The Bachelor of Arts (BA) Combined Honours is a four-year, 120-credit hour program. Students can complete the BA with Combined Honours by choosing Gender & Women's Studies and another subject from a wide range including Biology, Classics, Contemporary Studies, English, French, History, International Development Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Anthropology, and Theatre.
Students interested in any of these combinations or any other that involves Gender & Women's Studies and another subject should consult wtih the departments concerned.
General Degree Requirements
Please read the detailed description of the BA with Combined Honours program in the Degree Requirements section of the Dalhousie Academic Calendar. After meeting the first year requirements, students must complete:
- Minimum of 66, maximum of 84 credit hours beyond the 1000 level in the two allied subjects combined, not more than 48 credit hours nor fewer than 30 credit hours being in either of them. Grade must be "C" or better; otherwise, course will not count toward degree.
- Within the last 90 credit hours, 6 to 24 - depending on the number selected in the honours subjects - elective credit hours.
- PLEASE NOTE: Where a class selected from the Gender and Women’s Studies “list” is cross-listed with a class in the allied subject, the class may not be double counted (i.e. it may be counted toward one subject or the other, but not both).
- Total credit hours required above 1000 level = 72
- Total credit hours required for degree = 120
- Required GPA for graduation = 2.00
- Honours Qualifying Examination: see concentrated honours program above for details.
- Required standing for graduation: Arts and Social Sciences subjects require a GPA of 2.70 (3.70 for first class) on courses in the honours subjects. Science subjects (see below) require a GPA of 3.00 (3.70 for first class) in courses in the honours subjects.
- May be combined with minor(s)Note: If the student has a minor, courses in the honours subjects and the minor are included in the honours GPA
Note: If the student has a minor, courses in the honours subjects and the minor are included in the honours GPA
Departmental Requirements
In addition to meeting the Degree Requirements set out by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Gender & Women's Studies students must also meet the following requirements:
- At least 3 different disciplines must be represented in a student's selection of Gender & Women's Studies classes (in disciplines other than the allied subject).
- The following classes are required:
- At least 6 credit hours from the following: GWST 2066.03, GWST 2170.03, GWST 2191.03, GWST 2192.03, GWST 2301.03, GWST 2500.03 (Normally this requirement should be met in the second year of the program).
- At least three Gender and Women’s Studies classes (9 credit hours) must be taken beyond the 2000 level.
- At least one 6 credit hour 4000-level Gender & Women's Studies class, either Directed Readings, Special Topics, or cross-listed class (Normally this requirement should be met in the frouth year of the program).
- To meet the Honours Examination requirement when Gender & Women's Studies is the Major subject, students will prepare a research paper under the supervision of a Gender & Women's Studies faculty member and will take GWST 4900X/Y.
Download Honours Program Checklist [PDF - 339KB]
Download the Honours Application Form [PDF - 198KB].
