Department of Women and Gender Studies College of Humanities

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The Department of Women and Gender Studies MA Program

Master of Arts in Women Studies

Department Chair:
Nan Alamilla Boyd

Graduate Advisors:

Julietta Hua
jyhua@sfsu.edu

Nan Alamilla Boyd
alamilla@sfsu.edu

Overview
The Women and Gender Studies Department offers a Master of Arts Degree in Women Studies. This degree program is interdisciplinary, enabling students to combine core and elective courses in Women and Gender Studies with electives in other departments and programs across the campus. The program has a strong international focus, and enables students to pursue advanced multicultural study 1) of women's history, culture, status and contributions; and 2) feminist scholarship, movements, and practices.

The M.A. will provide a base of knowledge for students wishing to do doctoral work on women's issues in such fields as Literature, History, Sociology, Anthropology, and Ethnic Studies. It will also provide a foundation for further graduate work in professional degree programs such as Counseling, Social Work Law and Public Health. The M.A. will enhance students' ability to participate professionally in a range of organizations and businesses in the public and private sector, particularly those addressing women's issues.

Core Requirements = 15 units

WGS 700: Introduction to Graduate Studies (3)
WGS 710: Women's Consciousness and Resistance (3)
WGS 712: Queer Theories (3)
WGS 713: Feminist Theories (3)
WGS 820: Feminist Research Methods (3)

One of the following on advisement = 3 units

WGS 750: Issues in Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality (3)
WGS 760: Issues in Women's Literature and Culture (3)
WGS 770: Issues in Women and Public Policy (3)

One of the following on advisement = 3 units
(For more information, see the culminating requirements page)

WGS 894: Creative Work Project (3)
WGS 895: Field Study Project (3)
WGS 898: Master's Thesis

Subtotal = 9
Related Field Units (upon approval of major advisor) = 9

Total Units = 30

Written English Proficiency

First Level: Satisfactory performance in the final research paper for WGS 700

Second Level: Successful completion of WGS 894, 895, or 898

Advancement to Candidacy

Filing Graduate Approved Program

The Graduate Approved Program (GAP) is filed after the student has completed a minimum of 12 units, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and before completing 27 units of work applicable to the M.A. degree. Once GAP is approved, the student is advanced to candidacy.

Courses and course descriptions in Women and Gender Studies are listed in the San Francisco State University Bulletin and online A current schedule of classes is available online on the SFSU Class Schedule page.

Further information may also be found at the San Francisco State University Graduate Division home page.http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/

Related Masters and Ph.D. Program Information
http://www.sfsu.edu/~woms/phd.html

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