The Certificate in Women’s Studies is designed for doctoral students in other departments at Emory.  Graduate students must obtain consent from their advisor before beginning the program, which constitutes the equivalent of one of the student’s fields for the doctorate.

The requirements for the Certificate are:
WS751R, Feminist Theory* (or a designated substitute course)
Three (3) other Women’s Studies graduate courses* (12 hours total).  These may be WS courses or courses cross-listed with Women’s Studies.  Courses relating to women/women’s issues which do not have WS course numbers must be approved by the WS Director of Graduate Studies.  A syllabus should be submitted with the request for approval.

An interdisciplinary paper, which may develop out of a research paper for a course and which should be about the length of a publishable article (20-30pp).  This paper is typically approved by a member of the Core or Associated Faculty (often the instructor of the course for which it was written). The faculty member then notifies the WS Graduate Program Coordinator of its approval. The paper may also be submitted to the WS Director of Graduate Studies for approval. A dissertation chapter may be submitted in lieu of an interdisciplinary paper.

Attendance at four events (i.e. research workshops or major lectures, etc.) over the course of one academic year. 
In order to get credit for attending an event, students must submit to the Graduate Coordinator a one-paragraph summary including a header which contains:

  • Student's name
  • Event Title
  • Event Location
  • Event Date

Submissions will be reviewed and validated by the Director of Graduate Studies and will be stored in student files maintained by the department as part of the record of completion of the certificate. Students may choose to asubmit four summaries at once or to send them in one at a time as they are completed. If a student is considering attending an event but is unsure about its eligibility for this requirement, he or she is responsible for contacting the Graduate Coordinator to find out whether or not the event qualifies. The Graduate Coordinator will keep a record of attendance in the student’s file and will confirm once the full attendance requirement has been met.

 

* All courses to be counted toward the Certificate must be taken for a letter grade.

 

 

Students must fill out a Declaration form when entering the program.  When all requirements for the Certificate have been fulfilled, the student must complete the Certificate Program Requirements Completion form and submit this along with a copy of her or his transcript to the WS Graduate Program Coordinator for course work verification.    In the term prior to graduation, the student must notify the Graduate Program Coordinator of his or her intent to graduate.  At that time, the Graduate Program Coordinator will complete and submit appropriate documentation to the Graduate School.  The certificate will post to the transcript with the final degree. 

Please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator with questions.