Master of Arts in Women Studies
The Master of Arts in Women Studies at OSU has been approved, and we will begin enrolling students in Spring 2012. Application forms and instructions will be available online soon. Course requirements are listed below:
Master of Arts in Women Studies
Oregon State University
Core Requirements 43 credits
WS 503 (6) Thesis
WS 510 (3) Internship
WS 511 (1) Orientation and Professionalization I
WS 512 (1) Orientation and Professionalization II
WS 513 (1) Orientation and Professionalization III
WS 514 (3) Systems of Oppression in Women’s Lives
WS 516 (3) Theories of Feminism
WS 530 (3) Women of Color in the US
WS 521 (3) Feminist Leadership and Management
WS 522 (1) Grant-writing and Development for Feminist Organizations
WS 532 (2) Community Organizing & Collective Action
WS 535 (3) Feminist Teaching and Learning
WS 585 (3) Transnational Feminisms
WS 586 (1) Global Experience I
WS 587 (1) Global Experience II
WS 588 (1) Global Experience III
Qualitative Research 4 credits.
Choose one of the following:
ANTH 591 (4) Ethnographic Methods
SOC 518 (4) Qualitative Research Methods
HDFS 538 (4) Qualitative Research Methods I
WS 518 (3) Feminist Research Methods
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
WS 502 (3) Independent Study
WS 517 (3) Feminist Philosophies
WS 520 (3) Hate, Resistance, & Reconciliation
WS 525 (3) Gender & Technology
WS 540 (3) Women & Natural Resources
WS 550 (3) Ecofeminism
WS 560 (3) Women & Sexality
WS 562 (3) LGBTQ Studies
WS 565 (3) Women, Weight, & Body Image
WS 566 (3) Fat Studies
WS 580 (3) International Women
WS 587 (3) International Women’s Health
WS 590 (3) Personal & Community Empowerment
WS 595 (3) Feminist Theology & Spirituality
WS 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