MA Women's Studies at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MA in Women's Studies is administered by the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research and has thesis and non-thesis options, each 30 credits.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

All students take a 12-credit core: Proseminar in Women's Studies, Feminist Methods in Research and Scholarship, Advanced Feminist Theory (or approved theory course) and Special Topics in Women's Studies (or approved praxis course). The thesis option adds 12 elective and 6 thesis credits; the non-thesis option adds 18 elective credits, at least 9 in WST.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Gainesville, Florida is a great location for graduate studies. Our students come from around the country and internationally, and find UF and the wider community to provide a progressive, affordable, and culturally rich environment in which to live. Master of Arts (thesis and non-thesis): The Center offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) thesis degree option, which requires the completion and defense of a thesis (30 credit hours), and the Master of Arts non-thesis degree option, which requires completion and defense of a project or paper (30 credit hours). Required courses for all MA students (12 credits): Course List Code Title Credits WST 5933 Proseminar in Women's Studies 3 WST 6004 Feminist Methods in Research and Scholarship 3 WST 6508 Advanced Feminist Theory (or other approved 6000-level WST theory-designated course*) 3 WST 6935 Special Topics in Women's Studies (or other approved 6000- University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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