Department of Women's Studies & Feminist Research
Application Requirements
Master's Program
Application Deadline for September 2013 Admission: January 31st, 2013 for early acceptance. Later applications will be considered if spaces remain.
Program regulationsIntake into the program will be once per annum, in September. Admissions will be recommended by the Committee on Graduate Studies. An honors BA in Women's, Gender or Feminist Studies with a minimum average of B+ (78%) for the last two years of study is required for admission to the program. Students from other disciplines may be considered if they demonstrate adequate preparation in feminist theory and methodology (at least three full-course equivalents above the first-year level including one seminar at the 300 level or above).
To Apply:
- Applications are to be submitted electronically through the Ontario University Application Centre. Follow the link below to apply:
- Applicants who have transcripts from Ontario universities can arrange to have transcripts provided through the application process. Students from universities outside of Ontario must arrange to have an official set of transcripts (or certified copies) from all universities/colleges previously attended sent to us. Transcripts issued in another language than english must be accompanied by certified english translations. To be considered official, all academic records must be received in envelopes which have been sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution.
- Applicants must provide names and contact information for two academic referees. OUAC will contact the referees directly with forms and directions for submitting references electronically. A copy of the reference letter can be viewed by clicking here. Please note if you cannot submit the reference letter electronically, you can mail a hard copy or e-mail a pdf of the letter to Prof. Katherine McKenna at the address below.
- If English is not the applicants' first language, official TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB scores taken within the past two years are required.
- TOEFL minimum: 630 (paper), 267 (electronic) or 109 (internet)
- IELTS minimum: 8.0
- MELAB minimum: 91 overall, with a minimum of 85 on each of the 3 parts, plus the oral/speaking component
- MA applicants, who are not submitting a proposal for an Independent Research Project (IRP), must submit a short statement of interest of approximately 250 words on the Statement of Academic Intent section of the on-line application indicating why they wish to undertake graduate work in Women's Studies and Feminist Research. Students who intend to do an IRP must send a longer statement of interest of to the Graduate Chair, approximately 300-500 words outlining the subject that they wish to pursue. Students submitting an IRP statement are not required to complete the Statement of Academic Intent section of the on-line application.
- Applications are not forwarded to Women's Studies until the form is completed and submitted by the applicant and the application fee of CAN $90.00 has been paid.
- All files will be considered by the Graduate Committee and early offers will be made starting in February, 2013. If you do not hear from us, it means your file is still under consideration. Please contact us if you have any questions about the application process.
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Please note that the deadline for submission of program applications for the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research through OUAC is January 31 and the OGS deadline is February 1. This means that you should plan to complete and submit your program application well in advance of the deadline so as to give yourself plenty of time to submit the OGS application by its deadline. For more information please check our student finances page.
Transcripts from non-Ontario universities and statement of interest for the Independent Research Project must be sent to:
Prof. Katherine McKenna
Graduate Chair
Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research
Lawson Hall 3246
The University of Western Ontario
London ON N6A 5B8
Phone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 84751
Fax: (519) 661-3491
e-mail: kmckenna@uwo.ca