Courses

For a list of required courses please download the Program Guide according to your year of entry. For a complete list of course descriptions consult the Undergraduate Calendar.

Schedules for courses are available on the class schedules website. Course list archives from past years are also available.

 

Program Structure (27 credits)

12 credits chosen from the following 5 core courses:
FASS 291 / INTE 275 (3) Introduction to Sexuality Research
FASS 392 / INTE 392 (3) Queer Theory
SOCI 375 / ANTH 375 (3) Social Construction of Sexuality
(Prerequisites waived for students having completed 6 credits in the Sexuality Minor)
FMST 392 (3) Queer Cinema
INTE 390 / FFAR 390 (6) HIV/AIDS: Cultural, Social and Scientific Aspects of the Pandemic

9 credits chosen from elective courses on sexuality and sexual orientation, chosen with programme coordinator’s approval from periodic topics courses and other suitable courses identified in a given year, and from the following periodic courses:

AHSC 312 (3) Sexuality and Human Relations
ENGL 445 (3) Gender and Sexuality: Contemporary Literature and Theory
FMST 391 (3) Sexual Representation in Cinema
RELI 380 (3) Sexuality in the History of Religions
WSDB 384 (3) Queer Feminism

6 credits chosen from courses in Gender and Women’s studies, chosen with programme coordinator’s approval from list of available offerings within departments in the faculties of Fine Arts and of Arts and Science, to be posted each year.

Sexuality Courses for 2012-2013

Summer/Fall/Winter

Core Courses:

FFAR 290 INTE 270 COMS 399A, SOCI 399H "HIV/AIDS: ASPECTS OF THE PANDEMIC" 6 credits
Special Note: Students who have received credit for FFAR 290,FFAR 390, INTE 390 or for this topic under an FFAR 398, INTE 398 or SOCI 399 number may not take this course for credit.

Fall & Winter

• /3Lect AA---J--- (18:00-20:15)SGW H-553T.B.A.
• /3 Tut AA---J--- (20:16-21:15)SGW H-429
• /3 Tut BB---J--- (20:16-21:15)SGW H-441
• /3 Tut CC---J--- (20:16-21:15)SGW H-529
• /3 Tut DD---J--- (20:16-21:15)SGW H-439

NOTE: Students must attend one of the tutorials in addition to the lecture. This course is offered as FFAR 290, INTE 270, COMS 399A, and SOCI 399H.

FASS 291 INTE 275 "INTRO TO SEXUALITY RESEARCH" 3 credits
Special Note: Students who have received credit for INTE 391, FASS 291 or FASS 391 may not take this course for credit. This course is also offered as FASS 291.

Fall

• /2Lect A--W---- (13:15-16:00)SGW H-435T.B.A.

FASS 392 INTE 392 "QUEER THEORY" 3 credits
Prerequisite: 30 credits.

Winter

• /4Lect A--W---- (13:15-16:00)SGW FG-B040T.B.A.

 

FMST 392 COMS 304C "QUEER CINEMA I" 3 credits
Prerequisite:24 credits completed.

Fall

• /2Lect AA---J--- (18:00-22:00)SGW VA-114T.B.A.

SOCI/ANTH 375 "SOCIAL CONSTRUC. OF SEXUALITY" 3 credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 202 or equivalent; 3 credits in 200 - level ANTH courses. (prerequisite waived for students enrolled in Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality: apply to Soci & Anth department).

SummerTerm: 21 June - 13 August

• /1Lect CAM-W---- (15:30-18:00)SGW H-433TREMBLAY, FRANCINE

Fall

• /2Lect AA---J--- (18:00-20:15)SGW FG-B030T.B.A.

Winter

• /4Lect A-T-J--- (10:15-11:30)SGW H-433T.B.A.
• /4Lect BB-T----- (18:00-20:15)SGW H-535LAFRANCE, MARC

Elective Courses:

AHSC 312 "SEXUALITY IN HUMAN RELATIONS" 3 credits
Prerequisite: 30 university credits including AHSC 220, 230.
Places are reserved for students in the Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality who do not have the prerequisite: apply to AHSC department undergraduate adviser.

Fall

• /2Lect 01--W---- (11:45-14:30)LOY VE-226T.B.A.
• /2Lect 51---J--- (17:45-20:15)LOY CC-119T.B.A.

Winter

• /4Lect 02M------ (11:45-14:30)LOY VE-226T.B.A.
• /4Lect 03---J--- (14:45-17:30)LOY VE-326T.B.A.

ARTH 392 "GENDER ISSUES IN ART AND ART HISTORY"
Special Topic: "Queer Theory and the Male Body"
Special Note: It is strongly recommended that students follow at least 6 credits in Art History courses before enrolling in this course. Sexuality students who have completed 6 credits in the minor and wish to waive this prerequisite should contact the department of Art History.

Fall

• /2Lect A-T----- (13:00-15:15)SGW EV-1.615T.B.A.
  

EDUC 321 "SEX ROLE SOCIALIZATION-SCHL" 3 credits

Winter

• /4Lect A--W---- (14:45-17:30)SGW H-407T.B.A.
  

ENGL 393 "GENDER & SEXUALITY IN LIT." 3 credits
Special Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 445 may not take this course for credit.

Winter

• /4Lect A-T-J--- (14:45-16:00)SGW H-565FREIWALD, BINA

FFAR 398F INTE 398G "HIV/AIDS: INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION" 3 credits

NOTE: Lecture AA is a DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE. Online activities and regular access to audio-visual materials are an integral part of the course curriculum. Students must have access to an internet connection to take this course. An optional Orientation session will be held on campus the first week of classes. Please visit the course website at http://cinema.concordia.ca/sexuality/courses7w.html for full information. More information on the Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality is also available by visiting http://cinema.concordia.ca/sexuality/.

NOTE: This course is a shortened 3-credit version of the 6-credit course FFAR 290/INTE 270/COMS 399A/SOCI 399H (previously also FFAR 390/INTE 390) and students who have received credit for this existing 6-credit version under any of these cross-listed course codes may not take INTE 398G for credit.

Winter

• /4Lect AA------- (00:00-00:00)SGWT.B.A.

FFAR 398N "SEXUAL REPRESENTATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS" 3 credits
Special Note: An introduction, for non-Fine Arts students, to selected issues in sexual representation in the fine arts, primarily in the Western world. Media from painting and the performing arts to recent digital and interactive technologies are considered, as are genres ranging from the classical nude to contemporary pornography. The impact of the sexual revolution, feminism and sexual identity politics is analysed, with an emphasis on the exploration of a diversity of sexualities and aesthetics in both the traditional and contemporary artistic environments. This course cannot be applied within a BFA Degree or any Fine Arts Specialization, Major or Minor program (with the exception of the Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality, where it can be applied as an elective).

Fall

• /2Lect AA-T----- (18:00-20:15)SGW EV-1.605T.B.A.

FMST 391 FFAR 398Z COMS 304D "SEXUAL REPRESENTATION IN CINEMA" 3 credits
Prerequisite: Second Year Standing or 6 credits completed in the Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality programme.

Winter

• /4Lect AM------ (13:15-17:15)SGW H-110T.B.A.

FMST 398W "GENDER AND IRISH CINEMA" 3 Credits

Fall

• /2Lect AM------ (13:15-17:15)SGW LB-125BARTON, RUTH

PSYC 355 "FUNDS OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY" 3 credits
Prerequisite:BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, CEGEP Biology 301, CEGEP Biology 101-NYA, or CEGEP Biology 921.
Special Note::Students who have received credit for BIOL 383 or PSYC 358 may not take this course for credit.

Fall

• /2Lect 01M-W---- (13:15-14:30)LOY CC-116T.B.A.
• /2Lect 02M-W---- (10:15-11:30)LOY CC-320T.B.A.
• /2Lect 51-T----- (18:30-21:00)LOY CC-204T.B.A.

Winter

• /4Lect 03-T-J--- (08:45-10:00)LOY CC-204T.B.A.
• /4Lect 04-T-J--- (11:45-13:00)LOY CC-204T.B.A.
• /4Lect 52--W---- (18:00-20:15)LOY CC-308T.B.A.

RELI 398A "THE BIBLE AND SEXUALITY" 3 credits

Fall

• /2Lect AM-W---- (13:15-14:30)SGW H-544DANIEL-HUGHES, CARL

WSDB 383 "LESBIAN ISSUES AND REALITIES" 3 credits
Prerequisite: 18 credits, including WSDB 290, 291, 292, and nine credits from other WSDB or elective courses.
Special Note: Students who have received credit for this topic under a WSDB 398 number may not take this course for credit.

Winter

• /4Sem AAM------ (18:00-20:15)SGW MU-101T.B.A.

WSDB 298J "FRAMING THE PROSTITUTE"
Prerequisite: 15 Credits

Fall

• /2Sem AA-T----- (18:00-20:15)SGW MU-101T.B.A.

THEO 298L SEL. TOPICS IN THEO. STUDIES, Special Subject: SEXUAL ETHICS 3 credits

Winter

• /4 Lect A ---J--- (13:15-16:00) SGW H-401 T.B.A.

PSYC 297S SELECTED TOPICS IN PSYC, Special Subject: HUMAN SEXUALITY 3 credits
Special Note: Students registered in a Psychology program may not take this course for credit.

Fall

• /2 Lect 01 -T-J--- (13:15-14:30) LOY HC-112 T.B.A.

 

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