Table 9.

Full-time/part-time, graduate/undergraduate, enrolment by broad field
of specialization, showing women as percentage of total enrolment
(Canada, 1974-75)

Undergraduate1 Graduate2
Field of specialization
Full-time
Part-time
Full-time
Part-time
         
Arts and related studies 48.6% 61.4% --- ---
 Law 23.8 * --- ---
 Religion & theology 31.8 62.5 --- ---
 Humanities & related --- --- 40.3 40.5
 Social sciences & related --- --- 27.2 24.3
       
Sciences 32.2 35.2
 Mathematics & pure sciences --- --- 13.2 16.7
         
Agriculture & related sciences 23.3 * 27.3 33.3
 Veterinary medicine 22.2 * --- ---
 Household sciences 97.8 99.0 --- ---
       
Commerce & business
  administration
19.9 19.6 --- ---
         
Education 60.8 64.4 41.4 34.3
         
Engineering & applied sciences 4.6 5.3 6.1 *
         
Fine & applied arts 59.1 63.6 60.0 66.7
         
Health-related studies --- --- 22.8 50.0
  Dentistry 10.5 * --- ---
  Medicine 26.2 * --- ---
  Nursing 98.3 94.4 --- ---
  Pharmacy 57.7 * --- ---
  Other 84.6 99.0 --- ---
         
Unclassified 44.6 50.0 30.8 33.3
         
Totals 41.1 54.7 27.3 28.7


Source:

Statistics Canada; Education, Science and Cultural Division, Education in Canada: A statistical review from 1974-75 and 1975-76. (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1977). Catalogue 81-229 Annual.




1. Includes first professional degrees.

2. Classification of specializations are slightly different for graduate
level studies. We have arranged them in groupings for this table.



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