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Program Requirements

The graduate option in Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in Geography who wish to earn 6 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The student's M.A. thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies.

Note: Candidates for the M.A. degree follow an individual program approved by the Department.

Thesis Courses (30 credits)

• GEOG 698 Thesis Proposal (6 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : Preparation and evaluation of thesis proposal.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

• GEOG 699 Thesis Research (24 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : Independent research under the supervision of a research director.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• GEOG 631 Methods of Geographical Research (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : General research seminar in human and physical geography.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Roulet, Nigel Thomas (Fall) Roulet, Nigel Thomas (Winter)

• WMST 601 Feminist Theories and Methods (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Ketchum, Alex (Fall)

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

6 credits at the 500 level or above in Geography. GEOG 696 can count among these complementary credits for students with an appropriate background.

• WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: McLeod, Dayna (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: WMST 601.

  • Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.

OR one 3-credit graduate course on gender/women's issues.