The Graduate Program in Women Studies at OSU!
Master of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Oregon State University
The Master of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at OSU has been approved, and you can now apply online at http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/graduate-students for the MA in Women Studies. Application Deadline to begin in the Fall is January 15.
Core Requirements (43 credits)
WGSS 503 (6) Thesis
WGSS 510 (3) Internship
WGSS 511 (1) Orientation and Professionalization I
WGSS 512 (1) Orientation and Professionalization II
WGSS 513 (1) Orientation and Professionalization III
WGSS 514 (3) Systems of Oppression in Women’s Lives
WGSS 516 (3) Theories of Feminism
WGSS 518 (4) Feminist Research Methods
WGSS 530 (3) Women of Color in the US
WGSS 521 (3) Feminist Leadership and Management
WGSS 522 (3) Grant-writing and Development for Feminist Organizations
WGSS 523 (2) Community Organizing & Collective Action
WGSS 535 (3) Feminist Teaching and Learning
WGSS 585 (3) Transnational Feminisms
WGSS 586 (1) Global Experience I
WGSS 587 (1) Global Experience II
WGSS 588 (1) Global Experience III
Social, Legal, or Public Policy 3 or 4 credits.
Choose one of the following:
PS 525 (4) Gender and Law
PS 575 (4) Environmental Politics and Policy
PS 577 (4) International Environmental Politics and Policy
PS 579 (4) Topics in Public Policy and Public Administration
SOC 539 (3) Welfare and Social Services
AREC 554 (4) Rural Development Economics and Policy
COMM 540 (3) Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management
COMM 524 (3) Communication in Organizations: Theories and Issues
H565 (3) Public Health & Women: Social and Policy Issues
H530 (3) Health Policy Analysis
2nd year proficiency in a second language.
Electives 9 credits
WGSS 502 (3) Independent Study
WGSS 517 (3) Feminist Philosophies
WGSS 520 (3) Hate, Resistance, & Reconciliation
WGSS 525 (3) Gender & Technology
WGSS 540 (3) Women & Natural Resources
WGSS 550 (3) Ecofeminism
WGSS 560 (3) Women & Sexality
WGSS 562 (3) LGBTQ Studies
WGSS 565 (3) Women, Weight, & Body Image
WGSS 566 (3) Fat Studies
WGSS 580 (3) International Women
WGSS 587 (3) International Women’s Health
WGSS 590 (3) Personal & Community Empowerment
WGSS 595 (3) Feminist Theology & Spirituality
WGSS 599 (3) Topics
ANTH 549 (4) Biocultural Perspectives on Human Reproduction
ANTH 573 (3) Gender, Ethnicity, Culture
ANTH 584 (3) Wealth & Poverty
COMM 532 (3) Gender & Communications
ENG 516 (3) Power & Representation
ENG 597 (3) International Women’s Voices
ENG 598 (3) Women & Literature
ES 537 (3) Gender Issues in Asian American Studies
ES 557 (3) Literature by Women of Color in the US
H 565 (3) Public Health & Women: Social & Policy Issues
HDFS 547 (3) Families & Poverty
HST 532 (4) History of Sexuality
HST 535 (4) The History of European Women from 1400-1789
HST 557 (4) Sexuality and Gender in Latin American History
PS 507 (4) Seminar: Gender & Development
PS 525 (4) Gender & Law
PSY 526 (3) Gender Differences
SOC 512 (4) Sociology of Work & Family
SOC 530 (4) Gender & Society
SOC 566 (4) International Development: Gender Issues
To see a list of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies faculty and program faculty members, click here!