Women & Gender Studies (MA)

Program Overview

The University of Lethbridge's Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies program is an interdisciplinary degree that provides students with research, public speaking, and grant writing skills. The program offers a cohort-based experience, teaching and research assistantships, and networking opportunities with renowned scholars and community organizations. Graduates have pursued further education and careers in research, administration, business, and the non-profit sector.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies (MA WGST) program at the University of Lethbridge is a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and rigorous degree.
• The program provides students with opportunities to develop skills in diverse research methodologies (archival, discourse analysis, interviewing), public speaking, and grant writing.
• Students develop their programs in consultation with their supervisor and complete between three and six graduate-level courses and a thesis.
• The program coursework is interdisciplinary and offers small class sizes.
• The program has a cohort made up of both MA and PhD students.
• The program offers teaching and research assistantships.
• The program offers extensive professional development opportunities through the CSPT program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Studies Association.
• The program provides networking opportunities and office space.

Teaching:

• The program is taught by faculty who are experts in the following areas:
• Gender and Global Migration
• Reproductive Justice
• Critical Race & Sexualities in Law & Culture
• Marriage & Kinship
• Feminist Constitutionalism
• Human Rights & Political Economies
• Indigenous Women & Settler Colonialism
• Women & Spirituality
• The program uses a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, and workshops.

Careers:

• Graduates of the MA WGST program have gone on to pursue PhDs and law degrees.
• Graduates have also found work as research consultants, in administration, business, and the non-profit sector.