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Sep 07, 2024
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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Arts in Gender and Social Justice Studies (Women’s and Gender Studies)
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Program requirements
The MA in Gender and Social Justice Studies can be completed as a thesis-based degree, or as a course-based degree.
Thesis-based MA
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units in coursework and a thesis
Coursework:
- GSJ 501 (3 units) - Praxis Workshop, which includes a mandatory Community Service-Learning component and
- GSJ 502 (3 units) - Research Workshop
- Four 3-unit graduate-level courses
- Additional coursework may be required
- Students who have not already taken a course in Feminist Research Methodologies (or the equivalent) will normally be required to audit WGS 302 in addition to their other courses.
- Students also may be required to take a theory course, if adequate coverage was not obtained in the student’s first degree.
- Students must complete minimum of 12 units of courses in GSJ
- Graduate courses offered by other departments may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Coordinator; thesis-based students may only take 6 units in courses outside of GSJ.
Thesis
- Registration in 900-level THES
Course-based MA
The course based MA can be taken in Gender and Social Justice Studies or with a specialization in Digital Humanities.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 units in coursework, including a 3-unit capping project.
Coursework
- GSJ 501 (3 units) - Praxis Workshop, which includes a mandatory Community Service-Learning component and
- GSJ 502 (3 units) - Research Workshop
- Five 3-unit graduate-level courses
- Additional coursework may be required
- Students who have not already taken a course in Feminist Research Methodologies (or the equivalent) will normally be required to audit WGS 302 in addition to their other courses.
- Students also may be required to take a theory course, if adequate coverage was not obtained in the student’s first degree.
- Students must complete minimum of 12 units of courses in GSJ
- Graduate courses offered by other departments may be taken with the consent of the Graduate Coordinator; course-based students may only take 9 units in courses outside of GSJ.
- Students admitted to the course-based MA with a specialization in Digital Humanities are required to complete 9 units in courses in DH.
Capping Project
- GSJ 900 (3 units) – Directed Research Project. The required capping project is a portfolio – a synthesizing document that highlights students’ learning in the program and that will include a major research paper, a field statement, a creative project or a policy/program/legal analysis.
Ethics and Professional Development Requirements
All students must complete a mandatory ethics training requirement (see Academic Integrity and Ethics Training Requirement) and a mandatory Professional Development requirement.
Residence Requirement
There is no residence requirement.
Length of Program
The time required to complete the MA will vary with the program (thesis- or course-based) and the candidate. Full-time students in the course-based MA program will normally complete the program within 12 months, while those enrolled in the thesis-based program will normally complete within 24 months. However, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies recognizes that many of its students are non-traditional and that part-time registration may be their preferred option.
The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MA program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is four years.
The maximum time to complete the course-based MA program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is six years.
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