PhD Graduate Diploma

In the event that any information in this handbook differs from what appears in the Graduate Calendar, then the Graduate Calendar is considered correct.

The Graduate Diploma (Ph.D.) in Gender and Social Justice aims to enhance the intellectual development and training of students already enrolled in doctoral programs by allowing them to combine disciplinary research with interdisciplinary scholarship from the fields of Gender and Social Justice.

The Graduate Diploma option is available to in-course Ph.D. students in McMaster’s Departments of Anthropology, Communication new Media and Cultural Studies, English and Cultural Studies, French, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Social Work and Sociology. If you are enrolled in a different Ph.D. program and are interested in pursuing the GSJ Diploma, please contact the program Director to discuss the question.

Students completing the diploma will receive the notation Completed Graduate Diploma in Gender and Social Justice on their academic transcript in addition to the doctorate degree from their home graduate unit.