Program Requirement:
The M.A. non-thesis project option - Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in a participating unit and wish to earn 6 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The non-thesis project option consists mainly of coursework, and includes two 6 credit projects. This option is suitable for practitioners interested in professional development with a research and theoretical orientation. The project must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies.
Research Project (12 credits)
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EDER 633
Project 1
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Theoretical or practical project to explore and analyze an area of interest relevant to education and society.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- Taken in final semester.
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EDER 634
Project 2
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Theoretical or practical project to explore and analyze an area of interest relevant to education and society.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
Required Courses (9 credits)
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EDEM 609
Critical Perspect Ed Theo&Res
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Critical exploration of contemporary issues in educational theory and research, in terms of current scholarship in the field, current educational contexts, and various research paradigms. Educational issues as expressions of social, ethical, political, economic, epistemological and cultural reconfigurations. Students will learn to be critical consumers of educational theories and research.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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EDEM 690
Research Methods: Theo & Pract
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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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
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
12 credits from the following:
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EDEC 602
Foundations in Curriculum
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: This course introduces the field of curriculum studies, including a historical approach to the discourses, debates and issues that have shaped it. Students will actively explore relationships between curriculum theory and professional as well as pedagogical practice.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDEC 606
Self-Stdy,Autoeth,&Autobcl Res
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Critical and ethical engagement with the relationship between self and other through various auto/biographical approaches to research in education, such as self-study, autoethnography, currere, life writing, artistic practices, writing the self, and memory-work. Exploration of various forms of writing, representation, analysis and critical discussion
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDEC 612
Digital Media and Learning
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: This course addresses emerging theories, pedagogies, and practices related to youth learning through digital media and online participatory cultures. Through direct engagement with multiple forms of digital media and youth, students will consider implications for teaching and learning within and beyond schools.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- Please note: students taking this course as part of a Teacher Education Program leading to certification will also integrate e-portfolios.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Aron L Rosenberg
- Michael B Lipset
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EDEC 617
Special Topics in Ed Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Explores important current issues in the field of Educational Studies. (Content varies from year to year).
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- Instructors
- Philip S S Howard
- Janine E Metallic
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EDEC 620
Meanings of Literacy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Investigation of basic issues related to definitions of literacy. Issues include new directions in literacy and education, the need for non-print literacies in contemporary life, and the challenges these changes present for educators.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Winter
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDEM 620.
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EDEC 628
Lit-Multiling/Multicult Settgs
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: This course examines the teaching of literacy in a range of multilingual and multicultural settings in schooling and society, primarily from the sociocultural perspectives of self and group identity as well as empowerment within majority-minority group relations.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDEC 635
Research Writing
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDER 606
Philosophy of Moral Education
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: A study of principles underlying contemporary moral education such as what constitutes moral values and judgments, normative basis for morality, and differing foundations employed in determining moral norms.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDER 607
Ethics and Values in Education
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Considers education as a concept and practice influenced by values (ethical, religious, aesthetic, cultural, political, etc.). Includes a critical examination of selected approaches to values education.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDER 608
Educ Implic of Social Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: An analysis of some of the educational implications of various social and political theories: liberalism, Marxism and others.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 609
Educ. & Philosophical Thought
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: An analysis of the educational implications of various philosophical positions concerning the nature of reality and the nature of knowledge.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- Although this course follows a Monday class schedule pattern, there will be an online class on Fridays May 17 and June 21st.
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EDER 614
Sociology of Education
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Social context of schooling, including education and social stratification and socialization processes within and outside schools.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 615
Intro to PhilosophyofEducation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Explores questions, aims, debates and modes of inquiry that characterize philosophical approaches to studying educational questions. Introduces philosophy of education as a distinctive field of educational research and may focus on figures or themes of contemporary interest.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 617
Aesthetics and Education
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: An examination and critical analysis of selected readings on the topic of aesthetics, with specific reference to their application to educational practice.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 622
Studies in Comparative Educ
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Comparative study of the economic, political and social aspects of education systems.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 625
Special Topics in Ed Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Explores important current issues in the field of Educational Studies. (Content varies from year to year.)
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 626
Theory&Praxis of Cult&Citzshp
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Study and critique of contemporary ethics and cultural education models with a specific emphasis on Quebec’s Culture and Citizenship program. Introduction to a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on the roles culture and citizenship play starting from our personal lives to the classroom.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDER 643
Women, Education&Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: This course will trace the major theoretical developments in women and development and relate them to educational issues in the formal, non-formal and informal settings. There will be an emphasis on the significance and policy implications of women's education for sustainable developments in the countries of the South.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDER 649
Educ:Multicultural Societies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Majority-minority relations and their implications for educational policy and practice.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
3 credits chosen from the following, must be either:
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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.
or one 3-credit course, at the 500 level or higher, on gender/women's issues.
Elective Courses (9 credits)
9 credits at the 500 level or higher. An elective course can be any course in DISE. If the course is outside the department, the student should consult with the Program Director or Coordinator prior to registering for the course. A maximum of 9 credits outside of DISE is permitted.
