MSSW/Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies Dual Degree
First Year
Fall SW 601 Human Behavior & the Social Environment I SW 602 Social Welfare Institutions, Policies & Services SW 603 Social Justice Practice ***WGST 602 Feminist Research & Theory in the Social Sciences ***WGST 600: Research/Writing (1-hour course) | Spring SW 619 Human Behavior & the Social Environment II SW 622 Issues in Policy and Service Delivery ***WGST 603: History of American Feminism ***WGST course from one of four core areas | Summer No courses |
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Second Year
Fall SW 604 SW Practice I* SW 670 Foundation SW Practicum I* ***WGST course from one of the four core areas ***WGST course from one of the four core areas | Spring SW 605 SW Practice II* SW 671 Foundation SW Practicum II* ***WGST course from one of the four core areas ***WGST elective | Summer SW 626 Research Methodology & Design SW 641 Adv SW Practice I |
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Third Year
Fall SW 640 Adv SW Practice II** SW 668 Adv Research Practice I SW 672 Adv SW Practicum I** ***WGST elective | Spring SW 677 Adv SW Practice III** SW 669 Adv Research Practice II SW 673 Adv SW Practicum II** ***WGST elective | Graduate with MA in WGST and MSSW in May |
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*SW 604 & SW 670 (Fall) and SW 605 & SW 671 (Spring) must be taken simultaneously.
**SW 640 & SW 672 (Fall) and SW 677 & SW 673 (Spring) must be taken simultaneously.
***The following is a list of WGST core courses and elective options required for the dual degree.
One of the following courses in Women’s/Gender History: WGST 630: Feminism in Western Civilization, WGST 631: Women in Europe and the U.S. in the 20th Century, WGST 633: Women in 19th-Century America, WGST 532: History of American Sexualities, or WGST 591/691: Topics in WGS [example: Latin American Women]
One of the following courses in Gender, Race, and Colonialism (choose 1 not chosen in another category): WGST 643: Black Women's Voices, WGST 640: Women's Health in Africa, WGST 558: Women and Leadership in Developing Nations or WGST 591, 593, 691, 692: Topics in WGS [example, Southern Women, Black and White]
One of the following courses in Humanities Perspectives on Women/Gender (choose 1 not chosen in another category): WGST 622: The Body in Popular Media, WGST 520: Women's Personal Narratives, WGST 560: Feminist Philosophical Literature, WGST 571: Francophone Women Writers and Critics, WGST 593/692: Topics in WGS [example, Feminist Theology]
One of the following courses in Social Science Perspective on Women/Gender (choose 1 not chosen in another category): WGST 656: Feminist Theory, WGST 612: Gender, Race, Work and Welfare, WGST 615: Sociology of Disabilities, WGST 538: American Women in Sports, WGST 535: Women's Health Issues, WGST 643: Black Women's Voices, WGST 640: Women's Health in Africa, WGST 558: Women and Leadership in Developing Nations, WGST 591/691: Topics in WGS [example, Gender & the Law]
Concentration courses: Three concentration electives in WGST.
Graduate Women & Gender Studies website: https://louisville.edu/wgs/
SW 604 SW Practice I*
SW 670 Foundation SW Practicum I*
***WGST 602 Feminist Research and Theory in the Social Sciences
***WGST 600 Research/Writing (1-hr course)