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Islamic Studies: Gender and Women's Studies (Ph.D.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

The graduate option in Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in Islamic 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 Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies. Students admitted to PhD1 are required to register in two PhD1 research courses consecutively during their first Fall & Winter terms: ARTR 716 in their first term, followed by ARTR 717 in their second term.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Islamic Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Doctoral requirements include required courses (9 credits) and complementary courses (21 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

B.A. or M.A. degree from a recognized university with a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0 (or a GPA of 3.2/4.0 in the last two years of full-time studies), in the Humanities or Social Sciences, preferably in Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply

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