{"id":12294,"date":"2017-08-21T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/?page_id=12294"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:15:24","slug":"master-of-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/master-of-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Arts Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/11\/P_CarletonPhotography_DUCPhotoshootLibrary_20062-033-768x512.jpg); background-position: 68% 56%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Graduate Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"master-of-arts-womens-and-gender-studies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Arts &#8211; Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Master of Arts program offers an investigation of gender, sexuality, race, and disability. We offer an opportunity to work with dynamic faculty members who place social justice struggles and strategies at the forefront of curriculum and research. &nbsp;Within a transnational and intersectional framework, students can explore issues relating to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>reproductive justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>queer, trans, and non-binary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>popular culture and digital media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fat studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>critical race studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>madness studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>disability justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>migration, diaspora, borders, and citizenship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>affect studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The core learning objectives of our program include transnational feminist scholarship, critical research and thinking skills, interdisciplinary and grounded knowledge.&nbsp; We also offer three collaborative specializations in <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/womensandgenderstudies\/#MA_Womens_and_Gender_Studies__with_Collaborative_Specialization_in_Accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessibility<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/womensandgenderstudies\/#MA_Womens_and_Gender_Studies__with_Collaborative_Specialization_in_African_Studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Studies<\/a>; and <a 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is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>February 1 for applicants requesting financial assistance for September<\/strong>; applications will continue to be considered beyond this date (space permitting) and funding may be available;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\">Apply Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"application-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Requirements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Statement of intent\/research interest (1 single space page). Please include the following information: a brief description about your relevant education and work experience, a basic outline of your research interests, and a brief explanation of your interest in our MA program. Please note: you need only provide a general research topic\/research proposal. Additionally, it is not necessary for you to identity a potential supervisor or have an appointed supervisor to be admitted to the program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cv\/resume with a list of published and creative works if applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two letters of reference from persons who are prepared to comment on your academic background and potential for graduate studies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One certified transcript from all universities you have attended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All international students whose first language is not English must provide proof of language proficiency in English. <em><em>A score obtained in the last 2 years is required.<\/em><\/em>For current information about TOEFL, CAELS, and IELTS language testing please go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/international\/english-second-language\/\">https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/international\/english-second-language\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A non-refundable application processing fee of $100.00 Canadian must be submitted for each program to which you apply. This fee is payable to the Ontario Universities\u2019 Application Centre (OUAC) by Visa, Mastercard, cheque, or money order.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tuition-and-fees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuition and Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on domestic and international graduate fees and costs are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/financial-assistance\/cost-and-fees\/\">Graduate Studies website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact the Graduate Advisor, Dr.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/people\/fady-shanouda\/\">Fady Shanouda<\/a>, if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Arts &#8211; Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies Our Master of Arts program offers an investigation of gender, sexuality, race, and disability. 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