program description

the master of arts in women and gender studies is interdisciplinary, enabling students to combine core and elective courses in women and gender studies with electives in other departments and programs across the campus.

the program focuses on women, gender, and feminism in transnational and multicultural contexts, preparing students to engage critically with analytical categories such as gender, race, sexuality, nation, class, labor, and ableism. students complete their master’s degree with a culminating project of their own design working closely with an advisor. the degree enables students to pursue advanced study of the history, status, and contributions of women in different contexts, and the relationships among feminist theories, social/global structures, and the production of gender and sexuality.