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Program Requirements

Students should refer to the Departmental website for information about Ph.D. residency and timing. The graduate option in Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in Art History who wish to earn 9 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The student's doctoral thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies.

Thesis

Required Courses (9 credits)

• ARTH 600 Advanced Professional Seminar (3 credits)

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Art History : A seminar course for M.A. and Ph.D. students dealing with methodological issues in Art History.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Vanhaelen, Engeline (Fall)

• ARTH 701 Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination

  Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Art History : Compulsory examination for all .

  Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

• WMST 601 Feminist Theories and Methods (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Sinacore, Ada L (Fall)

• WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.

  Terms: Winter 2012

  Instructors: Groeneveld, Elizabeth (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: WMST 601.

  • Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

An additional 9 credits in Art History, of which 3 credits must be a graduate option-approved 500- or 600-level ARTH course.

Language Requirement

In addition to possessing a proficiency in English and French, students must demonstrate reading knowledge of any language relating to their research project assessed by means of a written translation of a text.