Requirements by Concentration

Effective Summer 2014. For students who began the program prior to Summer 2014, see MALS Pre-14X Degree Requirements & Pre-14X Plan of Study Form.

Creative Writing Requirements

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 from MALS
1 Independent study in Creative Writing (MALS 127)
1 Writing Methodologies module (MALS 132)
1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
Creative Thesis — no tuition charged
Thesis Presentation (MALS 411) — no tuition charged

Cultural Studies Requirements

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 from MALS
1 Independent Study in Cultural Studies (MALS 127)
1 Cultural Studies Research Methods module (MALS 130)
1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
Cultural Studies Thesis — no tuition charged
Thesis Presentation (MALS 411) — no tuition charged

Globalization Studies Requirements

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 from MALS
1 Independent Study in the field of Globalization Studies (MALS 127)
1 Social Science Research Methods module (MALS 131)
1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
1 Globalization Studies Thesis — no tuition charged
Thesis Presentation (MALS 411) — no tuition charged

General Liberal Studies Requirements

3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be team taught
4 Elective courses from MALS
1 Independent Study (MALS 127)
1 Research Methods module (MALS 130, MALS 131 or MALS 132)
1 Summer Symposium (MALS 120) — no tuition charged
1 Ethics course — no tuition charged
Thesis — no tuition charged
Thesis Presentation (MALS 411) — no tuition charged

A Note About Non-MALS Courses

Non-MALS courses may only be taken as additional courses and may NOT be taken to satisfy any MALS degree requirements.

Students receiving a MALS scholarship will NOT receive scholarship funding toward non-MALS courses