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MA Requirements

MA Degree Requirements

​Course Requirements

All candidates for the MSW/MA Women's and Gender Studies degree enrolled in the three-year program must complete 32 credit hours of course work within the MA in Women’s and Gender Studies program, detailed below:

Course Title Quarter Hours
WGS 415FEMINIST GENEALOGIES IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES4
WGS 465GLOBALIZATION, TRANSNATIONALISM, AND GENDER4
WGS 491METHODS AND SCHOLARSHIP IN WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES4
WGS 485WOMEN, GENDER, AGENCY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE4
WGS 493FINAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH4
Select ONE of the following Theories classes from this list: WGS 400, WGS 415, WGS 472, WGS 475, WGS 481, WGS 488. 4
Select TWO additional WGS electives or a course offered by another department that has been approved for credit toward the MA in Women’s and Gender Studies for a total of 8 credit hours. 8

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