions, government agencies and crown corporations (for example, the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Development Research Centre, Health Canada, Corrections and the Department of Justice) and private sector agencies. The Pauline Jewett Institute has well established links with community organizations and other post-secondary institutions. Our successful partnerships and collaboration with these groups and agencies allow students to benefit both research and career-wise from the advantage of our location in Canada’s capital.
Research Highlights
- Critical pedagogical approaches
- Decolonial and anti-racist praxis
- Disability, mad, and fat studies
- Migration and social policy
- Queer history and transgender studies
- Reproductive justice
- Sex work activism
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