Women and Gender Studies (Hons) University of Toronto

Overview

The Women and Gender Studies (Hons) at the University of Toronto offers a transformative intellectual journey into the complex social relations of gender, race, and sexuality. This bachelor programme equips students with the analytical tools to investigate how these forces operate at individual, institutional, and global levels. By bridging theory and practice, the curriculum prepares graduates to address urgent contemporary questions regarding equity and social justice.

Why Women and Gender Studies (Hons) at University of Toronto?

The Women & Gender Studies Institute is renowned for its distinctive transnational approach, critically addressing how national borders and nationalist discourses frame human difference. Students benefit from faculty expertise spanning history, law, sociology, and queer theory. The programme's unique focus on migration, diaspora, and displacement allows for a deep exploration of selfhood and labour in a globalised world.

Tuition Fee Breakdown

• International fee: CAD 63570 per year
• National fee: CAD 6100 per year

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Syllabus

Modules may include:

• Women and Gender Studies
• Texts, Theories, Histories
• Gender in Popular Culture
• Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
• Men and Masculinities
• Making Knowledge in a World that Matters
• Gender Issues in the Law
• Politics of Gender and Health
• Honours Seminar

Careers with Women and Gender Studies (Hons)

Graduates from this programme pursue diverse professional paths across the public, corporate, and creative sectors. Many alumni secure roles as policy analysts in economic development agencies, while others find success as documentary filmmakers or grassroots activists. The critical lenses developed during the course also provide a strong foundation for those entering the academy as professors or researchers.