Women’s and Gender Studies and History

Fall

• WGS 501—Proseminar in Women’s Studies
• WGS 601—Approaches to Feminist Scholarship
• HIST 615—Introduction to the Comparative Study of History
• History 807- Grad School and Beyond I
• 1 Elective in HIST or WGS

Winter

• WGS 502- Femisist Exposures
• WGS 530—Feminist Theory
• HIST 600-level studies course (HIST 611 for US history students)
• HIST 715 research seminar
• HIST 808 pedagogy seminar I
• Fulfill one language requirement
• Fulfill Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship (RCRS) requirement
   

Fall

• Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
• 2-3 electives in HIST or WGS
• HIST 809 pedagogy seminar II

Winter

• Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
• 1 or 2 electives in HIST or WGS
• WGS 891
• HIST 810 pedagogy seminar III
• Fulfill second language requirement
• History Fourth-Semester Review

Fall

• GSI (register for at least 6 credits)
• 1 or 2 electives in HIST or WGS (e.g. 3 credits of HIST 990 prelim prep + one more elective)

Winter

• GSI (register for at least 6 credits)
• Take any remaining electives
• If no more courses to take, register for 6 credits of HIST 900 prelim prep
• Prelim exams

Spring/Summer

• Candidacy achieved
• Present prospectus

• Fall & Winter: HIST or WGS 995 (8 credits)
• Dissertation research

• Fall & Winter: HIST or WGS 995 (8 credits)
• Attend Rackham Pre-Defense Meeting
• Defend Dissertation
• Attend Rackham Post-Defense Meeting and file completed dissertation