Graduate Programs
Women's Studies Master's Program (M.S.)
Degree Requirements
The M.S. In Women's Studies requires 36 units.
Required Courses (9 units)
- Women's Studies Theory Courses (6 units)
WMST 607 - Advanced Feminist Theory (3)
WMST 603 - The Diversity of Women (3)
- Women's Studies Skills Courses (3 units)
WMST 609 - Applied Research Methods and Skills
I (3)
Concentration Courses (21 units)
- Women's Studies required course (refer to "a" below in selected
concentration): WMST 605, WMST 611 OR WMST 613
AND
- One additional course from the approved short concentration
list.
AND
- Electives chosen from an approved list in consultation with
an adviser (refer to "Electives" below in selected concentration).
This must include at least one Women's Studies course other than
the one selected in (2) above, and is to be drawn from the following:
WMST 601, WMST 605, WMST 611, WMST 613, WMST 620 or WMST 670-679
(15 units).
Note: The following Graduate Certificate programs
may fit into this degree with some additional course work:
Clinician-Administrator
Environmental Science
Family-Professional Collaboration Management and Leadership Development
Strategic Public Relations and
Integrated Communications
Note: Graduate students are allowed up to 9 units
of 500 level course work.
Final Project - Thesis, Internship or "Two-Course Option
with Portfolio" (6 units)
Students much take 6 units in one of the following:
I. WMST 796 Internship (6)
II. WMST 897, over 2 terms, Thesis (6)
or
WMST 898 (3 units, over 2 terms and WMST 899 Thesis Continuum
(1), if needed
III. Two additional courses, Portfolio and Essay (6)
Two Course Option Requirements:
Six units of additional course work beyond 30 units, for a total
of 36 units of course work; compilation of a portfolio of student's
course work; 10-15 page reflective essay on the port- folio. (Complete
requirements for the portfolio and essay, deadlines for its completion
and details on the evaluation process are in "Guidelines for Portfolio
Review" in the Women's Studies Graduate Student Hand- book.)
NOTE: Students selecting this option must meet
with their advisers to consult on the selec- tion of the two (2)
additional courses and the rationale for their selection. They must
also sign a declaration form for this option.
Women's Studies Concentrations
1. Women, Health and Sexuality
Required Courses (9 units)
WMST 603
WMST 607
WMST 609 |
The Diversity of Women (3)
Advanced Feminist Theory (3)
Applied Research Methods and Skills (3) |
Concentration Courses (6 units):
WMST 613
HLTH 611
HLTH 633
HLTH 645
WMST 538
WMST 570
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Women and Health (3)
and one from among the following:
Current Literature in Health (3)
Health Care Systems (3)
Health Care Policy (3)
Women and Sexuality (3)
Women, Health and Environment (3) |
Electives (15 units):
Selected from the following approved list:
GERO 601
HIST
526
HLTH 611
HLTH
615
HLTH 627
HLTH
633
HLTH 635
HLTH
643
HLTH 645
HLTH
651
PHIL 561
PSYC
547
PSYC 557
PSYC
570
PSYC 610
PSYC
667
SOCI 550
SOCI
535
SOCI 553
SOCI
558
SOCI 559
WMST
533
WMST 536
WMST
538
WMST 539
WMST
570
WMST 601
WMST
605
WMST 611 |
Seminar in Professional Gerontological Issues
(3)
Gays and Lesbians in U.S. History (3)
Current Literature in Health (3)*
Community Health (3)
Health and Worker Performance (3)
Health Care Systems (3)*
Educational Strategies for Health (3)
Health Education (3)
Health Care Policy (3)*
Planning and Marketing Health in Business and Industry (3)
Biomedical Ethics (3)
Sex Differences: Psychological Perspectives (3)
Gender Identity in Transition (3)
Health Psychology (3)
Advanced Psychology of Aging (3)
Psychosocial Aspects of Disability (3)
Sociology of Aging (3)
Medical Sociology (3)
Theories of Crime (3)
Sociology of Death, Dying and Bereavement (3)
Social Gerontology (3)
Women and Aging (3)
Women and Medicine (3)
Women and Sexuality (3)*
Reproductive Technologies and the Future of Motherhood (3)
Topics: Women, Environment and Health (3)*
Women and Gender in the Workplace (3)
Women in an International Context (3)
Women, Public Policy and Social Change (3) |
* if not selected as a required course.
2. Women in an International Context
Required Courses (9 units):
WMST 603
WMST 607
WMST 609 |
The Diversity of Women (3)
Advanced Feminist Theory (3)
Applied Research Methods and Skills (3) |
Concentration Courses (6 units):
WMST 605
WMST 570
SOSC 600
ANTH 568 |
Women in an International Context (3)
and one from among the following:
Topics: Gender, Development and Globalization (3)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Problems (3)
Globalization in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3) |
Electives (15 units)
Selected from the following approved list:
ANTH 521
ANTH
553
ANTH 567
ANTH
568
ANTH 569
HIST
508
HSIT 511
HIST
530
HIST 586
SOSC
600
SOSC 602
POSC
503
POSC 507
WMST
570
WMST 570
WMST
601
WMST 611
WMST
613 |
Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective (3)
Latinas in the Americas (3)
Peoples of the Middle East (3)
Globalization in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)*
Tradition and Revolution in Latin American Society (3)
Life Histories of African Women (3)
History of Modern Southeast Asia (3)
Nationalism in 20th Century East and Southeast Asia (3)
Europe in the 3rd World: Colonization to Crisis (3)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Problems (3)*
Comparative History and Historiography (3))
Theory of International Politics (3)
Contemporary International Politics (3)
Topics: Women, Health and The Environment
Topics: Gender, Development and Globalization (3)*
Women and Gender in the Workplace (3)
Women, Public Policy and Social Change (3)
Women and Health (3) |
* if not selected as a required course.
3. Women, Leadership and Public Policy
Required Courses (9 units):
WMST 603
WMST 607
WMST 609 |
The Diversity of Women (3)
Advanced Feminist Theory (3)
Applied Research Methods and Skills (3) |
Concentration Courses (6 units):
WMST 611
HRD 602
HRD 642
WMST 601 |
Women, Public Policy and Social Change (3)
and one from among the following:
Leadership Theory & Practice (3)
Organizational Behavior (3)
Women and Gender in the Workplace (3) |
Electives (15 units)
Selected from the following approved list:
ECON 574
HIST 506
HIST 553
HIST 558
HIST 592
HRD 601
HRD 602
HRD 627
HRD 642
MGNT 601
POSC 505
POSC 550
POSC 570
POSC 581
SOCI 523
SOCI 527
SOCI 531
SOCI 557
WMST 533
WMST 601
WMST 605
WMST 613 |
Economic Issues of Gender (3)
Women in 20th Century U.S. History (3)
The City in American History (3)
Workers and Work in the United States (3)
Historical Themes: Comparative History of the Modern Family
(3)
Introduction to Human Resources
Leadership Theory & Practice (3)
Training and Development (3)
Organizational Behavior (3)
Administrative Theory and Practice (3)
Urban Government and Politics (3)
Group Politics and Public Opinion (3)
Special Topics: Women and the Law (3)
Seminar: Public Policy Analysis (3)
Social Change (3)
Urban Sociology (3)
Deviance and Organizations (3)
Social Welfare (3)
Women and Aging (3)
Women and Gender in the Workplace (3)*
Women in an International Context (3)
Women and Health (3) |
For information on all
matters related to admissions, fees, or registration, please contact
the Graduate School at 410-704-2501.
College of Graduate
Studies and Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216
Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu
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