WMST + ??

[lenagogan]

Hello!

Does anybody have any suggestions for grad programs (PhD, MA, MBA, a combination of those or otherwise) that includes some (not necessarily all) combination of the following:

WMST
Urban Planning
MBA
American Studies/History
Southern History
Gender/Race/Class studies

I am a little overwhelmed by the process and trying to choose the right

Comments

[cherrypetal]

My suggestion would be to first figure out what you really want. I can't stress that enough

[lenagogan]

Thanks for the advice; I am presently in the process of doing all those things as we speak.

I love all of those things and am just curious to know what is out there in terms of interdisciplinary programs. I am a bit post-faux-interdisciplinary stuff (which may sound a bit obtuse if you aren't coming out of a "classical" WMST undergraduate program), and would be thrilled if there is a program out there that would say, focus on Women in the U.S. socio-political environment with a joint MBA in non-profits, advocacy and small business building.

[evil_admiral]

It isn't in the b-school, but Georgia State has a MA in non-profit management (in the policy studies/Economics/poli-sci school)which I have heard is very good. I don't know anything first-hand, just what I have heard. But the b-school is great, and mixing some business classes with a non-profit mgmt degree would make you very valuable on the job market.

[starfrosting]

I don't know about joint MBA stuff, but my boyfriend's in a very interdisciplinary American Studies program at Rutgers. There's a lot of overlap there between AmSt, Wmst, Black Studies...It might be worth examining other American Studies programs to see if that's the case. I'm sure programs down South would emphasize Southern literature and culture more heavily than some programs up here.

[brittdreams]

If you're picking between this many departments, you're probably not asking yourself the right questions. What research do you want to do? Where can you find a person appropriate to supervise that work? What kinds of courses are you interested in? What do you hope to get out of your degree?

The same questions can help you decide between a master's and a PhD as the things you've listed are VASTLY different. Maybe get a related job?

[brittdreams]

I want to do all types of research. I want to be supervised by numerous people and mentored by many more. I am interested in all sorts of courses that relate to the subjects listed above. I am hoping to get a job out of my degree that pays a living wage and makes me feel like I am doing something I enjoy.

They are only vastly different in a microscopic, modernist approach to academia. I am looking for a program that acknowledges a post-modern (preferably metamodern), global economy.

Getting a job: I am currently apprenticing as a motorcycle mechanic as I travel on a '76 Yamaha to South America. This too, is related to my above interests and future career goals.

[lenagogan]

That was me.

I apologize preemptively for the sassiness.

[brittdreams]

Humanities/social science/interdisciplinary degrees aren't known for a whole lot other than you get out of them what you put in. You haven't actually answered any of my questions, or shown that you even thought about them. If you just wanted people to find interdisciplinary programs for you... well, I'd suggest google. There are many websites out there listing graduate programs in a field (I've definitely seen them for Women's Studies and urban planning).

If you hadn't been sassy, I'd give you something more like what you seem to be looking for. If you really want to do research and be mentored by people, maybe you should figure out where the mentors you want are and apply to those programs. (Note that while this is helpful, I was thinking about offering you an idea that would actually let you combine WMST, race/class/gender studies, urban planning, and history... Alas, you get what you give.)

[alextea]

All of my degrees are of an interdisciplinary nature (and programs). Find an interdisciplinary MA or PhD program (I know we have just such a program at the PhD level at my University, surely there must be other programs at other Universities too).

I'm often a fan of designing one's own degree. I did it with my B.A. and mostly did it with my M.A. I'm currently looking to earn another M.A. or/and a PhD.

Feel free to contact me over at my journal if you'd like to talk more about interdisciplinary programs etc.

Best wishes,

Ethan

[elorie]

Emory has a Ph.D program in Women's Studies; I believe it's the only one in the Southeast.

University of Georgia has a very good business school, and has a Women's Studies certificate program that any grad student can be in. I don't know how the MBA program would integrate it, but you could ask them.

Georgia State I know has a business school, an Urban Planning program, and a Women's Studies Master's program, and they have a history of being friendly to interdisciplinary studies. That's the one school I know for sure emphasizes Urban Planning and might therefore have everything you are looking for.

Any of those schools will have Southern History and some form of African American/race studies, so it's more a matter of finding who you'd like to work with.

[evil_admiral]

UGA is a very good b-school. I'm in GSU's business school (which has some very highly regarded programs), and I have been very pleased so far with my professors. Not as close of an environment as undergrad, but that's to be expected.

As I mentioned below, GA Tech has a very good business school as well, and it also offers a MURP program. So a dual-degree program there might be an option.

[lenagogan]

Oh, thanks guys!

Do y'all like living in those towns? (Emory: Atlanta; UGA: ??; GSU: ??; GATech: ??;)

[evil_admiral]

GSU and GA Tech are both in Atlanta as well. Atlanta is an okay city. Cost of living is alright, though the traffic is horrible and we have an incompetent public transportation system.

[puf_almighty]

I think you're gonna have to leave the MBA out, and it becomes a totally doable combo. Might wanna look into "Peace studies" at a southern university.

[lenagogan]

Do you know anyone with good peace studies programs?