Admission

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program should have an undergraduate degree of high standing in the social sciences or humanities with an overall grade of gayyid giddan or a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Those who lack this background but who are exceptionally well qualified may be admitted provisionally. Provisional admission usually involves additional non-credit coursework to prepare the applicant for graduate work over one or two semesters. Provisionally accepted students must successfully complete the required prerequisites before being admitted to enroll in GWST graduate courses. Students are admitted to the graduate degree program in the fall and spring semester.

Requirements

• GWST 500/5100 - Theorizing Gender (3 cr.)
• GWST 505/5205 - Gender and Feminist Research Methodologies (3 cr.)

• Select 3 of the following courses:

• GWST 501/5101 - Visual, Literary, and Critical Approaches to Gender in MENA (3 cr.)
• GWST 504/5104 - Mobilities: Gender and Migration (3 cr.)
• GWST 506/5106 - Reading Capital (3 cr.)
• GWST 507/5107 - Critical Geographies: Reading the Global South (3 cr.)
• GWST 000/5109 - Theorizing the Urban (3 cr.)
• SOC/ANTH 520/5220 - Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)

• Select 3 additional electives:
  The IGWS Advisory board will select the list of additional electives available each semester.

MA Thesis

All students must complete a thesis according to university regulations. Students must register for GWST 5299 . Before commencing work on the thesis, the student must have a thesis proposal approved by the IGWS Graduate Advisory Committee. Students should familiarize themselves with the specific procedural requirements of the IGWS thesis. Guidelines are available in the IGWS office and on the web.