Course Requirements. M.A. students are required to take 36 units in graduate course work. Twelve of these units are required courses: two semesters of Introduction to Cultural Studies (CLST 300  and CLST 301 ), and one semester of an approved range of Method courses. The remaining 24 units are completed in courses offered by the Cultural Studies Department and/or by approved courses taught by the faculty of The Claremont Colleges. For residence and other general requirements, see the “Degree Regulations ” section in this Bulletin.

Language Requirement. The candidate must demonstrate reading proficiency in one language other than English.

Other Requirements. While completing course requirements, each student is expected to make an original contribution to a field of inquiry within cultural studies. This contribution may be a research paper or other form of cultural production that includes an analytic component (e.g., performance and interpretation, exhibition and analysis).

The M.A. degree may also be awarded to students who have advanced to candidacy for the doctorate, or to those who have not passed the qualifying examinations at the doctoral level but who have met the standards for an M.A. degree. A comprehensive list of requirements is given in the departmental handbook.