Master of Studies in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

1. Every candidate must follow, for at least three terms, a course of instruction in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. 

2. Candidates must offer two options from A, and a dissertation (B).

• A. Options. Candidates must follow two option courses, one in Michaelmas Term, and one in Hilary Term. These will normally be options offered by the MSt Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Candidates wishing to take an Option from another Masters programme, may do so with the permission of the programme convenor, the Chair of Examiners, and the department responsible for the delivery of the requested option paper. Such candidates will still be assessed according to the regulations with respect to the form of assessment and deadlines governing the MSt Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies. 

• B. A dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words. 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.

3. In the case of A candidates will be examined by the submission of written work. The essays submitted under A should be of 6,000-7,000 words. The first piece of written work under A must be submitted not later than noon on Thursday of Week 8 of Hilary Term; the second piece of written work under A must be submitted not later than noon on Thursday of Week 1 of Trinity Term. Students must also include in the same documents a brief abstract of no more than 300 words outlining the rationale and the approach of the option essays; this will not be included in the essay word count.

4. In the case of B, the dissertation must be submitted not later than noon on Thursday of Week 8 of Trinity Term. Students must also include in the same document a brief abstract (no more than 500 words) outlining the rationale and approach of the thesis; this will not be included in the essay word count.