22.5 Project

1. Students for the Degree of Master of Gender Studies (project option) will be required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours. Students will also be required to complete a project, to be submitted as a portfolio style thesis.

2. The Master's project must be interdisciplinary in nature and aimed at linking theoretical and practical knowledge by recognizing and articulating a problem relevant to Gender Studies and by developing and justifying theoretical and practical approaches. The project report should consist of the project (e.g., a film or video; a website; a manual, guidebook, or other learning resource; digital, audio, or video files, etc.) as well as a literature-based rationale, theoretical basis and justification for its use. The length of the written portion of the project should be 10,000-15,000 words. Regardless of the form that the project takes (e.g., a film or video; a website; a manual, guidebook, or other learning resource; a kit of learning resources; photographs; audio or videotape, digital, audio, or video files, etc.), there must be a written component.

3. A project proposal, approved by the student’s supervisor, will be presented to the Graduate Studies Advisory Committee for its approval. The project proposal must normally be approved by the Graduate Studies Advisory Committee no later than the end of the student’s third semester in the program.

4. The project will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in General Regulation Theses and Reports of the School of Graduate Studies.