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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 Communication Studies who wish to earn 6 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The thesis must be on a topic centrally related to gender and/or women's studies.

Thesis Courses (24 credits)

• COMS 692 M.A. Thesis Preparation 1 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Preparatory work towards the Master's thesis.

  Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

• COMS 693 M.A. Thesis Preparation 2 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Preparatory work towards the Master's thesis.

  Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

• COMS 694 M.A. Thesis Preparation 3 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Preparatory work towards the Master's thesis.

  Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

• COMS 695 M.A. Thesis Preparation 4 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Preparatory work towards the Master's thesis.

  Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• COMS 616 Staff-Student Colloquium 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Pro-Seminar in Communications. A required course for all new M.A. and Ph.D. students. The Pro-Seminar is designed to explore theoretical and methodological issues in Communications through a series of presentations by the faculty and other ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ associates.

  Terms: Fall 2018

  Instructors: Coleman, Enid (Fall)

• 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 2018

  Instructors: Ketchum, Alexandra (Fall)

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

All complementary courses must be at the 500 level or higher in Communication Studies.

3 credits of complementary coursework must be in Gender and Women's Studies

• 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 2019

  Instructors: Blais-Tremblay, Vanessa (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: WMST 601.

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

OR, one 3-credit course on gender/women's issues at the 500, 600, or 700 level (may be in the Department or outside).