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Undergraduate studies

Pursue a major or a minor in Feminist and Gender Studies in English or in French.

Feminist and Gender Studies undergraduate programs

Study issues that lie at the heart of national and international debates about socio-political equality.

The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies offers students exciting bilingual interdisciplinary programs that explore questions related to women, gender, power, and diversity. You will study important issues such as globalization, transnationalism, sexualities, gender identities, disability, colonialism, indigeneity, labour, reproduction, and racism. Course offerings are a blend of theoretical and practical knowledge that contributes to intellectual development, analytical competence, and collective efforts for social justice and transformation.

Program overview
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Finance your undergraduate studies

Please visit the Website of the Financial Aid and Awards Service for information on undergraduate scholarships and bursaries, financial assistance and the Work-Study Program.
Financial aid and awards

Undergraduate scholarships

The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies students can apply to the following scholarships:

Also, as a Faculty of Social Sciences undergraduate and/or graduate student, you have access to faculty-wide scholarships, regardless of your program of study.

For a complete list, go to the uOttawa Online Scholarships and Bursaries Portal.

How to apply for scholarships.

Contact us

Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences
Social Sciences Building
120 University Private, Room 11002
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
Canada (map)

Tel.: 613-562-5791

[email protected]

Office hours

Monday to Friday
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closed at 3:30 p.m.)

Note

Please note our services and our personnel are available by MS Teams and by email.

The Social Sciences (FSS) and Vanier (VNR) buildings are open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.