The M.A. in Women's Studies requires the completion of thirty-six credit hours.. These hours are divided as follows:

1. Four of the following five core courses are required (12 cr. hrs.): Feminist Research and Methodology; Advanced Feminist Theory; Feminist Challenges to Traditional Paradigms. Women of Color/ Activism and Social Change; Scholarship and Pedagogy in Women's Studies.
2. Elective courses (18 cr. hrs.) to be selected from
   1. courses offered by the Department of Women's Studies, up to six cr. hrs. of which may be 4000-level courses,
   2. graduate courses on women and issues surrounding the intersection of gender/class/race offered by other departments,
   3. No more than one other graduate-level course approved by the graduate director.
      1. Thesis option. Six credit hours of thesis research, typically over two semesters, during which the student will complete a Master's thesis on the approved topic. Or,
      2. Non-thesis option. Two semesters (6 cr. Hrs.) of internship experience in a human services agency or other institution or organization that deals primarily with women. The internship will be approved by a faculty committee. The student will be required to write a narrative report describing the internship in detail and analyzing the experience in terms of appropriate theoretical frameworks.

For application materials write, call, or fax the Graduate School, BEH 304, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620. Tel. (813) 974-8800; FAX (813) 974-7343.

For further information concerning the Women's Studies Department and the M.A. Program contact Dr. Marilyn Myerson, Graduate Director