Many UIS students have earned M.A. degrees emphasizing Women and Gender Studies through the Individual Option Program (INO), a self-designed degree program. Students create their own curriculum by working with a degree committee that includes INO and other faculty and peers. Enrollment is limited, so students need to apply early. To learn more about the program's philosophy of self-directed learning, admissions requirements, and curriculum, please visit the Individual Option Program website.
Women and Gender Studies faculty are happy to serve as members of students’ degree committees, to sponsor Independent Studies, Tutorials, and Field Studies, and to advise students about the best learning resources.
Students who choose this degree option technically major in Individual option. The Master's degree certificate will specify Individual Option as the degree earned, but the student's transcript will list a degree title more specific to the individual coursework. The following are titles of some self-designed degrees (B.A. and M.A.) emphasizing Women and Gender Studies:
