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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 STUDIES (Offered Autumn quarter, Take year one)4
WGS 465GLOBALIZATION, TRANSNATIONALISM, AND GENDER (Offered Winter quarter, Take year one)4
WGS 485WOMEN, GENDER, AGENCY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE (Offered Spring quarter, Take year one)4
WGS 491INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS AND FEMINIST INQUIRY (Offered Autumn quarter, Take year two)4
WGS 493FINAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (Offered Spring quarter, Take year two)4
Select ONE of the following Theories courses from this list: WGS 400, WGS 414, WGS 472, WGS 475, WGS 488, WGS 490. 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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