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MALS Concentration Tracks and their Requirements

MALS Course Lists

MALS SAMPLE PROGRAMS

Liberal Studies (General) Track

Required Components

• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be Team Taught
• 4 Elective courses from MALS or Dartmouth College*
• 1 Independent Study (MALS 127)
• 2 Summer Symposia [MALS 120]; or 1 Summer Symposium and 1 Symposium Substitute [MALS 121] or Research Methods [MALS 130]
• Thesis [MALS 137]

Creative Writing Track

Required Components

• 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
  • Periodic Journalism
• 1 Elective course from MALS or Dartmouth College*
• 1 Independent study in Creative Writing (MALS 127)
• 2 Summer Symposia [MALS 120]; or 1 Summer Symposium and 1 Symposium Substitute [MALS 121] or Research Methods [MALS 130]
• Creative Thesis

Cultural Studies Track

Required Components

• 3 Interdisciplinary Courses, 2 of which must be Team Taught
• 3 courses in any of the Cultural Studies field areas: Note: The 5 CS distribution courses may be take from among Dartmouth College course offerings.
  • Gender Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Class Studies
  • Media/Performance Studies
  • Post-Colonial Studies
• 1 Elective course from MALS or Dartmouth College*
• 1 Independent Study in Cultural Studies (MALS 127)
• 2 Summer Symposia [MALS 120]; or 1 Summer Symposium and 1 Symposium Substitute [MALS 121] or Research Methods [MALS 130]
• Cultural Studies Thesis

Globalization Studies Track

Required Components

• 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
  • Other areas by petition
• 1 Elective course from MALS or Dartmouth College
• 1 Independent Study in the field of Globalization Studies (MALS 127)
• 2 Summer Symposia [MALS 120]; or 1 Summer Symposium and 1 Symposium Substitute [MALS 121] or Research Methods [MALS 130]
• 1 Globalization Studies Thesis

* Any Dartmouth College undergraduate course taken as a MALS elective must be upper division, and be augmented in readings and/or paper assignments to equal graduate level coursework, by agreement between the student and instructor. An Elective Course Contract must be completed by the course instructor.