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Program Requirements

Candidates with an M.A. degree will be admitted at the Ph.D. 2 level, thereby gaining credit for one year of resident study. When admitted at Ph.D. 2 level, two years of residence are required for the doctoral degree. 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 9 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The student's doctoral thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies.

Thesis

Required Courses (9 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 91ÉçÇø associates.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Burman, Jennifer C (Fall)

• COMS 702 Comprehensive Examination

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

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Comprehensive examination as per departmental procedure.

  Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

• COMS 703 Dissertation Proposal

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

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Communication Studies : Preparation of a dissertation research proposal.

  Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

• 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 2011

  Instructors: Sinacore, Ada L (Fall)

• 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 2012

  Instructors: Groeneveld, Elizabeth (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: WMST 601.

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

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits of 500-, 600-, or 700-level courses which must include one 3-credit course on gender/women's issues at the graduate level (may be in the Department or outside).

Language Requirement

Competence in French as a second language