Arts Academic Plans

Students enrolled in any Honours or Four-Year General Major academic plan may pursue a minor designation in Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies. 

The Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) in SMF and SMF approved courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

• SMF 204/PSYCH 236
• SMF 206
• one of SMF 205, 207
• two of SMF 304, 305, SMF 306/PSYCH 221R/PSYCH 354, SMF 307, 365, 366
• one course from each of the following areas:
  • Theory: ANTH 404; DRAMA 397/FINE 378; PHIL 210J, 318J; PSYCH 318; SMF 208, 308, 309, 311, 365, 366, 367; SMF 306/PSYCH 221R/PSYCH 354; SOC 369J; SOCWK 321R
  • Ethics: ANTH 350; ENGL 208N; ISS 350G, 350H; JS 120/RS 111; PHIL 219J; RS 150, 254; SMF 310; SOC 355J
• three additional courses from the balance of those courses listed above and the following SMF and SMF approved courses: ANTH 261; ENGL 108E, 208C, 208E, 217; GERON/HLTH 220; HIST 213, 277, 313; ITALST 111; PHIL 201, 202; PSYCH 235; RS 180, 324, 325; SMF 220, 230; SMF/HIST 317 (taken after spring 2010), 318; SMF 319, 404, 406, 408, 460; SOC 200, 209, 275, 325; SOC 206/WS 209; one of SOCWK 355R, 357R, 390A, 390B; WS 101

Notes:

1. Some of the required courses have prerequisites that students are recommended to take in their first year. Consult the calendar description for each course.
2. Students are encouraged to discuss their electives with the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Academic Advisor.
3. SMF 204 and PSYCH 236 are antirequisites; students are not permitted to take both courses for credit towards their degree.
4. SMF 306 and PSYCH 354 are antirequisites; students are not permitted to take both courses for credit towards their degree.
5. No one course may fulfill more than one requirement within any Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies plan.

Further Information

Contact the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Academic Advisor, St. Jerome's University, smf@sju.uwaterloo.ca.