Master of Studies in Women's Studies

1. Every candidate must follow, for at least three terms, a course of instruction in Women's Studies. Candidates will, when they enter for the examination, be required to produce from their society a certificate that they are following such a course.

2. Candidates are required to present themselves for viva voce examination if summoned by the examiners.

3. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.

43. Syllabus:

Candidates must offer A and B below, two options from C, and a dissertation (D).

• A. Feminist Theory

• B. Approaches to Feminist Research

• C. Options. Candidates must follow two of a range of option courses approved by the Joint Standing Committee for Women's Studies. A full list of the options available is given in the course handbook for the academic year in question.

• D. A dissertation of up to 12,000 words (and not less than 10,000), including footnotes but excluding bibliography, on a subject proposed by the candidate in consultation with the dissertation supervisor. Appendices should be avoided but must in any case be approved by the Chair of Examiners on an individual basis. Cases must be made on the basis that they are required for the examiners to understand the content of the dissertation. The approval form, detailing the title and subject of the dissertation, must be approved and forwarded electronically by the dissertation supervisor, to the Chair of Examiners (c/o Graduate Studies Administrator for Women’s Studies) not later than Friday of fifth week of Hilary Term. The subject matter of the dissertation may be related to that of either or both of the two pieces of written work submitted for the Options courses, but material deployed in such pieces of work may not be repeated in the dissertation.

54. In the case of C candidates will be examined by the submission of written work. The essays submitted under C should be of 6,000-7,000 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. The approval form detailing the topics of the written work proposed, countersigned by the dissertation supervisor must be submitted for approval to the Chair of Examiners (c/o Graduate Studies Administrator for Women’s Studies) not later than Friday of fifthWeek week5 of Hilary Term.The two pieces of written work under C (three typewritten or printed copies of each piece, bearing on the front the candidate's examination number but neither his or her name nor the name of his or her college) must be delivered in envelopes bearing the words: 'Option Essay submitted for the M.St. in Women's Studies’ to the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford. The first piece of written work under C must be deliveredsubmitted not later than noon on Friday of eighthWeek week8 of Hilary Term; the second piece of written work under C must be deliveredsubmitted not later than noon on Friday of firstWeek week1 of Trinity Term. CandidatesStudents must themselvesalso retaininclude onein typewrittenthe orsame printeddocuments copya brief abstract (no more than 300 words) outlining the rationale and the approach of each piece of work. Supervisors or others are permitted to give bibliographical help with and to discuss drafts of written work submitted. Each envelope of written work must be accompanied, under a separate cover, by a signed statement by the candidateoption that it is his or her own work except where otherwise indicatedessays.

 65. In the case of D, the dissertation (three typewritten or printed copies, bearing on the front the candidate's examination number but neither his or her name nor the name of his or her college) must be delivered in an envelope bearing the words: 'Dissertation submitted for the M.St. in Women's Studies' to the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, not later than noon on Friday of eighth week of Trinity Term. Students must also submitinclude threein copiesthe ofsame document a brief abstract (no more than 500 words) outlining the rationale and approach of the thesis.

6. Assessments must be formatted and submitted as specified in the handbook for the MSt in Women’s Studies. The assessments must be submitted by uploading it to the Assignments Section of the MSt in Women’s Studies Weblearn only; no concomitant copy submission may be submitted, for any purpose. Electronic submissions must be received by the deadline; technical problems external to the WebLearn system will not be accepted as grounds for excusing lateness. Written work shall be submitted as word-processed files converted to PDF using the course coversheet as first page of the work, bearing on the front the candidate's examination number but neither their name nor the name of their college. Candidates must themselves retain one typewritten or printeda copy of theireach dissertation.piece Supervisorsof or others are permitted to give bibliographical help withwork and tomust discussensure draftsthat they receive the email confirming the submission and that the email is retained for future reference.  Each submission of dissertations.written The dissertationwork must be accompanied, under a separate cover, by a signedDeclaration statementof byAuthorship from the candidate that it is his or hertheir own work, except where otherwise indicated, to be completed online at the same time as that of submission.

7. In the case both of the submission of written work under C and of the submission of the dissertation (D), candidates must ensure that a separate receipt for each submission is received from the Examination Schools and is retained for future reference.

8. A candidate who fails to submit any of the three written elements (that is, the two pieces of written work and the dissertation) by the dates specified above shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the examination.

98. If the two pieces of written work, submitted for C and/or the dissertation, submitted for D, fail the examination, the candidate shall not be granted leave to supplicate for the degree of M.St. Such a candidate is permitted to resubmit the elements of the examination which have failed to satisfy the examiners, on one further occasion only. The two pieces of written work submitted for C shall be resubmitted by noon on Friday of first week of the Trinity Term following their first examination. The dissertation (D) shall be resubmitted by not later than noon of Friday of eighth week of the Trinity Term following their first examination.