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Welcome to Women’s Studies! 3

Women’s Studies Resources and FacilitiesThe McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women (MCRTW) 5MCRTW Administration 5Women’s Studies Advisory Committee (WSAC) 5

WSAC Membership 2008-2009 6Women’s Studies Student Association (WSSA) 6Women’s Studies Listserv 6Women Without Borders 6

Undergraduate Programs and Courses in Women’s StudiesMinor Concentration in Women’s Studies (18 credits) 8Major Concentration in Women’s Studies (36 credits) 8Honours Program in Women’s Studies (57 credits) 8Joint Honours Program in Women’s Studies (36 credits) 9Honours and Joint Honours Thesis in Women’s Studies: Guidelines & Requirements 10

Guidelines 10Course requirements 10Honours/Joint Honours Colloquium 10Thesis 10Thesis Supervisor 10Timetable and Preparation for Writing Thesis 11

Undergraduate Women’s Studies Courses 2008-2009 11Fall 11Winter 12Full Year Courses 13

Guidelines for Tutorial in Women’s Studies 13Undergraduate Complementary Courses 2008-2009 14

Historical and Non-European Stream 14Literature and the Arts Stream 15Science and Social Science Stream 15

Undergraduate Women’s Studies Internship Program and Course (WMST 494) 16Approval Procedures 17Requirements 17Registration Restrictions 17Evaluation Method 17Student’s Roles and Responsibilities 18

Securing an Internship 18During the Internship 18After the Internship 18

Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships 18The Honourable Sheila Finestone Award in Women’s Studies 18The Peta Tancred Prize 18

Graduate Option in Gender and Women’s StudiesProgram and Courses 20Approved Graduate Programs 20Graduate Program Core Courses 21Complementary Graduate Courses 2008-2009 21Resources and Departmental Contacts 22Graduate Awards and Scholarships 23

Margaret Gillett Award 23Shree Mulay Graduate Award in Gender and Women’s Studies 24MCRTW Friends Committee Gender and Women’sStudies Graduate Best Paper Prize 24

Student Groups and Connections 24Graduate Group For Feminist Scholarship (GGFS) 24Library 24

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