The graduate concentration in women`s studies provides graduate
students the opportunity to study women, men, and gender, historically
and in the contemporary world, in conjunction with their study toward a
master`s degree. Women`s studies programs are interdisciplinary, and
the scholarship of women`s studies has transformed teaching and
learning in many disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, fine
arts, and sciences. Women`s studies courses emphasize active learning
and critical thinking, and address the diversity of women`s experiences
based on race, ethnicity, class, religion, nationality, and sexual
orientation. The option to concentrate a portion of their graduate work
in women`s studies offers students outstanding instruction, mentoring,
and opportunities to develop research skills with highly qualified
instructors.
The graduate concentration in women`s studies is
offered to students in the following programs: master of arts (M.A.) in
English, history, liberal studies, or political science; master of
public administration (M.P.A.); and master of science (M.S.) in global
affairs. The graduate concentration consists of a total of 12 credits.
Students will take two courses cross-listed with women`s studies from
their own department and two core courses offered by the women`s
studies program.
The two core courses are:
26:988:532 History and Theory of Women`s/Gender Studies (fall term)
26:988:570 Feminist Research and Methods (spring term)
Because each program is unique, and the way that the graduate
concentration in women`s studies fits with each program is slightly
different, students should seek advisement from the director of the
graduate program in their own department as well as the director of
women`s studies at the beginning of their graduate studies. In general,
most students will be able to pursue the graduate concentration in
women`s studies within the course of study established by their
graduate programs. Thus, full-time students should be able to complete
the course of study for the graduate concentration in women`s studies
and for their master`s degree within the program`s normal time frame.
Students interested in pursuing the graduate concentration in women`s
studies should contact the director of women`s studies once they have
been accepted into the graduate program in their discipline.
