Graduate Programs
Certificate Programs
Women's Studies, Post-baccalaureate Certificate
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Admission Requirements | | Certificate
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Program Description
The Women's Studies graduate certificate program is useful
both for students already enrolled in graduate programs outside
of Women's Studies, and for individuals wishing to pursue
a certificate in higher education but not a complete master
degree. This (like the master program) is an "applied"
program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals
and others interested in the field. The goal is to advance the status
of women throughout our society, by incorporating women's
perspectives into other studies/professions, by enhancing students'
knowledge of women's issues, and by providing students with
the opportunity to gain practical skills and certification in
the field of Women's Studies.
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Admission Requirements
- A bachelor's degree. Applicants may be in a graduate program
at Towson University or elsewhere, but they need not be. Applicants
who are currently enrolled in a graduate program must submit proof
of their graduate standing in a degree program. Persons not currently
enrolled in a graduate program must have a baccalaureate GPA of
3.0 or higher.
- 9 credits in Women's Studies and/or the social sciences.
Send the following admission materials to the Graduate School
Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252:
- Two letters of recommendation (at least one of which must be
from an academician). Use the Recommendation Form found in the
Graduate School Application Packet.
- An admission essay describing career goals and the planned focus
of graduate work.
Applications will be reviewed by the Women's Studies Graduate
Committee and must be submitted prior to the start of the semester
in which the person wishes to be admitted to the program.
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Certificate Requirements (15 units)
Required Courses (6 units)
- WMST 603 - The Diversity of Women (3)
- WMST 607 - Advanced Feminist Theory (3)
Electives (9 units)
- A minimum of 9 units in graduate-level " WMST "- numbered courses.
- Only 3 of these 9 units may be at the 500 level.
- NOTE: WMST 620 Field Experience, WMST 796 Internship and WMST
897-899
Thesis may not be taken as part of the Certificate program.
Adviser
Certificate students must select their courses in consultation
with a faculty adviser, to be assigned to them by the Graduate Program
Director of Women's Studies.
Use of Credits beyond the Certificate Program
Units earned for the Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
may be applied to the Master of Women's Studies
degree, should the student choose to enroll later in the master
degree program.
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Course Descriptions
For course descriptions, see the online
catalog. (Be sure to click on "Graduate Catalog".)
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http://www.towson.edu/womensstudies
Interested in a Masters Degree in Women's Studies? Click here
For information on all matters related to admissions, fees, or
registration, please contact the Graduate School at
410-704-2501.
Towson University is in compliance with federal and state laws and
regulations that prohibit illegal discrimination.
The university does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
D&P 0899.27
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