Requirements by Concentration

• 1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
• 1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be team-taught
• 3 Creative Writing courses:
  • Non-Fiction (the narrative or personal essay)
  • Fiction (the novella or short story)
  • Screenwriting
  • Playwriting
  • Poetry
  • Periodic Journal
• 1 Elective course
• 1 Independent study in Creative Writing (MALS 127)
• 1 Writing Methodologies module (MALS 132)
• 1 Creative Thesis
• Thesis Research MALS 137 

AS OF SUMMER TERM 2026

• Thesis Defense (MALS 411)

• 1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
• 1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be team taught
• 3 courses in any of the Cultural Studies field areas. 
  • Gender Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Class Studies
  • Media/Performance Studies
  • Post-Colonial Studies
• 1 Elective course 
• 1 Independent Study in Cultural Studies (MALS 127)
• 1 Cultural Studies Research Methods module (MALS 130)
• 1 Cultural Studies Thesis 
• Thesis Research MALS 137

AS OF SUMMER TERM 2026

• Thesis Defense (MALS 411)

• 1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
• 1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be team taught
• 3 courses in any of the Globalization Studies field areas. 
  • Government/War & Peace Studies
  • Area Studies
  • Politics/Public Policy
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
• 1 Elective course 
• 1 Independent Study in the field of Globalization Studies (MALS 127)
• 1 Social Science Research Methods module (MALS 131)
• 1 Globalization Studies Thesis
• Thesis Research MALS 137

AS OF SUMMER TERM 2026

• Thesis Defense (MALS 411)

• 1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
• 1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be team taught
• 3 Concentration Courses (in any MALS concentration) 
• 1 Elective course 
• 1 Independent Study (MALS 127)
• 1 Research Methods module (MALS 130, MALS 131 or MALS 132)
• 1 Thesis
• Thesis Research MALS 137

AS OF SUMMER TERM 2026

• Thesis Defense (MALS 411)