Program Requirements
There are two options for completing the MA in Gender and Social Justice Studies:
- as a thesis-based degree, OR
- as a course-based degree
The MA(Thes) program requires:
- 18 credits of graduate-level courses
- a thesis
The MA(Crs) program require:
- 21 credits of graduate-level courses
- a capping project (GSJ 900); the capping project is a portfolio/synthesizing document that highlights students' learning in the program and that will include:
- a major research paper,
- a field statement,
- a creative project,
- or a policy/program/legal analysis
The Specialization in Digital Humanities (DH) in the MA(Crs) program requires:
- 9 credits of graduate-level courses in Digital Humanities (out of the total 21 required for the MA)
All GSJ students are required to complete:
- GSJ 501 (Praxis Workshop), which includes a mandatory Community Service-Learning component (see GSJ 501 listing on Graduate Courses page for details).
- GSJ 502 (Research Workshop)
- a minimum of 12 credit courses in GSJ (including the above required courses)
- the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Ethics and Academic Citizenship requirement
- the Professional Development (PD) requirement
Note: There is no residence requirement.