- Graduates will be able to assess relevant literature or scholarly contributions in women's and gender studies.
- Graduates will be able to apply the major practices, theories or research methodologies in women's and gender studies.
- Graduates will be able to use feminist perspectives to examine problems in transnational, national and local contexts.
- Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience, in both oral and written forms.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate scholarly and/or professional integrity in women's and gender studies.
- Graduates will be able to discuss the diversity of women's experiences and their roots in the intersection of social locations like gender, race and class.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WGST 5010 | Feminist Theories | 3 |
| WGST 5020 | Feminist Epistemologies | 3 |
| WGST 5030 | Feminist Research Design | 3 |
| or WGST 5050 | Program Evaluation | |
| WGST 5040 | Current Feminist Issues | 3 |
| WGST 5910 | Graduate Internship | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select five graduate courses with either a WGST number, cross-listing or attribute, such as: | 15 | |
WGST 5150 | Gender and American Politics | |
WGST 5290 | Women and Global Issues | |
WGST 5716 | Diversity & Anti-Oppression Practice | |
WGST 5720 | Citizenship and Social Difference | |
WGST 6270 | Middle English Literature | |
WGST 6500 | Romanticism | |
WGST 6590 | 19th Century English Literature | |
WGST 6650 | 20th Century Postcolonial Literature | |
WGST 6700 | American Political Thought | |
WGST 6833 | Employment Discrimination | |
WGST 6875 | Family Law | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Non-Course Requirements
A capstone project and presentation based on either an internship or research developed through coursework is also required.
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Participation in First Year Grad Student Orientation and Department Events (e.g., speakers, brown bag seminars) | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| WGST 5010 | Feminist Theories | 3 |
| WGST 5030 or WGST 5040 or WGST 5050 or WGST 5910 |
Feminist Research Design or Current Feminist Issues or Program Evaluation or Graduate Internship |
3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| Participation in Department Events (e.g., speakers, brown bag seminars) | ||
| WGST 5020 | Feminist Epistemologies | 3 |
| WGST 5030 or WGST 5050 |
Feminist Research Design or Program Evaluation |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| Participation in Department Events (e.g., speakers, brown bag seminars) | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| Completion of Capstone Project and Oral Defense | ||
| WGST 5040 | Current Feminist Issues | 3 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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A minimum of 9 credits of electives must be courses that are cross-listed with WGS. If a graduate class is not already cross-listed as a women’s and gender studies course, it is possible to request permission for it to count towards the elective requirement.
For more information about our program, contact:
Women's and Gender Studies
wstd@slu.edu