Women’s Studies Schools and Programs in Canada
Study Women’s Studies in Canada
Acadia University
Nova Scotia, Canada
Acadia University is a liberal arts university in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, about an hour's drive from Halifax and its international airport. Founded in 1838, it has 3,574 students from nearly every Canadian province and nearly 60 countries, on a 250-acre campus. The average class has 28 students and the student-to-professor ratio is 15:1.
Acadia teaches through four faculties: Arts, Professional Studies, Pure and Applied Sciences, and Theology. The university lists more than 200 degree options, 22 of them with a co-op (work placement) option. Graduate studies, the Acadia Divinity College... See full description.
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
McGill University is a public university in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1821. Its main downtown campus is at 845 Sherbrooke Street West, and the university also has the Macdonald campus. International students from more than 150 countries make up nearly 30% of the student body. In the QS World University Rankings 2027, McGill is placed 30th in the world, according to the university.
The programme offer covers:
More than 300 undergraduate programmes (bachelor's degrees, majors, minors and specialisations)450 graduate and postdoctoral programmes (master's, PhD and postdoctoral research) in... See full description.
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Canada
Saint Mary's University (SMU) is an institution of higher education, situated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The TESL Centre at Saint Mary's University is one of the most reputable English language centers in Canada. It makes available a good range of ESL and teacher-training programs, carefully designed to meet the students’ requirements and needs. There is an Intensive English Program option, providing learning opportunities all year round. They include English for Academic Purposes (EAP); University Bridging Program (UBP); English for Personal and Professional/Practical... See full description.
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver, Canada
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university in the Canadian province of British Columbia, with two main campuses: one in Vancouver and one in the Okanagan. UBC dates its history back to 1915. It has 20,662 faculty and staff and over 435,000 alumni in 145 countries. In the rankings listed by the university, UBC is placed 44th in the world in THE 2027, 54th in ARWU 2026 and 45th in QS 2027.
UBC offers undergraduate degrees across a range of faculties and graduate programmes at master's (MA, MSc) and doctoral (PhD) level. Options for international and other students... See full description.
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
The University of Calgary (UCalgary) is a public post-secondary institution in Calgary, Alberta, the fourth-largest city in Canada. It was founded in 1966, with origins in the early 1900s, and describes itself as Canada's Entrepreneurial University. It has more than 38,000 students in 14 faculties, and its campuses include the Main Campus, the Downtown Campus, Foothills and Spyhill.
Undergraduate degrees: more than 250 programmes, with combined degrees, minors and embedded certificatesGraduate studies: more than 225 credentials across 80 programmesProfessional and continuing education:... See full description.
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
The University of Toronto is an institution of great international prestige, which welcomes about 10,000 students from more than 150 countries.