Degrees & Majors

The Georgia State University M.A. program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies has four interrelated areas of concentration:

• Black Feminist Thought
• Sexualities, Queer, and Trans Studies
• Transnational WGSS
• Social Change and Applied WGSS

Our curriculum stands out for its emphasis on the intersections of gender and sexuality with race, nationalisms, ethnicity and transnationalism. We have a strong emphasis on queer theory and LGBTQ studies and the theory and practice of activism.

One distinction of our program is that we offer non-thesis options in addition to the traditional academic thesis path. Students complete one of the following paths toward degree:

• Research Thesis: an originally researched topic that contributes to a new area of gender and sexuality studies scholarship
• Capstone Practicum: choices include creative project in the arts, such as a play, an art exhibit or mixed-media work; an internship with a local social justice-oriented organization or other form of community and/or activist engagement; a cumulative academic position paper

The M.A. in World Languages and Applied Intercultural Studies is designed to develop students’ career-readiness through an innovative curriculum that emphasizes world language skills, intercultural competency, and global awareness.

The program leverages the unique international resources at Georgia State University as well as the cultural and historical ties of the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia.

Graduates will be prepared to pursue careers in industry or as entrepreneurs, work for government agencies and non-governmental agencies (NGOs), work as activists, curators or community leaders, become interpreters or language instructors, or go on to doctoral-level education.

Students in the M.A. program can concentrate in:

• World Languages and Applied Cultural Studies
• French and Francophone Studies
• Spanish