Our Programmes

OUR PROGRAMMES

The Institute of Gender Studies (IGS) writes the syllabus for courses that the Institute will offer and that will be offered in conjunction with other departments at the University.

For example:  GENDER and SEXUALITY IGS4201 and GENDER and DEVELOPMENT WST4100

 

SAMPLE COURSES:

  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Women as Agents of Change
  • Gender and Migration
  • Gender and Work
  • Transformational Feminism
  • Gender and Development
  • Identity, Power and Privilege
  • Gender Awareness and Sensitivity Training
  • Understanding Intersectionality
  • Gender in STEM

IGS also offers workshops to facilitate Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Integration. 

SAMPLE WORKSHOPS:

  • Gender and Sustainable Development
  • Gender and Policing
  • Female Empowerment through Storytelling for Elementary Students
  • Equity and Inclusive Education Practices
  • Identity, Power and Privilege
  • Human Rights, Equity and Social Cohesion
  • Gender in STEM

IGS PROMOTES REFLECTION AS PRACTICE!

To “reflect” means to think deeply, thoughtfully and carefully about something. It may be an incident in one’s own life or another’s. It may be about something artistic that has been presented. Reflection aids in developing CRITICAL ENQUIRY and CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

Reflection as Practice allows you to:

  • Brainstorm more effectively
  • See beneath the surface
  • Understand alternative viewpoints
  • Avoid being unduly influenced by what others say
  • Decide what you think and why
  • Defend and adapt your positions intelligently.