Open to all students in the university, the Major in Black Studies aims to develop students’ knowledge of the issues facing people from the Black diaspora. The Major will encompass historical, theoretical, and socio-cultural topics, varying from Black Feminist Thought to contemporary Black cultural practices in Canada and elsewhere. Any undergraduate student may apply for admission, subject to prerequisites and general university entrance requirements.
Completion of first-year requirements with an average of at least 60% in 3.0 courses including GSWS 1030F/G with a minimum mark of 60% and any 0.5 or 1.0 1000-level essay course in Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Media and Communication Studies.
Module
6.0 courses:
0.5 course: GSWS 2230F/G.
0.5 course from the following 2000-level courses: Anthropology 2278A/B, GSWS 2231F/G, History 2135A/B, Political Science 2533F/G.
0.5 course: GSWS 3420F/G.
0.5 course from the following 3000-level courses: English 3204F/G, English 3573F/G, GSWS 3324F/G, GSWS 3340F/G, GSWS 3401F/G, GSWS 3420F/G, History 3265F/G, History 3340F/G.
2.5 courses* from: Anthropology 2254A/B, French 2141A/B, French 2407A/B, French 3140B, GSWS 2170A/B, GSWS 2263F/G, GSWS 2410F/G, GSWS 2411F/G, GSWS 2412F/G, GSWS 2413F/G, GSWS 2414A/B, GSWS 2415A/B, Geography 2030A/B, History 2135A/B, History 2310F/G, Sociology 2107A/B, Sociology 2190F/G.
1.5 courses* from: Anthropology 3378F/G, Art History 3620F/G, English 3344F/G, English 3471F/G, English 3478F/G, GSWS 3402F/G, GSWS 3430F/G, GSWS 3450F/G, GSWS 3451F/G, GSWS 3452F/G, GSWS 3453F/G, GSWS 3455E, GSWS 3456E, GSWS 3460F/G, GSWS 4430F/G, GSWS 4431F/G, GSWS 4432F/G, GSWS 4607F/G, History 3814F/G, History 3870F/G, History 4315F/G, History 4351F/G, History 4607F/G, History 4645F/G, MediaCom 3931F/G, MediaCom 3935F/G, Philosophy 4107F/G, Philosophy 4751F/G, Political Science 3205F/G, Political Science 4204F/G, Sociology 4420F/G, Sociology 4472F/G.
*Students may include among their courses for these requirements any courses from the two lists of required 2000-level and 3000-level courses that are not specifically being used to meet those requirements. E.g., a student who counts Anthropology 2278A/B toward the 2000-level requirement may take any or all of GSWS 2231F/G, History 2135A/B or Political Science 2533F/G toward the final two requirements.
Students should note that some courses may have department-specific prerequisites. Where these exist, the student must either attain the prerequisite or request special permission to take the course without the prerequisite.