Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies

About this programme

The department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Lethbridge offers a dynamic, inter-disciplinary and rigorous Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies. Our faculty also teach and supervise students in the CSPT program (MA and PhD levels). We have expertise in the following areas: Our faculty is united through common themes in their research agendas, most notably interrogating issues of power embedded in and exercised by national states within complex transnational relationships. Whether our research is conducted locally, nationally or globally, by ourselves on individual projects that are small scale, or in partnership with national and transnational projects, we consistently disseminate our work through networks of feminist and allied scholars, and build strong working relationships across disciplines. Our department is connected with research institutes such as the Centre for Oral History & Tradition , Institute for Child & Youth Studies and the Prentice Institute , all of which provide mentorship, training and community workshops to build research and methodological skills. Students develop their programs in consultation with their supervisor, and complete between three and six graduate-level courses and a thesis. Pursuing graduate studies in WGST offers numerous benefits including interdisciplinary course work; small class sizes; a cohort made up of both MA and PhD students; teaching & research assistantships; extensive professional development opportunities (offered through the CSPT program as well as the School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Stud