Women's Studies (WMST) 304

Overview

WMST 304 looks at a variety of topics related to Aboriginal women's health and wellness. Aboriginal women's health and wellness issues will be examined across physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions, giving credence to both animate and inanimate matter and to the creator, who is considered to be at the centre of all that exists. The Aboriginal way of knowing, being, and living (Aboriginal epistemology) is central to understanding Aboriginal women's health and wellness issues. The holistic nature of an Aboriginal world view is present in all course units.

Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Aboriginal Women's Health and Wellness

Unit 2: Aboriginal Women's Health in a Historical Context

Unit 3: Aboriginal Cultures, Identity, and Health

Unit 4: Aboriginal Women's Familial Issues and Health

Unit 5:Contemporary Aboriginal Women's Health and Wellness Issues

Unit 6: Long-term Effects of Colonization on Aboriginal Women's Health and Wellness

Unit 7: Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Ways

Unit 8: Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here?

Evaluation

To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum, overall grade of "D" (50 percent) or better for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.