MA students will take 42-43 credits of course work, including 21 credits of required courses and thesis credit. In addition, students select two courses from cluster area one, one course from each of cluster areas two and three, and 6 elective credit chosen from any of the cluster areas and/or other WGSS/QS elective courses. Cluster areas include:

1. Women of Color Feminisms/Queer of Color Feminisms
2. Global/Transnational Feminisms
3. Feminist Praxis

MA students must also demonstrate second-year proficiency in a second language.

PhD students will take 27–28 credits of core requirements, as well as 36 dissertation credits, and 12 credits of electives in a concentration specific to their area of focus, for a total of 75–76 required credits. No more than two "slash" courses will be accepted toward the degree.

MA in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Course Work
WGSS 503	THESIS	6
WGSS 511 & WGSS 512 & WGSS 513	ORIENTATION AND PROFESSIONALIZATION I and ORIENTATION AND PROFESSIONALIZATION II and ORIENTATION AND PROFESSIONALIZATION III	3
WGSS 514	SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION: STRATEGIES FOR RESISTANCE	4
WGSS 516	THEORIES OF FEMINISM	4
WGSS 518	FEMINIST RESEARCH	4
Cluster Electives 1		15-16
Cluster #1: Women of Color Feminisms/Queer of Color Feminisms
WGSS 530	WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS
WGSS 531/ES 531/QS 531	QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES
WGSS 575/ES 575	CRITICAL RACE FEMINISM AND OUTSIDER JURISPRUDENCE
WGSS 577/ES 577/QS 577	QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM
WGSS 583	RACE, GENDER, AND HEALTH JUSTICE
Cluster #2: Global/Transnational Feminisms
WGSS 572/ES 572/QS 572	INDIGENOUS TWO-SPIRIT AND QUEER STUDIES
WGSS 576/QS 576	TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITIES
WGSS 582	GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
WGSS 585	TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISMS
WGSS 595	GLOBAL FEMINIST THEOLOGIES
Cluster #3: Feminist Praxis
WGSS 510	INTERNSHIP
WGSS 521	FEMINIST LEADERSHIP
WGSS 535	FEMINIST TEACHING AND LEARNING
WGSS 542/GRAD 542	THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: DIFFERENCE, POWER AND DISCRIMINATION
WGSS 586 & WGSS 587 & WGSS 588	GLOBAL EXPERIENCE I and GLOBAL EXPERIENCE II and GLOBAL EXPERIENCE III
Electives		6
Students must also complete at least 6 elective credits from any of the cluster areas and/or other WGSS/QS elective courses.in order to meet the 42-43 minimum credit total.
Total Credits		42-43

1

All MA students must also take at least two courses from cluster one, Women of Color Feminisms/Queer of Color Feminisms, and at least one course each from the remaining clusters, Global/Transnational Feminisms and Feminist Praxis. WGSS 586/587/588 Global Experience I, II, III together constitute the equivalent of one 3-credit class within the Feminist Praxis cluster. Students must also complete an additional 6 elective credits chosen from any of the cluster areas and/or other WGSS/QS elective courses.

Second-year proficiency in a second language as demonstrated by:

1. Two years of a college language sequence on the transcript.
2. Scoring at second-year proficiency on a language placement test.
3. Completing the 213 course of a language sequence while enrolled in the MA program.

PhD in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements
WGSS 518	FEMINIST RESEARCH 1	4
or WGSS 619	DECOLONIZING METHODS
or WGSS 555	FEMINIST TEXTUAL AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
WGSS 521	FEMINIST LEADERSHIP 2	4
WGSS 535	FEMINIST TEACHING AND LEARNING	3-4
or WGSS 542	THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: DIFFERENCE, POWER AND DISCRIMINATION
or GRAD 542	THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: DIFFERENCE, POWER AND DISCRIMINATION
WGSS 611	COLLOQUIUM 3	4
WGSS 616	MULTIRACIAL, TRANSNATIONAL, AND QUEER FEMINISMS I	4
WGSS 617	MULTIRACIAL, TRANSNATIONAL, AND QUEER FEMINISMS II	4
WGSS 620	SOCIAL JUSTICE THEORY AND PRACTICE	4
Thesis
WGSS 603	THESIS	36
Electives
Select 12 credits 4		12
Total Credits		75-76

1

Students who have already taken WGSS 518 and WGSS 555 at OSU may take WGSS 619 or another approved methods course.

2

Students who have already taken WGSS 521 at OSU will take WGSS 610.

3

Students must take 4 terms of colloquium and must present dissertation research once.

4

Students may select a concentration in one of the four areas below or may work in consultation with their advisor to develop a 12-credit concentration specific to their needs and interests. Students may also elect to take 12 elective credits from any WGGS graduate courses or other approved courses in any of the graduate concentrations.

Graduate Concentrations

Minimum 12 credits of course work; no more than two of these courses may be “slash” courses.

FEMINIST LEADERSHIP

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
WGSS 518	FEMINIST RESEARCH	4
WGSS 610	INTERNSHIP (Shadowing)	4

GENDER, RHETORIC, AND REPRESENTATION

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
ENG 598		4
WGSS 555	FEMINIST TEXTUAL AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS	4

HEALTH AND GENDER JUSTICE

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
WGSS 518	FEMINIST RESEARCH	4
WGSS 582	GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH	4
WGSS 583	RACE, GENDER, AND HEALTH JUSTICE	4

SOCIAL JUSTICE THEORY AND PRACTICE

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
WGSS 514	SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION: STRATEGIES FOR RESISTANCE	4
WGSS 518	FEMINIST RESEARCH	4