Collaborative Programs
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Women and Gender Studies
Lead Faculty
Arts and Science
Participating Degree Programs
Adult Education and Community Development—MA,
MEd, PhD
Anthropology—MA, MSc, PhD
Cinema Studies—MA
Classics—MA, PhD
Comparative Literature—MA, PhD
Counselling and Clinical Psychology—MA, PhD
Counselling Psychology—MEd, EdD
Criminology—MA, PhD
Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development—MA,
MEd, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies—MA, PhD
East Asian Studies—MA, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy—MA, MEd, EdD,
PhD
English—MA, PhD
Exercise Sciences—MSc, PhD
French Language and Literature—MA, PhD
Geography—MA, MSc, PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures—A
German Literature, Culture and Theory—PhD
Health Administration—MHSc
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation—MSc, PhD
Higher Education—MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
History—MA, PhD
Information—MI
Information Studies—PhD
Language and Literacies Education—MA, MEd, PhD
Law—LLM, SJD
Medieval Studies—MA, PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations—MA, PhD
Philosophy—MA, PhD
Planning—MScPl, PhD
Political Science—MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences—MPH, PhD
Religion—MA, PhD
Social Justice Education—MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Social Work—MSW, PhD
Sociology—MA, PhD
Spanish—MA, PhD
Overview
The Graduate Collaborative Program in Women and
Gender Studies (CWGS) provides students with an
opportunity for advanced feminist studies in concert with
an MA or PhD degree in another discipline. The program
offers a rich interdisciplinary environment in which to
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grapple with how gender and sexuality are tangled with
questions of race, citizenship, embodiment, colonialism,
nation, global capitalism, violence, aesthetics, and other
pressing concerns.
The graduate programs listed above participate in the
Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies at
the University of Toronto. The collaborating units
contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision
for graduate research. The program is administered by the
Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI). The CWGS
brings together 34 graduate programs, more than 100
courses, and more than 100 graduate faculty members.
Core faculty members bring transnational feminist
commitments to the study of diverse sites and their
interconnection with particular focus on Canada, the
Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia,
and the United States.
Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of
the participating home department and the collaborative
program, students receive the notation “Completed
Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies” on
their transcript and parchment.
Contact and Address
Web: www.wgsi.utoronto.ca/graduate/collaborativeprogram
Email: grad.womenstudies@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3668
Fax: (416) 946-5561
Graduate Collaborative Program in Women and Gender
Studies
Women and Gender Studies Institute
University of Toronto
Room 2036, Wilson Hall, New College
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C6
Canada
Programs
Master's Level
Admission Requirements
 Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative
program must apply to and be admitted to both the
collaborative program and a graduate degree program in
one of the collaborating departments. Applicants must
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fulfil all the degree requirements in the home
department.
 Applicants to the collaborative program should have a
substantial undergraduate background in gender and
feminist studies or an equivalent focus within a
discipline. In exceptional cases, extensive work or
activist experience which also requires academic
knowledge of research on women and/or gender will
also be considered.
 Two-page statement of research intent explaining how
the applicant’s program of study and specific research
interests relate to women and gender studies at the
master's level.
 Two letters of reference outlining the applicant’s
background in women and gender studies.
fulfil all the degree requirements in the home
department.
 Applicants to the collaborative program should have a
substantial undergraduate or graduate background in
gender and feminist studies or an equivalent focus within
a discipline. In exceptional cases, extensive work or
activist experience which also requires academic
knowledge of research on women and/or gender will
also be considered.
 Two-page statement of research intent explaining how
the applicant's program of study and specific research
interests relate to women and gender Studies at the
doctoral level.
 Two letters of reference outlining the applicant's
background in women and gender studies.
 Programs of study should be planned in consultation
 Programs of study should be planned in consultation
with the CWGS Graduate Coordinator as well as the
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the student's home
graduate unit.
 Courses should be selected from the established crosslisted courses or approved by the Graduate Coordinator
of the collaborative program.
with the CWGS Graduate Coordinator as well as the
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the student's home
graduate unit.
 Courses should be selected from the established crosslisted courses approved by the Graduate Coordinator of
the collaborative program.
 A required 0.5 FCE selected from WGS 5000H or WGS
5001H.
 Any other 0.5 FCE course in women and gender studies.
 1.0 FCE of cross-listed or approved courses with a focus
on women/gender/feminist/sexuality/critical
race/postcolonial studies.
 Regularly participate in the WGS Research Seminar.
 Students are required to present their work in the
seminar at least once before graduating.
 Doctoral thesis dealing with a subject in the field of
women and gender studies. Theses will be supervised
and evaluated in the same manner as those in the home
graduate unit. Normally, at least one cross-listed or core
graduate faculty member with WGSI will be a member of
the thesis or supervisory committee of students in the
program.
Program Requirements
Non-thesis Master's
 A required 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE) (WGS
5000H).
 0.5 FCE of cross-listed or approved courses with a focus
on women/gender/feminist/sexuality/critical race/
postcolonial studies.
 Regular attendance at the WGS Research Seminar.
Thesis Master's
 A required 0.5 FCE (WGS 5000H).
 0.5 FCE of cross-listed or approved courses with a focus
on women/gender/feminist/sexuality/critical race/
postcolonial studies.
 Regular attendance at the WGS Research Seminar
 The thesis, or major paper, dealing with a subject in the
field of women and gender studies.
 Theses will be supervised and evaluated in the same
manner as those in the home graduate unit. Normally, at
least one cross-listed or core graduate faculty member
of WGSI will be a member of the thesis or supervisory
committee of students in the program.
Doctoral Level
Admission Requirements
 Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative
program must apply to and be admitted to both the
collaborative program and a graduate degree program in
one of the collaborating departments. Students must
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Program Requirements
Course List
Core Courses
WGS 5000H
Feminist Theories, Histories, Movements I
WGS 5001H
Feminist Theories, Histories, Movements II
Elective Courses
For courses offered by WGSI and cross-listed by the
participating units offered in a particular year, check the
collaborative program website.
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Program Committee
Anthropology; Women and Gender Studies
McElhinny, Bonnie - BA, MA, MA, PhD, PhD (Director)
Anthropology
Kalmar, Ivan - BA, MA, PhD
Applied Psychology and Human Development
Geva, Esther - BA, MA, PhD
Cinema Studies
Sammond, Nicholas - BA, MA, PhD
Classics
Keith, Alison - BA, MA, PhD, FRSC
Comparative Literature
Esonwanne, Uzoma - BA, MA, PhD
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
Levi, Ron - BCL, LLB, LLM, SJD
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
McDougall, Douglas - BM, BEd, MEd, EdD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Barton, Bruce - BA, MA, PhD
English
Murray, Heather - BA, MA, PhD
Exercise Sciences
Thomas, Scott - BSc, MSc, PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
Beaulieu, Paul-Alain - LLB, BA, MA, PhD
Nursing Science
Tourangeau, Ann - BScN, MN, PhD
Philosophy
Raffman, Diana - BA, PhD, FRSC
Political Science
Chambers, Simone - BA, MPH, MA, PHD
Public Health Sciences
Sass-Kortsak, Andrea - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Religion
Harris, Jennifer - BA, MA, PhD
Sociology
Andersen, Robert - BA, MA, PhD
Social Justice Education
Walcott, Rinaldo - BA, MA, PhD
Social Work
Litvack, Andrea - BSW, MSW
Spanish
Rodriguez, Nestor - MA, PhD
Women and Gender Studies
Song, Jesook - BA, PhD (Coordinator, Graduate
Programs)
French Language and Literature
Havercroft, Barbara - BA, MA, PhD
Geography
DiFrancesco, Richard - PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Stock, Markus - MA, PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Cockerill, Rhonda W - BA, MA, PhD
History
Kazal, Russell - AB, MA, PhD
Information
Choo, Chun Wei - BA, MSc, PhD
Law
Brunneé, Jutta - LLM, SJD
Leadership, Higher and Adult Education
Bredo, Eric - BA, MA, PhD
Medieval Studies
Caskey, Jill - AB, MA, MPH, PhD
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