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Master of Arts in Music & Women's and Gender Studies

The department offers the opportunity for Ph.D. students to earn a joint M.A. with Women's and Gender Studies. Topics include feminist theory, gender studies, cultural history and the investigation of work by and about women.

Requirements for this program include:

• WMGS 205a, the foundational course in Women's and Gender Studies.
• One course in feminist research methodologies (WMGS 208b, or the Feminist Inquiry course offered through the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies).
• Two courses at the graduate level from another department as listed as electives in Women's and Gender Studies. Directed reading course WMGS 299a,b may serve as one of the electives.
• Four courses at the graduate level in the music department. One graduate course from the consortium that is related to music & women’s and gender studies may be substituted. One of the four courses must include a seminar paper that focuses on a topic related to women’s and gender studies. In cases where this is not possible, an independent study leading to a paper addressing an issue specifically related to music & women’s and gender studies may be substituted. MUS 171a is also required.
• Attendance at all departmental musicology colloquia and women’s and gender studies colloquia.
• Completion of a Master's research paper of professional quality and length (normally twenty-five to forty pages) on a topic related to the joint degree. The paper will be read by two faculty members, one of whom is a member of the music department and one of whom is a member of the Women's and Gender Studies core or affiliate faculty.
• Additional requirements as listed in the accompanying Ph.D. program.