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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Feminist Studies M.A.Gender, Women and Sexuality
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, 425 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-6006; fax: 612-624-3573)
Email:
gwss@umn.edu
Website: http://www.gwss.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Note: The M.A. is available only to students admitted to the feminist studies Ph.D. program who wish to secure a Plan B M.A. along the way to obtaining a Ph.D. This credential is helpful for ABD employment purposes or for students who must exit the program. It is similar to the Ph.D. milestones but does not require a dissertation.
The Ph.D. program in feminist studies is designed to help students develop a high level of competence in feminist theories, research methods, interdisciplinarity, and pedagogies. The program is especially strong on feminist theory and issues related to women's diversity, nationally and globally. To guarantee a high level of interdisciplinary exchange, the program is designed to bring feminist studies doctoral students together with graduate minor students who are pursuing a disciplinary specialty in their own home department. The program's interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes the interaction of social conditions such as class, ethnicity, race, sexualities, and national identity with gender. These interactions and their effects are examined in cultural productions such as media representations or colonialist paradigms in social systems and relations of power; in aspects of science such as genetics and new technologies; in epistemologies and philosophy; in professional areas such as health care to public policy; and in social, political, and environmental justice studies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
28
major credits and
6
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written and oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:The Plan B project is made available to students who file a separate Program of Study form in addition to a Ph.D. Program of Study form. The program of study is the same for both degrees. A Plan B M.A. is conferred upon successful completion of the written and oral preliminary exams.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.50
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 4 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
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