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Introduction

The University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies offers a full-time and part-time PhD programme in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies. Through lectures, seminars, workshops, public events, and especially work with a supervisor from any department or faculty at the University of Cambridge, students will develop both general knowledge of the field(s) of gender studies as well as specific knowledge related to their own research project. Students will gain advanced methodological training suitable to conduct their own research from both in-house seminars and workshops and from supporting programmes around Cambridge. PhD students receive training in a wide variety of academic skills such as engagement with other scholars in seminars, and preparation for academic publishing and the job market. They will also have the opportunity to gain teaching skills, to organise their own conferences, and to participate in various forms of public engagement and other aspects of academic life as part of a lively and supportive community of scholars from UCCGS, and around the University and beyond. 

The PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies is structured as a three year programme with an expectation that PhD students will submit a full draft of their thesis at the end of the third year or soon after. Students should submit their thesis for examination by viva during their 4th year, if not before. From 2023, the PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies will also be offered as a part-time programme, which students will be expected to complete over the course of 5-7 years.

The PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies programme includes a PhD seminar, a Multi-disciplinary gender research seminar, a series of speaker events and for those who have not read the MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies, two further courses:

• Theory, Controversy and Methodology (MGS 1)
• Gender and Methods (MGS 2)

Theory, Controversy and Methodology is organised as a set of lectures that will focus on examples of key thinkers. The lectures will be followed by seminars organised around group discussion of texts that either draw methodologically on the approaches portrayed in the lectures, or texts that critique them. In this way, and across the course, the aim is for students to see how ideas travel through texts, theoretical debates and disciplines enabling development of innovative approaches.

Gender and Methods  provides students with practical training for their thesis research. This element of the programme is organised as a combination of both internal and centrally run methods sessions tailored to research interests.

 [NB: Students who have completed the MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies need not follow MGS 1 and MGS 2]. 

Each PhD student will work with a Principal Supervisor who will guide their research. Students are required to successfully complete their first year assessment in order to register fully for the PhD programme and are required to undergo two further annual reviews.

PhDs in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies emerge prepared for a wide variety of careers in academia and related fields such as governments, NGOs, media, advocacy, and more.

Throughout the programme, students are encouraged to debate ideas and concepts and will have the opportunity to interact with world-leading experts in gender theory including the  Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship.

In addition to the two core courses above, the Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar will convene at least four times a term Michaelmas (Autumn) and Lent (Spring) only. The purpose of this seminar series is to present front-line research in the multi-disciplinary study of Gender by senior scholars within and beyond Cambridge, as well as by junior academics, post-doctoral research fellows and advanced graduate students. These seminars will also be a compulsory component of the PhD. 

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PhD Programme in Gender Studies

The PhD programme in Gender Studies comprises of four years full-time study. The programme includes courses and an independent research project that should generate new knowledge within an area of scientific interest.

At the Centre for Gender Research there are both PhD students in Gender Studies, as well as PhD students “shared” with other disciplines at Uppsala University, but with a gender studies orientation. The Centre also hosts guest PhD students enrolled at other universities in Sweden or abroad.

When PhD positions are available they are advertised on Uppsala University's website

The Centre also welcomes PhD students with external funding, in line with the University's guidelines for doctoral studies .

Becoming a PhD student

Read more about eligibility, application and the admission process.

About the PhD programme

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PhD projects

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Graduate School GENHDI

Read more about the Graduate School in Gender, Humanities and Digital Cultures (GENHDI).

PhD courses

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• Do you have questions about the PhD programme at the Centre for Gender Research?
• Contact the Director of Study for the PhD programme, Ulrika Dahl.
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PhD Gender and Sexuality Studies

PhD students benefit from a research culture forged through connections to other research programmes at SELCS-CMII, for example Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonialism and Health Humanities. UCL GSS holds regular postgraduate research seminars, where students present their work in progress, access career training, and work collaboratively on peer critique. 

Our PhD students frequently benefit from connections to other faculties and departments through their supervisors, such as specialist training and workshops, social networks and opportunities to present their work to different audiences.

GSS students have the opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience through paid employment as Postgraduate Teaching Assistants from their second year on. Doctoral researchers contribute their growing expertise to shape discussion seminars, workshops and a range of other activities supporting the Gender, Society and Representation MA as well as other PG Taught Programmes at CMII. 

For information about how to apply see the Gender and Sexuality Studies MPhil/PhD .

Meet our research students .

Current PhD Research

The (in)visible father: lesbian motherhood and artificial insemination in Britain from the seventies to late eighties (Samuel Vermote) Being Queer and Jewish: a Cross-Cultural Study of Ethno-Religious Experiences and Divides ( Mie Jensen ) Temporalities in Tension: Reimagining the ‘Sexual Migrant’ from a Temporal Standpoint ( Arthur Davis )

Selected Past PhD Projects

Mapping Intimacy: The South Asian Beauty Salon in London and the Production of Diasporic Space (Dr Nandita Dutta) Queer Identities in Conflict: Experiences of Providing and Receiving Lgbtq+ Asylum Support in England and Germany (Dr Aydan Greatrick) On the Foreskin Question: Circumcision and psychoanalysis (Dr Jordan Harold Osserman) Out of Soho, Back into the Closet: Re-Thinking the London Gay Community (Dr Marco Venturi) Mapping Intimacy and Pleasure in a Beauty Salon: First-generation migrant women from South Asia in London (Nandita Dutta)

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, see SELCS-CMII Funding, Scholarships and Prizes .

A research degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies from UCL is excellent preparation for a broad variety of careers in both the private and the public sectors, as well as academia.

Learn more about how UCL can support your career goals.

“ During my PhD, I felt fully supported yet independent to shape my own research. In the third year of my PhD, I received a Beacon bursary from UCL, a public engagement grant that helped me conduct a series of workshops in beauty salons on awareness of gender equality, intimate-partner violence and sexual and reproductive health. Since submission of my thesis, I have been working as a Research Associate in the School of Management, University of Bath, showing that there are no boundaries between disciplines.  Dr Nandita Dutta, India

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Phd in women's and gender studies (2025 entry).

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6 October 2025

3-4 years full-time; Up to 7 years part-time

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Find out more about our PhD in Women's and Gender Studies.

Extend your understanding of societal and cultural issues on PhD in Women's and Gender Studies. Ranked 9th in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2022), Warwick's Sociology Department offers you a well-established and vigorous PhD programme to extend your research skills and knowledge.

Course overview

The doctoral programme in Women’s and Gender Studies provides access to a vibrant and welcoming community of international and interdisciplinary researchers and supports you in developing your independent research project.

As well as being part of an active and exciting research culture, you will receive specialist training in undertaking doctoral study at the beginning of your course and dedicated and expert supervision throughout.

Teaching and learning

All first year PhD students undertake a two-term course called Research Process and Research Design. Provided by the Department, this course supports students with the fundamentals of PhD study and life and prepares them for their upgrade from MPhil to PhD. All doctoral students have access to dedicated PhD study rooms with computers and printers.

General entry requirements

Minimum requirements.

A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Sociology or a related subject; a strong research proposal.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirements Link opens in a new window . This course requires the following:

• IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

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Additional requirements

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Our research

Research within our department covers a broad span of the discipline and is organised into five clusters:

• Race, Ethnicity & Migration
• Violence & Social Justice
• Feminism, Gender & Sexuality
• Just Eco-Geo-Political Futures
• Technology, Economy & Society

The Department hosts the Social Theory Centre and the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender.

We have considerable expertise in areas such as:

• Gender and sexuality studies
• Social and cultural theory
• Race and racism
• (Post-)Colonialism
• Violence and conflict studies
• Critical criminology
• Work and employment
• Political sociology
• Markets and capitalism
• Methodologies

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You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find a supervisor

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Sociology Staff Directory.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

Research proposals

The research proposal is the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you apply. This is your statement about why your project is interesting, how you will carry it out, and what academic debates and social problems your work addresses. It's your chance to show us how you think and what kind of sociologist you are.

We look for a robust research proposal of around 2,000-3,000 words, although this is only a guideline. It has to convince us that your topic is feasible and that we have the right expertise to supervise it. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.

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Fee Status Guidance

We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.

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If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.

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As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.

For departmental specific costs, please see the Modules tab on the course web page for the list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our  Module Catalogue  (please visit the Department’s website if the Module Catalogue hyperlinks are not provided).

Associated costs can be found on the Study tab for each module listed in the Module Catalogue (please note most of the module content applies to 2022/23 year of study). Information about module department specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below:

• Core text books
• Printer credits
• Dissertation binding
• Robe hire for your degree ceremony

Scholarships and bursaries

Scholarships and financial support.

Find out about the different funding routes available, including; postgraduate loans, scholarships, fee awards and academic department bursaries.

Living costs

Find out more about the cost of living as a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick.

Sociology Funding Opportunities

Find out more about the various funding opportunities that are available in our department.

Sociology at Warwick

We have an international reputation for research excellence, a global and cosmopolitan perspective, and high-quality teaching. Our curriculum offers a comprehensive and up-to-date foundation with a diverse range of specialist options.

What does it mean to understand the world in which you live? What will your contribution be to this changing world? How do your own experiences and life chances compare to those of others?

Sociology – the study of humans in society – attempts to capture the rich variety and complexity of human social life. Indeed, it is difficult to think of any area of social existence that a sociologist wouldn’t be interested in examining, from the most intimate of personal relationships to the worldwide circulation of ideas, beliefs, products and people.

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Our Postgraduate courses

• Gender and International Development (MA)
• Gender and Sexuality (MA)
• Social and Political Thought (MA)
• Social Inequalities and Research Methods (MSc)
• Sociology (MA)
• Sociology (PhD)
• Women's and Gender Studies (PhD)

How to apply

The application process for courses that start in September and October 2025 will open on 2 October 2024.

For research courses that start in September and October 2025 the application deadline for students who require a visa to study in the UK is 2 August 2025. This should allow sufficient time to complete the admissions process and to obtain a visa to study in the UK.

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Doctoral programs at CEU are fully funded study programs with a standard duration of 4 years that award a US and an Austrian degree.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Gender Studies program seeks to contribute to the development of studies in gender which are interdisciplinary, integrative, and grounded in analyses of social processes, theories, institutions and the material conditions of life. The program aims to promote the study of gender and its correspondence with categories such as class, ethnicity, race and sexual orientation, and to do research on diversified patterns of social and cultural change. Students are encouraged to understand the complexity of gender. They will combine the critique of androcentrism with a critique of Eurocentric perspectives and epistemologies, particularly—but not exclusively—in Central and Eastern Europe. Within this framework, gender is understood as an element and product of processes of global, regional and local development.

Sample Courses for the Doctoral Program

The Uses of Comparative and Integrative Perspectives for Women's and Gender Studies; Research Methods in Gender Studies; Intimacy, Sexuality and Citizenship

Entry Requirements for the Doctoral Program

In addition to meeting the General CEU Admissions Requirements, applicants must submit three letters of recommendation and a three-page research proposal. A research focus that complements the orientation of the department and/or faculty research interests is particularly welcome. In order to be eligible for admission into the doctoral program, applicants must hold a graduate (Master's) degree in any field.

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Faculty of Social Sciences ǀ Lund University

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Doctoral Studies

Department of Gender Studies

Ph D studies is the highest formal education available. Research education at the Department of Gender Studies began in 2006. The Ph D Education Program is headed by Professor Diana Mulinari and several members of the academic staff act supervisors and examiners for the programme.

Lund University offers PhD studies in all eight faculties. Doctoral studies is an important part of the mission and responsibility of the university. As a PhD - which you are called during your doctoral studies - you are important to the research performed at Lund University. More information regarding the role of PhDs, admission, and studies is found on the following pages. At the department of Gender Studies, Professor Diana Mulinari functions as the Director for PhD studies, and several other academic staff functions as supervisors and examinators.

Ov Cristian Norocel Director of Doctoral Studies

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Ph D studies

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Doctoral positions

Now available doctoral positions at Lund University

MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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About the course

The MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is a nine-month, interdisciplinary course designed to equip you with the critical and research tools needed for women’s, gender and sexuality studies in the humanities.

The course provides a systematic introduction to feminist theory and highlights women's contribution to culture and history alongside critical analysis and theorisation of the meanings assigned to the category 'woman' in philosophical, literary, socio-cultural and historical thought.

It also provides the practical equipment necessary to engage in original research into topics in the humanities relating to women, gender and sexuality, in a university with excellent facilities for both traditional and computer-age research. Teaching is delivered through close individual supervision, as well as a carefully designed programme of lectures and classes led by specialists from a wide variety of disciplines, promoting collaborative work as well as the development of independent and original scholarship.

You will follow an intensive core course, in the form of seminars combining introductions to feminist theory and to methodologies/methods of research. In addition to this, you will take two options, drawn from a list covering a very wide range of topics. 

The options allow deepening of skills acquired in a first degree or the development of new skills under specialist teaching, which can be further practised in the third assessed element of the course, a closely supervised dissertation on a subject of your choice. Please note that not every optional subject may be on offer every year, depending in part on levels of student demand.

Five faculties within the Humanities Division  contribute option choices and supervision expertise to the degree: the Faculties of English Language and Literature, History, Classics, Philosophy and Medieval and Modern Languages. The option courses available change from year to year, but the following list is indicative of the types of topics which may be offered:

• Feminist Perspectives on the Body
• Women’s Intellectual History from 1850 to the present
• Postcolonial Perspectives: Race and Gender in Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal
• Fiction in English, 1789 to the Present: Gender and Race
• 20th and 21st Century Theatre
• Feminism and/or Queer Theory
• Feminism and Silence
• Gender and Development
• Feminist and Queer Theologies
• Early “Feminisms”
• Women and Classics
• The Philosophy and Feminism of Simone de Beauvoir
• Writing Women in the Middle Ages
• Gendered Bodies in Visual Art and Culture
• Crossing fiction and theory: African women writers and African feminism in conversation
• Black Women in the Anglo-Atlantic World, 1600-1850 
• Philosophy of birth – When the uterus enters the door, reason goes out the window
• ‘Friendship as a Way of life’: kinship and the nature of queerness
• The Sound of Black Feminist Thought
• Nahda: Literature, modernity and institution-building in the Arabic 19th Century
• Transgender Theory and Writing
• Writing Illness in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Literature.

The programme does not formally involve departments within the Social Sciences Division  but draws on the expertise of social scientists. 

Whilst you are pursuing the MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies you are also encouraged to go to lectures and seminars organised by individual faculties, which might help you to frame your immediate or future projects.

Supervision

The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Steering Committee for the MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, in consultation with faculties in the Humanities Division, and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor or co-supervisor may be found outside the faculties in the Humanities Division.

The course is assessed by a dissertation to be submitted at the end of Trinity term. Each of the two option courses are examined by coursework essays, one to be submitted at the end of Hilary term, and one at the beginning of Trinity term.

Graduate destinations

Many of the students who complete this course proceed to doctoral degrees at Oxford and at other universities. Other graduate destinations include teaching, journalism, NGO work, and the civil service.

Changes to this course and your supervision

The University will seek to deliver this course in accordance with the description set out in this course page. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, either before or after registration. The safety of students, staff and visitors is paramount and major changes to delivery or services may have to be made in circumstances of a pandemic, epidemic or local health emergency. In addition, in certain circumstances, for example due to visa difficulties or because the health needs of students cannot be met, it may be necessary to make adjustments to course requirements for international study.

Where possible your academic supervisor will not change for the duration of your course. However, it may be necessary to assign a new academic supervisor during the course of study or before registration for reasons which might include illness, sabbatical leave, parental leave or change in employment.

For further information please see our page on changes to courses and the provisions of the student contract regarding changes to courses.

Entry requirements for entry in 2024-25

Proven and potential academic excellence.

The requirements described below are specific to this course and apply only in the year of entry that is shown. You can use our interactive tool to help you  evaluate whether your application is likely to be competitive .

Please be aware that any studentships that are linked to this course may have different or additional requirements and you should read any studentship information carefully before applying. 

Degree-level qualifications

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

• a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any subject.

Whilst there is no restriction on the subject of the first degree, applicants should be able to demonstrate a clear and well-reasoned commitment to women's, gender, and sexuality studies.

Entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree or the equivalent.

For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.75 out of 4.0.

If your degree is not from the UK or another country specified above, visit our International Qualifications page for guidance on the qualifications and grades that would usually be considered to meet the University’s minimum entry requirements.

GRE General Test scores

No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.

Other qualifications, evidence of excellence and relevant experience

Publications are not expected.

Further guidance

For progression from the taught MSt to a research degree, the five participating faculties (Classics, English Language and Literature, History, Medieval and Modern Languages and Philosophy) accept the MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as equivalent to their respective MSt degrees, though there is no automatic right to acceptance and some faculties demand a distinction in the MSt dissertation. In the case of the Faculty of Philosophy, applications by students who have completed the MSt will be considered for both the BPhil and the DPhil programmes on a case-by-case basis. It is the responsibility of students applying to other faculties within Oxford to clarify any conditions for progression which these faculties may impose.

English language proficiency

This course requires proficiency in English at the University's  higher level . If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence that you meet this requirement. The minimum scores required to meet the University's higher level are detailed in the table below.

*Previously known as the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) † Previously known as the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

Your test must have been taken no more than two years before the start date of your course. Our Application Guide provides  further information about the English language test requirement .

Declaring extenuating circumstances

If your ability to meet the entry requirements has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (eg you were awarded an unclassified/ungraded degree) or any other exceptional personal circumstance (eg other illness or bereavement), please refer to the guidance on extenuating circumstances in the Application Guide for information about how to declare this so that your application can be considered appropriately.

You will need to register three referees who can give an informed view of your academic ability and suitability for the course. The  How to apply  section of this page provides details of the types of reference that are required in support of your application for this course and how these will be assessed.

Supporting documents

You will be required to supply supporting documents with your application. The  How to apply  section of this page provides details of the supporting documents that are required as part of your application for this course and how these will be assessed.

Performance at interview

Interviews are not held as part of the admissions process.

How your application is assessed

Your application will be assessed purely on your proven and potential academic excellence and other entry requirements described under that heading.

References  and  supporting documents  submitted as part of your application, and your performance at interview (if interviews are held) will be considered as part of the assessment process. Whether or not you have secured funding will not be taken into consideration when your application is assessed.

An overview of the shortlisting and selection process is provided below. Our ' After you apply ' pages provide  more information about how applications are assessed . 

Shortlisting and selection

Students are considered for shortlisting and selected for admission without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief (including lack of belief), sex, sexual orientation, as well as other relevant circumstances including parental or caring responsibilities or social background. However, please note the following:

• socio-economic information may be taken into account in the selection of applicants and award of scholarships for courses that are part of  the University’s pilot selection procedure  and for  scholarships aimed at under-represented groups ;
• country of ordinary residence may be taken into account in the awarding of certain scholarships; and
• protected characteristics may be taken into account during shortlisting for interview or the award of scholarships where the University has approved a positive action case under the Equality Act 2010.

Processing your data for shortlisting and selection

Information about  processing special category data for the purposes of positive action  and  using your data to assess your eligibility for funding , can be found in our Postgraduate Applicant Privacy Policy.

Admissions panels and assessors

All recommendations to admit a student involve the judgement of at least two members of the academic staff with relevant experience and expertise, and must also be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies or Admissions Committee (or equivalent within the department).

Admissions panels or committees will always include at least one member of academic staff who has undertaken appropriate training.

Other factors governing whether places can be offered

The following factors will also govern whether candidates can be offered places:

• the ability of the University to provide the appropriate supervision for your studies, as outlined under the 'Supervision' heading in the  About  section of this page;
• the ability of the University to provide appropriate support for your studies (eg through the provision of facilities, resources, teaching and/or research opportunities); and
• minimum and maximum limits to the numbers of students who may be admitted to the University's taught and research programmes.

Offer conditions for successful applications

If you receive an offer of a place at Oxford, your offer will outline any conditions that you need to satisfy and any actions you need to take, together with any associated deadlines. These may include academic conditions, such as achieving a specific final grade in your current degree course. These conditions will usually depend on your individual academic circumstances and may vary between applicants. Our ' After you apply ' pages provide more information about offers and conditions . 

In addition to any academic conditions which are set, you will also be required to meet the following requirements:

Financial Declaration

If you are offered a place, you will be required to complete a  Financial Declaration  in order to meet your financial condition of admission.

Disclosure of criminal convictions

In accordance with the University’s obligations towards students and staff, we will ask you to declare any  relevant, unspent criminal convictions  before you can take up a place at Oxford.

There is a tremendous wealth of scholarly and community activity in women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Oxford. You will benefit from exposure to a variety of forms of scholarship through a research seminar on feminist thinking, and will have access to new initiatives enabled by the research programme  Women in the Humanities (WiH) , supported and funded by  The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities  (TORCH).

The International Gender Studies Centre hosts a range of talks, workshops and events, as well as playing a part in the annual  Oxford International Women’s Festival .

Further opportunities for exchange are provided by the interdisciplinary communities fostered within individual colleges. The Oxford Centre for Research in the Humanities ( TORCH ) offers a stimulating range of interdisciplinary activities.

Graduates in Oxford have access to over a hundred libraries. The University's core research resource in the Humanities are the Bodleian Libraries, whose combined collections contain more than 11 million printed items, in addition to more than 50,000 e-journals and a vast quantity of manuscripts, maps, music and other materials.

The  Bodleian Library  has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years. In addition, each faculty and college has a lending library (and reference collection of periodicals). Alongside the resources of individual subject libraries, the Taylor Institution has a special section dedicated to women’s studies. 

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The Humanities Division offers a number of courses that are delivered jointly by several humanities faculties.

As a student in the Humanities Division, you will have access to an immense range of research material, including digital resources. These resources are provided through Oxford’s impressive library system, based on the central Bodleian libraries, through the work produced by the University's research projects, and through the rich and diverse holdings of its museums.

In addition to materials and support focused on conveying subject-specific knowledge, there is a wide range of facilities aimed at the personal and professional development of students; strengthening their existing skills and developing new skills, and preparing them for careers after they have completed their studies.

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The University expects to be able to offer over 1,000 full or partial graduate scholarships across the collegiate University in 2024-25. You will be automatically considered for the majority of Oxford scholarships , if you fulfil the eligibility criteria and submit your graduate application by the relevant December or January deadline. Most scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or potential. 

For further details about searching for funding as a graduate student visit our dedicated Funding pages, which contain information about how to apply for Oxford scholarships requiring an additional application, details of external funding, loan schemes and other funding sources.

Please ensure that you visit individual college websites for details of any college-specific funding opportunities using the links provided on our college pages or below:

Please note that not all the colleges listed above may accept students on this course. For details of those which do, please refer to the College preference section of this page.

Further information about funding opportunities for this course can be found on the Humanities division website.

Annual fees for entry in 2024-25

Further details about fee status eligibility can be found on the fee status webpage.

Information about course fees

Course fees are payable each year, for the duration of your fee liability (your fee liability is the length of time for which you are required to pay course fees). For courses lasting longer than one year, please be aware that fees will usually increase annually. For details, please see our guidance on changes to fees and charges .

Course fees cover your teaching as well as other academic services and facilities provided to support your studies. Unless specified in the additional information section below, course fees do not cover your accommodation, residential costs or other living costs. They also don’t cover any additional costs and charges that are outlined in the additional information below.

Where can I find further information about fees?

The Fees and Funding  section of this website provides further information about course fees , including information about fee status and eligibility  and your length of fee liability .

Additional information

There are no compulsory elements of this course that entail additional costs beyond fees and living costs. However, as part of your course requirements, you may need to choose a dissertation, a project or a thesis topic. Please note that, depending on your choice of topic and the research required to complete it, you may incur additional expenses, such as travel expenses, research expenses, and field trips. You will need to meet these additional costs, although you may be able to apply for small grants from your department and/or college to help you cover some of these expenses.

Living costs

In addition to your course fees, you will need to ensure that you have adequate funds to support your living costs for the duration of your course.

For the 2024-25 academic year, the range of likely living costs for full-time study is between c. £1,345 and £1,955 for each month spent in Oxford. Full information, including a breakdown of likely living costs in Oxford for items such as food, accommodation and study costs, is available on our living costs page. The current economic climate and high national rate of inflation make it very hard to estimate potential changes to the cost of living over the next few years. When planning your finances for any future years of study in Oxford beyond 2024-25, it is suggested that you allow for potential increases in living expenses of around 5% each year – although this rate may vary depending on the national economic situation. UK inflationary increases will be kept under review and this page updated.

Students enrolled on this course will belong to both a department/faculty and a college. Please note that ‘college’ and ‘colleges’ refers to all 43 of the University’s colleges, including those designated as societies and permanent private halls (PPHs). 

If you apply for a place on this course you will have the option to express a preference for one of the colleges listed below, or you can ask us to find a college for you. Before deciding, we suggest that you read our brief  introduction to the college system at Oxford  and our  advice about expressing a college preference . For some courses, the department may have provided some additional advice below to help you decide.

The following colleges accept students on the MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies:

• Balliol College
• Blackfriars
• Brasenose College
• Campion Hall
• Corpus Christi College
• Exeter College
• Green Templeton College
• Jesus College
• Kellogg College
• Lady Margaret Hall
• Linacre College
• Lincoln College
• Magdalen College
• Mansfield College
• New College
• Oriel College
• Pembroke College
• The Queen's College
• Regent's Park College
• Reuben College
• St Antony's College
• St Catherine's College
• St Cross College
• St Edmund Hall
• St Hilda's College
• St Peter's College
• Somerville College
• Wadham College
• Wolfson College
• Worcester College
• Wycliffe Hall

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Our  guide to getting started  provides general advice on how to prepare for and start your application. You can use our interactive tool to help you  evaluate whether your application is likely to be competitive .

If it's important for you to have your application considered under a particular deadline – eg under a December or January deadline in order to be considered for Oxford scholarships – we recommend that you aim to complete and submit your application at least two weeks in advance . Check the deadlines on this page and the  information about deadlines and when to apply  in our Application Guide.

Application fee waivers

An application fee of £75 is payable per course application. Application fee waivers are available for the following applicants who meet the eligibility criteria:

• applicants from low-income countries;
• refugees and displaced persons; 
• UK applicants from low-income backgrounds; and 
• applicants who applied for our Graduate Access Programmes in the past two years and met the eligibility criteria.

You are encouraged to  check whether you're eligible for an application fee waiver  before you apply.

Do I need to contact anyone before I apply?

You do not need to make contact with the department before you apply but you are encouraged to visit the relevant departmental webpages to read any further information about your chosen course.

Completing your application

You should refer to the information below when completing the application form, paying attention to the specific requirements for the supporting documents .

For this course, the application form will include questions that collect information that would usually be included in a CV/résumé. You should not upload a separate document. If a separate CV/résumé is uploaded, it will be removed from your application .

If any document does not meet the specification, including the stipulated word count, your application may be considered incomplete and not assessed by the academic department. Expand each section to show further details.

Referees: Three overall, academic preferred

Whilst you must register three referees, the department may start the assessment of your application if two of the three references are submitted by the course deadline and your application is otherwise complete. Please note that you may still be required to ensure your third referee supplies a reference for consideration.

References should generally be academic. However, if you have been out of full-time study for a period of two years or more, one of the references submitted may be a professional rather than an academic reference.

Your references will support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation and your ability to work in a group.

Official transcript(s)

Your transcripts should give detailed information of the individual grades received in your university-level qualifications to date. You should only upload official documents issued by your institution and any transcript not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation.

More information about the transcript requirement is available in the Application Guide.

Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 700 words

Your statement should be written in English and explain your motivation for applying for the course at Oxford, your relevant experience and education, and the specific areas that interest you and/or you intend to specialise in.

The statement should be written with reference to the specific nature of this MSt and, if possible, its course structure and options.

If possible, please ensure that the word count is clearly displayed on the document.

The statement will be assessed with reference to:

• your reasons for applying
• the coherence of the statement
• evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study
• the ability to present a reasoned case in English
• commitment to the subject, beyond the requirements of the degree course
• preliminary knowledge of research techniques.

It is highly desirable to indicate the likely area that your dissertation will cover. It will be normal for your ideas subsequently to change in some ways as you investigate the evidence and develop your project. You should nevertheless make the best effort you can to demonstrate the extent of your research question, sources and method at this moment.

Your statement should focus on your academic qualities rather than personal achievements, interests and aspirations (though interests relevant to the course should be included).

Written work: Two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each or one essay of a maximum of 4,000 words

Academic essays or other writing samples from your most recent qualification, written in English, are required. Clearly-highlighted extracts of the requisite length from longer work are also permissible, prefaced by a note placing the extract in a larger context.

Written work should relate closely to the proposed area of study. The word count does not need to include any bibliography or brief footnotes.

This will be assessed for critical understanding of issues relevant or transferable to the subject area; ability to construct an defend an argument; powers of analysis; and powers of expression.

Instructions for submitting one long piece of work instead of two short pieces

To submit one longer piece of work in your application instead of two shorter pieces, you should upload this document in the first 'Written work' slot on the 'Supporting Documents' tab of the Application Form. In the second 'Written work' slot, you should upload a PDF document with the following statement:

' I have included one long essay in lieu of two short essays. I have checked the course page to confirm this is permitted for this course. '

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You can start or return to an application using the relevant link below. As you complete the form, please  refer to the requirements above  and  consult our Application Guide for advice . You'll find the answers to most common queries in our FAQs.

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This course was previously known as the MSt in Women's Studies

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At Utrecht University you take part in education in one of the Graduate Schools and often also teach students. During the four-year PhD programme you work under the guidance of a professor on creating a research project that results in a dissertation or a series of articles in scientific journals. You can search for positions on research projects on offer or a position whereby you are free to submit your own research proposal. Read more on doing a PhD at Utrecht University. 

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Carleton College’s Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe (WGSE) program focuses on women’s, feminist, and LGBTQ+ issues across Western and East-Central Europe. Participants study feminist and queer theory, cross-cultural feminist methodology, and European situated feminisms and conduct independent research projects while traveling to the Netherlands (Utrecht and Amsterdam), Germany (Berlin), and the Czech Republic (Prague and Olomouc).

Program Highlights

• Exploring WGS issues in the Netherlands, Germany, and the Czech Republic comparatively.
• Participating in a week-long  NOISE workshop , organized by Utrecht University’s Gender Studies and primarily attended by Master’s WGS students from European institutions.
• Moving beyond Western frameworks and learning about gender regimes and history of women’s emancipation in the former Eastern European bloc.
• Designing and carrying out independent research on an individualized topic within the WGS field. Independent Student Projects will combine in-person and remote interviews and research.

One of the principal goals of the program is a comparative exploration of Europe in its heterogeneity. The program’s focus is on bringing the margins to the center. Participants explore the diversity that is Europe from the perspectives of women and sexual and ethnic/racial minorities. Students learn about the historical and current day experiences of the citizens of Jewish, Afro-German, and Turkish backgrounds in Germany. The topics are addressed both through scholarly inquiry and situated empirical experience throughout the semester, framed through our discussions of post-colonial, feminist, and queer theories.

What does it mean to realize that some goals of the feminist second wave, such as reproductive rights, accessibility to higher education for women, or equal employment opportunities, were argued and achieved in much of the former Eastern bloc as part and parcel of the socialist doctrine?

How does the story of LGBTQ+ activism unfold in a social context where homosexuality and trans*sexuality have been discussed in a medical/sexological framework until very recently?

These topics are framed through our discussions of post-colonial, feminist and queer theories, and they are explored through students’ self-designed field research.

Program Structure

Following an orientation to the program, WGSE participants begin a comparative study of Women’s and Gender Studies topics and issues in Utrecht/Amsterdam, Berlin, and Prague. Students come face to face with leading theories in WGS and have the opportunity to test their knowledge while working on their independent research projects. Participants attend lectures and take seminars with Director Iveta Jusová, PhD, as well as with NGOs, artists, activists, and professors from affiliated European universities, including Utrecht University, Humboldt University, Charles University, and Jagiellonian University.

Weekend excursions take students to the Texel Island (Netherlands), the Bad Saarow thermal mineral spa (Germany), and to Olomouc and Javoricske caverns in Moravia (the Czech Republic).

Accommodations and Meals

Students stay in private apartments, student dorms and home-stays throughout Europe. Specific accommodations will be detailed in information packets sent prior to students’ departure for the program. Typically, accommodations include the following: private apartments in Utrecht and Prague; home-stays in Berlin; and student dorms in Olomouc.

Students are given a stipend to purchase their own meals. They can eat out or purchase groceries to cook (in most accommodations). Because students often select their own places to eat, we can accommodate most diets.

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Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies is no longer accepting new applications.

The University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies (UCCGS) offers a full-time and part-time PhD programme in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies. Through lectures, seminars, workshops, public events, and especially work with a supervisor from any department or faculty at the University of Cambridge, students will develop both general knowledge of the field(s) of gender studies as well as specific knowledge related to their own research project. Students will  gain advanced methodological training suitable to conduct their own research from both in-house seminars and workshops and from supporting programmes around Cambridge. PhD students receive training in a wide variety of academic skills such as engagement with other scholars in seminars, and preparation for academic publishing and the job market. They will also have the opportunity to gain teaching skills, to organise their own conferences, and to participate in various forms of public engagement and other aspects of academic life as part of a lively and supportive community of scholars from UCCGS, and around the University and beyond. 

Further information, including current and past student profiles, is available on the Centre's website.

PhDs in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies emerge prepared for a wide variety of careers in academia and related fields such as governments, NGOs, media, advocacy, and more.

Learning Outcomes

The PhD programme is designed to enable students to produce original research that makes a significant contribution to the field of gender studies. The outcomes of the programme are achieved both through a focused study of a wide range of selected specialised aspects of gender analysis and through the development of more general research skills and methods that enable the student to produce original, independent work. The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to:

• frame research questions to construct appropriate research designs;
• develop relevant methods for gathering, analysing and interpreting research material;
• apply normative theories to substantive research topics;
• interpret complex research publications effectively;
• independently manage primary research, including data management and the writing up of research as well as understanding codes of research practice and research ethics;
• and present research and also make use of constructive criticism.

Applicants applying to continue from the MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies at Cambridge will need to achieve a mark of 70 per cent or more overall and 70 per cent in the dissertation element of the MPhil.

Should the admissions committee extend an offer, this would be on the condition of meeting the academic requirements that apply to the course.  If the condition is not met at the end of the MPhil programme, the offer will be withdrawn. Applicants should note that while 70 is the minimum required both overall and on the dissertation element of the MPhil to proceed to the PhD, applicants with, or on track to receive, 75 or higher will be the most competitive. 

The Postgraduate Virtual Open Day usually takes place at the end of October. It’s a great opportunity to ask questions to admissions staff and academics, explore the Colleges virtually, and to find out more about courses, the application process and funding opportunities. Visit the  Postgraduate Open Day  page for more details.

See further the  Postgraduate Admissions Events  pages for other events relating to Postgraduate study, including study fairs, visits and international events.

The Centre will also hold virtual Q&A admissions sessions with the PhD director, which will be advertised at our website:  https://www.gender.cam.ac.uk/ .

Departments

This course is advertised in the following departments:

• Department of Politics and International Studies
• Centre for Gender Studies

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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Combined phd program in wgss.

The WGSS Program at Yale is proud to announce our new Combined PhD degree! We are thrilled to work with a new generation of scholars committed to feminist and queer inquiry, and to researching gender and sexuality across axes of difference and inequality. Our faculty work on questions of gender and sexuality from a wide range of theoretical and methodological locations, concentrating our attention on transnational politics and security regimes, public law and sexual violence, reproduction and reproductive technologies, incarceration, social movements and protest, race and racism, neoliberalism, and Islam. We hope you will join us to pursue your WGSS scholarship.

Students may pursue a Combined PhD in WGSS with one of our five spartnering departments: African American Studies , American Studies , Anthropology , English or Sociology .

Program Requirements

In their first two years of study, students in the Combined PhD program will complete Introduction to Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS 600), Feminist and Queer Theory (WGSS 700), Methods in Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS 800)* and one elective.  Typically, electives taken in the student’s partnering Department will be cross-titled with WGSS or will substantively examine gender and sexuality.  Students will enroll for two sequential semesters in WGSS 900, Colloquium & Working Group.  The Colloquium and Working Group convene several Monday evenings throughout the semester; faculty and graduate students present works in progress.

*The WGSS DGS will determine, case-by-case, whether or not the methods course offered by the student’s primary department fulfills our methods requirement.

WGSS 600: Introduction to Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (typically offered fall semester)

Introduction to women’s, gender, and sexuality studies as a field of knowledge and to the interdiscipline’s structuring questions and tensions. The course genealogizes feminist and queer knowledge production, and the institutionalization of WGSS, by examining several of our key terms.

WGSS 700: Feminist & Queer Theory (typically offered spring semester)

Survey of feminist and queer theoretic contestations, focusing both on historical foundations and contemporary articulations. Students examine the Marxist, critical race, postcolonial, transnational and liberal philosophical coordinates of feminist and queer theories.

WGSS 800: Methods in Gender & Sexuality Studies (offered alternate years)

A practical forum that explores interdisciplinary methods and modes of analysis and evidence building for research in WGSS. Examines interventions from cultural studies, archive studies, ethnography, STS and media studies. Foci on the historicity of knowledge production, ethical research, and scholarship examining (what’s “feminist” or “queer” about) feminist and queer methods.

Teaching Fellowship

WGSS Combined PhD students will typically teach or serve as a teaching fellow in their third and fourth years in the program, unless their dissertation research plans require other arrangements. The courses will usually be WGSS-titled and undergraduate level.

Dissertation Proposal

Students in their third year of study will undertake a dissertation proposal workshop with faculty from the WGSS program.

Dissertation

Students will typically research and write their dissertations in their final two- to three-years of study. At least one faculty committee member of the student’s dissertation will hold a primary, tenured or tenure-track appointment in WGSS.

How to Apply

To apply to the Combined PhD in WGSS (and AFAM, AMST, ANTH, ENGL or SOCY), please visit the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences admissions page .   The deadline to submit an application to a combined program is always the earlier deadline of the two individual programs, or December 15, whichever comes first.

Requirements for Transfer into the Combined Ph.D. Program

Students already pursuing a Ph.D. in one of the five partnering departments and programs listed above may apply for transfer into the combined Ph.D. in WGSS.

Interested students should submit a departmental transfer request form and a 2-3 page statement of interest describing why you wish to pursue the Combined Ph.D. to wgss.dgs@yale.edu .  Please indicate whether you have completed WGSS 600 and/or WGSS 900, and if not, when you intend to do so.  Your statement of interest should also outline a plan of completion for any outstanding WGSS course requirements.     Only current students in the first or second year of their degree study in American Studies, Anthropology, English, and Sociology are eligible to apply.  (Interested students in their *first* year of other Ph.D. programmes may apply to do an ad hoc combined degree with WGSS, but must first get permission from their current DGS.  See here for more information about ad hoc joint degrees.) 

For admission in fall 2024, please submit your form and statement of interest to wgss.dgs@yale.edu by 15 December 2023. The WGSS graduate admissions committee hopes to inform applicants of its decisions in early March 2024.

Still have questions? Please see the  Combined PhD FAQs .

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Applications for postdoctoral bursaries are invited from researchers seeking to pursue a programme of independent scholarship focused on gender and sexualities studies, in association with GENDER.ED: https://www.gender.ed.ac.uk/ . GENDER.ED is the cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective at Edinburgh. The hub was launched in 2017 to showcase and promote the range, significance and excellence of teaching, research, knowledge exchange and impact in gender and sexualities studies at the University of Edinburgh. It seeks to build and sustain communities of interest at all stages of student, researcher and academic careers.

IASH, where the fellowship will be hosted, provides an enviable location in one of the world’s most intellectually inspiring cities, together with a dynamic network of international connections. Home to the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh has a rich cultural heritage of scholarship and creativity that continues to the present day. In this haven of libraries and archives, galleries and music venues – all set amid iconic architecture – IASH takes the humanities beyond campus to engage the public and work with organisations in a variety of different sectors.

The Institute welcomes visiting researchers from across the world. Since 1970, over 1,500 Fellows have stepped through our doors. Up to 30 researchers are in residence at any one time in our amazing – and eclectic – nineteenth-century building just on the edge of the University’s central campus, boasting views of the Meadows. From upwards of 70 countries, IASH Fellows form a global alumni community, and many career-long connections begin at the Institute.

What does a GENDER.ED Postdoctoral Fellowship offer?

GENDER.ED offers the opportunity to connect with gender and sexualities scholars pursuing interdisciplinary research at the University of Edinburgh and beyond. The network has its own programme of activities and events, including its reading group and annual research showcase in which the GENDER.ED Postdoctoral Fellow will be invited to participate.

IASH hosts a lively scholarly community of visiting fellows. It is a supportive environment for postdoctoral researchers, while also offering networking opportunities with successful mid-career and eminent senior scholars. The Institute occupies a historic building with private courtyard and leafy views – perfect for uninterrupted thinking, reading and writing. Yet there is also plenty of opportunity to socialise and share ideas.

In short, a 2025-2026 GENDER.ED Postdoctoral Fellowship provides:

• Research visit at the University of Edinburgh for three to ten months
• Bursary* of up to a maximum of £20,000
• Dedicated office space, University e-mail and library access
• An allocated University mentor from the staff affiliated with GENDER.ED or another area relevant to the Fellow’s research interests
• Weekly Fellows’ Lunch to build community
• Collegial work-in-progress seminar series for testing new ideas
• Calendar of engaging events at the Institute and College
• Opportunities to participate in and design funded workshops, colloquia, etc. at the Institute
• Visa sponsorship if required

* The bursary may be used to top up an existing postdoctoral Fellowship (e.g. British Academy), or as a contribution towards living expenses. Applicants are asked to indicate other sources of support for which they have applied and the expected date of outcome. No teaching is required, but successful applicants may be able to supplement the bursary by individually arranging their own concurrent teaching, though the Institute expects that a maximum commitment of 0.4 of a full-time position will be dedicated to work other than the Postdoctoral Fellow’s individual research project.

Who can apply?

We warmly welcome applications from both within and beyond the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate at the time of application, and normally within the last seven years (you must be able to produce a transcript, testamur, or a letter of completion/eligibility to graduate as part of your application; you do not need to have actually graduated at the time you apply). You should not have held a permanent position at a university, or a previous Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Those who have held temporary and/or short-term appointments are eligible to apply. If you have taken parental leave or other time away from academia, this will not count towards the seven-year limit, but we ask that you provide brief details of why and for how long you were not working.

Application procedure

The closing date

The closing date for the receipt of the next round of applications (for visits from August 2025 to July 2026) is 17:00 GMT on 25 April 2025 . Applications received after that date will not be considered. Decisions will be communicated in July. Please ensure that you supply a valid email address so that you can be contacted quickly after decisions are made.

The application form

The online portal will open in autumn 2024. Any additional supporting documents connected with an application should be emailed to [email protected] .

• In addition to the application form, a minimum of two and a maximum of three confidential references are required.
• Applicants should ask their referees to email their reference to the IASH Director at [email protected] by 25 April 2025. If references are not received by this date, your application cannot be considered.
• Referees should comment on the nature and quality of the research proposal, as well as on the qualifications of the applicant. One referee should certify the successful viva (defence) and final examination of the candidate’s PhD thesis.
• Consideration will be given to the academic record and the publications of all applicants and their capacity to disseminate their views among a community of like-minded people. Candidates must give evidence of any contact they have made with researchers within GENDER.ED / the University of Edinburgh, are required to make such contact before submitting their applications, and those who can evidence the relevance of their proposed project to the Edinburgh research community will be regarded favourably.  Particular weight will be placed on the quality and timeliness of the project proposed, and we encourage innovative and interdisciplinary topics and approaches.
• For information about the scope of work undertaken within GENDER.ED, see the network’s website and researcher directory or browse through the staff pages of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences .
• Only fully completed formal applications will be considered. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that all documentation is complete, and that referees submit their reports to IASH by the closing date. Candidates may like to submit a copy of any one article or publication that is thought to be especially relevant to the research proposal and Fellowship submission. It must be emphasised, however, that no such submitted publication will be returned to the candidate.
• The Institute was established in 1969 by the then Faculty of Arts to promote enquiry of the highest standards in the Humanities, broadly conceived. It began to receive Fellows in 1970, and is now located as an independent institute within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.  Inter-departmental and inter-disciplinary study has always been encouraged.
• GENDER.ED is a cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. It showcases and promotes teaching, research, knowledge exchange and impact in gender and sexualities studies at the University of Edinburgh and beyond.
• The Postdoctoral Fellow will deliver a public lecture/seminar during their Fellowship. They will be expected to share GENDER.ED’s commitment to intersectionality and interdisciplinarity, and to its support for decolonial campaigns. They will actively participate in the hub’s own programme of activities and events, including its reading group and annual research showcase.
• Fellows must make the Institute their main place of work for the duration of the Fellowship. It is expected that Fellows will be in residence throughout the tenure of their Fellowship and will contribute fully to the life of the Institute during that time. Fellows will be expected to work in collaboration with one or more members of existing University academic staff in the GENDER.ED network, and to take an active part in both IASH and GENDER.ED events. No regular teaching is required.
• Applicants looking for suitable accommodation in Edinburgh may find these links useful.

In order to take full advantage of the seminars and lectures which take place during the semesters and to meet with staff in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, applicants are encouraged to apply for periods that will include at least part of one of the semesters .

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Gender, race and sexuality play integral roles in all of our lives. Pursuing a degree in gender and women's studies empowers you to work across disciplines and investigate how complex cultural, social and political contexts shape race, gender and sexuality.

Our interdisciplinary program offers opportunities to learn in classrooms, through internships and internationally through studying abroad. Through our program, you'll develop skills you'll need for civic engagement and a wide range of careers.

What is Gender Studies?

Gender studies is a field that analyzes gender identity and representations of gender in social, cultural, political, academic and personal contexts. Informed by various theoretical perspectives, including feminist theory, queer theory and critical race studies, gender studies offers you opportunities to better understand how gender intersects with your own life and the lives of other people in your local and global communities.

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What Can You Do With a Degree in Gender & Women's Studies?

As you pursue a major or minor in gender and women's studies, you're developing analytical thinking and writing skills that are highly valued across a wide range of fields. You're also establishing context to view and analyze the evolving gender norms in our private and public lives. Our alumni have entered careers and graduate programs in activist and nonprofit organizations, social work, education, politics, law and other fields. Many students also seek further study in gender and women's studies programs.

Our Program

In Gender & Women's Studies, our mission is to explore gender as a primary category of analysis for the understanding of individuals and human societies in historical and cultural contexts.

Our program strives to meet the following goals:

To deepen our understanding of how the construction of gender and sexualities relate to the oppression of women and minorities, and to structures of privilege

To critically examine the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, class, age, sexualities, abilities, as well as with other categories of difference

To promote the inclusion of gender and women's issues throughout DU's pedagogy and curriculum, through offering a major and a minor as well as other campus connections, activities and special events

To promote civic engagement within DU and the wider community

To continue the tradition of studying women's intellectual, material, artistic and spiritual contributions throughout history and in today's world

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College of Social Sciences 722 Saunders Hall 2424 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: (808) 956-7464 Fax: (808) 956-9616 Web: wgss.manoa.hawaii.edu

* Graduate Faculty

*S. Teves, PhD (Chair)—indigeneity, violence, queer/performance theory *M. Koikari, PhD (Graduate Chair)—sociology, Asia-Pacific studies *K. Ferguson, PhD (Undergraduate Advisor)—feminist theory and methods, political theory *M. Das Gupta, PhD—feminist theory and methods, immigration, race relations in U.S. I. S. Heijin Lee, PhD—pop culture, digital/media, feminisms, beauty *A. Saraswati, PhD—feminist media and new media studies, race, globalization, and cultural studies of emotion L. Vallin, PhD—sex education, sexual bodies, queer theory

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

J. Brunson—anthropology E. Colwill—American Studies J. Eagle—American studies C. Franklin—English V. Gonzalez—American Studies N. Goodyear-Kaopua—political science A. Kimura, PhD—environmental justice, feminist political ecology A. Reilly—FDM

Affiliate Faculty

T. Albertini—philosophy M. Alohalani-Brown—religion B. Andaya—Asian Studies C. Bacchilega—English C. Beaule—languages & literature of Europe and the Americas P-B. K. Bovard—SAAS C. Browne—social work J. Brunson—anthropology N. Chandra—English E. Colwill—American studies N. Cooper—anthropology V. Dalmiya—philosophy L. Despain—English J. Eagle—American studies P. Flowers—political science C. Franklin—English K. Freitas—School of Hawaiian Knowledge M. Ghosh—librarian M. Godinet—social work J. Goldberg-Hiller—political science V. Gonzalez—American studies N. Goodyear-Ka‘opua—political science J. Grove—political science N. Grove—political science J. Guo—social work K. Heyer—political science D. Higginbotham—English R. Hsu—English K. Irwin—sociology K. Kane—Center for Teaching Excellence M. Karides—geography and environment Y. H.-Kim—East Asian Languages and Literatures A. Kimura—sociology V. Lanzona—history L. Lyons—English H. Manshel—English D. Maxwell—social work and public health B. McDougall—American studies N. Mokuau—social work J. H. Osorio—political science L. Perillo—theatre and dance C. Petersen—William S. Richardson School of Law K. Phillips—English S. Rai—Study Abroad Program A. Reilly—fashion, design and merchandising K. Reynolds—Japanese L. Santiago—Indo-Pacific languages and literatures J. K. Saplan—music D. Seid—English N. Silva—political science C. Sinavaiana—English N. Stalker—history M. Stark—anthropology C. Stephenson—political science R. Stotzer—social work T. K. Tengan—ethnic studies, anthropology K. Tomita—CSDC J. Warren—English C. Yano—anthropology M. Yoshihara—American studies A. Yap—UHM National Student Exchange M. Yue—East Asian languages and literatures

Degree and Certificates Offered: Certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies, Certificate in Queer Studies, BA in women, gender, and sexuality studies, Online BA in women, gender, and sexuality studies, Graduate Certificate in Advanced Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Academic Program

The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offers an interdisciplinary transnational feminist approach to the study of women and gender issues. The purpose of the department is to provide a rigorous and integrated academic experience for students interested in feminist research and teaching, giving them a coherent program of study in contemporary scholarship with special emphasis on Asia-Pacific and Hawai‘i. With a faculty trained in a variety of fields, the program investigates gender as it intersects with race, class, sexuality, and other vectors of power in shaping the study of history, psychology, anthropology, economics, sociology, political science, philosophy, literature, language, art, drama, education, law, medicine, and biology.

Women and men from all colleges at UH Mānoa take women’s studies courses because of their intellectual rigor, political insight, and interdisciplinary ties to other fields of study. Many courses are cross-listed with other departments. Women’s studies is a uniquely powerful avenue of selfunderstanding as well as a means of connecting research on women and gender to other academic fields of inquiry. Those who understand the workings of gender in personal lives and social orders can better pursue a variety of careers and life goals. Women’s studies offers a unique opportunity to study racial, economic, ethnic, sexual, regional, and global matters of interest among women in Hawai‘i and around the world, past, present, and future.

Undergraduate Study

Bachelor’s degree.

Women, gender, and sexuality studies offers two tracks for majors: either a student-designed special concentration within the field of women’s studies, or a general focus on the broad field of women’s studies. Students work in close consultation with faculty to design and develop the academic experience that best fits their interests, goals, and needs. The aim of both tracks is to promote a coherent program of study in contemporary interdisciplinary scholarship in feminist and gender studies. A key purpose of the major is to provide an integrated academic experience for students interested in transnational feminist scholarship and gender issues, while offering flexibility and freedom in planning the degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrated ability to engage in critical and interdisciplinary thinking, analysis, and problem solving through effective written and oral communication.
• Evidence of ability to integrate key concepts in Women’s Studies, including the social construction of gender; intersectionalities among gender, sexuality, race, class, and other vectors of power and identify; social stratification; and how these issues manifest in a Pacific-Asia context in written and oral work.
• Demonstrated ability to connect the classroom with “real world” feminist issues through active engagement in citizenship and civic participation.

Requirements

Although students are strongly encouraged to seek department academic advising promptly when considering a major in women’s studies, a summary of undergraduate program information is also available at wgss.manoa.hawaii.edu . General and special women’s studies degree requirements are as follows:

General Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Degree Focus

Students must complete thirty (30) credit hours of total course work, with a grade of C (not C-) or better, including:

• Feminist Theory (WGSS 439/POLS 339);
• Feminist Methods and Research (WGSS 440);
• At least 3 courses from among the WGSS courses focusing on gender, race and ethnicity in transnational perspective;
• A minimum of 9 total credit hours from 300 level WGSS courses (any 300 level course taken in #3 counts toward this total);
• A minimum of 9 credit hours from 400 level WGSS courses (WGSS 439, 440, and any 400 level courses from #3 count toward this total);
• Additional course work as necessary to complete 30 total hours of course work.work.

For information on a Bachelor Degree Program Sheet, go to programsheets/ .

Special Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Degree Focus

Students must complete 30 credit hours of total course work, including:

• A minimum of 6 total credit hours from 300 level WGSS courses (any 300 level course taken in #3 counts toward this total);
• Up to 15 outside credits at 300 and 400 level, subject to approval by women’s studies’ advisor;
• Additional course work as necessary to complete 30 total hours of course work.

Students who plan to pursue a women, gender, and sexuality studies major should meet with the women’s studies undergraduate program advisor (Kathy Ferguson) for help in choosing classes, defining their area of interest, creating and developing proposals, and finding the faculty advisor most suited to their areas of interest.

The Undergraduate Certificate in WGSS

The Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is designed to encourage all undergraduates to acquire a more thorough background in contemporary interdisciplinary scholarship in feminist and gender studies, and to incorporate feminist perspectives and issues into their major fields of specialization. Through this interdisciplinary option, students from various majors can study the specific achievements of women, examine the many factors that determine the status of women across cultures and through time, and analyze theories and assumptions about women that particularly relate to their majors.

The certificate’s practical value includes the enhancement of knowledge that develops students’ abilities to think critically and constructively about their world and their lives. Further, it offers a credential that is applicable to a wide range of careers including medicine, law, business, education, counseling, and social work. The certificate can also provide the groundwork for advanced study of gender and feminism and the graduate level application of feminist theories.

All registered students in good academic standing who are working towards a baccalaureate degree other than women, gender, and sexuality studies at UH Mānoa may apply for a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate.

• Students must complete 15 credits in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a grade of C (not C-) or better;
• 3 credits in Feminist Theory (WGSS 439/POLS 339);
• 3 credits on Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Transnational Perspectives (list of courses available from the program);
• 9 credits of WGSS electives (3 credits must be 300 level or higher).

For administrative purposes, any cross-listed course will be counted as a women’s studies course regardless of the departmental designation under which students register for the course.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Queer Studies

The undergraduate certificate in Queer Studies encourages students to explore and challenge the histories of sexuality and gender normativity across multiple political and cultural contexts as it relates to their specific interests. The certificate program is distinct in that it examine sexuality with a focus on Hawai‘i, Asia and the Pacific from a transnational, interdisciplinary, and intersectional perspective.

The certificate provides a credential to an array of careers including media, social work, public relations, education, medicine, law, and counseling. The certificate may also benefit students interested in pursuing gender or sexuality studies at the graduate level.

The certificate is open to all enrolled UH Mānoa undergraduate students (day and online) in good standing. There are no pre-requisites for enrollment in the certificate.

Students must complete 15 credit hours of total course work, with a grade of C (not C-) or better, including:

• 3 credits in Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (WGSS 141)
• 3 credits in Queer Theory (WGSS 441)
• 9 credits of electives (list available online )*

*6 credits must be at 300-400 level (441 counts toward this) *At least once course must have HAP designation

Graduate Study

Women, gender, and sexuality studies offers a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (AdWGSS Certificate). This certificate program provides a rigorous, integrated, and relevant educational experience for students whose education and career objectives will be enhanced through creative and scholarly transnational feminist analysis of women’s lives and visions. The program guides students to examine the factors that affect the status of women across cultures and through time, analyze theories and assumptions about women in various disciplines, contribute to the reformulation of social knowledge, explore institutionalizing social change that highlights and supports the achievements of women locally and internationally, and understand the usefulness of gender as an analytical tool in many fields.

Graduate studies leading to the AdWGSS Certificate are focused in four broad areas under the general rubric of gender studies.

• Feminist methods of inquiry and theoretical analyses. Students will explore sex/gender as an analytical category, asking what this category means, what purposes are served by the prevailing binary notions of gender, and how gender is constituted in past, current, and future biological, sociopolitical, cultural, and economic contexts.
• Feminist knowledge. Students will learn about the pervasive impact of gender relations on thoughts, actions, and prevailing constructions of reality. They also will become acquainted with an array of feminist theories and arguments about issues including coalition practices, nationalism and imperialism, and social policy.
• Sex/gender and sociopolitical categories of power and privilege. Students will examine the interaction of sex/ gender with race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other vectors of power and privilege as relevant to nearly all domains of human experience. They will have opportunities to explore the dynamics of these interactions with emphasis on the evolving multicultural milieu of Hawai‘i and the Asia/Pacific region.

Recipients of the AdWGSS Certificate must be classified graduate students, and normally will be pursuing graduate degrees in other academic departments. The AdWGSS Certificate will help students learn to apply feminist methodologies, analysis and problem-solving to their other academic fields, and to integrate the rigors of the scholarship on gender into their chosen professions as a means of enhancing their professional lives and opportunities for advancement.

The department website lists research interests and publications of the members of the women’s studies graduate faculty, and describes admissions and program requirements (see womenstudies.hawaii.edu ). The following sections summarize the admissions and program requirements, but the program website should be consulted for complete details

Students are admitted to the AdWGSS Certificate program in the fall and spring semesters. Applicants to the AdWGSS Certificate program must be classified graduate students at UH Mānoa. Candidates are required to submit their current and complete transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and the names of and full contact information for three additional references. Applicants also must submit a 4-5 page essay outlining their personal and professional goals as they relate to the AdWGSS Certificate program, and identifying potential research and/or community involvement projects they may wish to pursue as part of their AdWGSS Certificate work.

The AdWGSS Certificate program consists of a minimum of 18 credits, at least 12 of which must be at the 600 level or higher. Nine of these credits must come from the following four WGSS courses: WGSS 610 (1 cr), Faculty Seminar Series; WGSS 613 (3 cr), Feminist Research and Methods of Inquiry; WGSS 615 (3 cr), Feminist Theory; WGSS 650 (2 cr), Research in Feminist Studies: Capstone Experience.

Remaining credits will be drawn from a list of courses approved by the women’s studies graduate advisor (currently Dr. Mire Koikari). All students will work with a specific advisor to develop an AdWGSS Certificate curriculum based on their academic majors that best supports their academic and professional goals and objectives. Up to 6 credits towards the certificate may be taken in the student’s home department provided that department’s curriculum includes courses approved by women’s studies.

Each student enrolled in the AdWGSS Certificate program will design, develop, and complete a research and/or community involvement project to culminate in a publishablequality work or comparable product, and a professional quality seminar presentation given in the student’s final semester of the program.

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CSEEES Academic Year 2024-2025 Graduate FLAS Fellows

The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies congratulates its ten graduate Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Luke Bendick  is a second-year graduate student in the MA in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies program. He has been awarded FLAS to study 3rd-year Polish. After graduation, he hopes to work in the intelligence community specializing in Eastern Europe.

Kelly Gallagher , a second-year graduate student in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, has been awarded FLAS for 6th-year Russian. She aspires to a career in academia as a professor of Russian language and literature.

Eleanor Grazier is completing an MA in Russian for the Professions with a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in East European and Eurasian Studies. With her FLAS award, she will study 6th-year Russian. She plans to explore career options in teaching, government and translation . 

Jay Hadfield , a PhD student in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, will study 6th-year Russian. Jay plans to become a professor, sharing his love of Russian language, literature and culture with future generations of students.

Sarah Hohman  will add Polish to her repertoire of languages while pursuing her MA in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. Sarah aspires to a career coordinating study abroad and exchange programs in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, focusing especially on countries that have been underserved by such programs in the past.

Adam Johnson , a second-year graduate student in the Russian for the Professions MA, has been awarded FLAS to study 6th-year Russian. He aspires to become a government translator or analyst.

Liam Martin  is a second-year MA student in the Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies program. He will study 5th-year Russian and aspires to serve as a Political or Consular Officer with the U.S. Department of State after he completes his degree.

Devon Rancourt begins the first year of the MA in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies with a FLAS Fellowship to study Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. Devon has previously studied Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, and she aspires to use these skills in the education sector, expanding access to the study of Balkan languages and linkages between the US and the region.

Sascha Rohde , a first-year graduate student in the MA in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies program, will study 4th-year Russian. Sascha’s studies will focus on Russia and its relationship in the socio-cultural space it shares with other former Soviet states, and he hopes to ultimately work in academia or diplomacy.

Chaeli Rule , a Ph.D. student in Linguistics specializing in the languages of the Caucasus, has been awarded FLAS to study 2nd-year Russian. She is interested in researching language contact and change between the indigenous languages of the Caucasus and Russian. She plans for an academic career in linguistics, continuing this research and sharing it with future students.

Academic year FLAS Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate, graduate, or professional students who are enrolled in a course of study at Ohio State that requires both language and area studies expertise. Students are required to take one language and one area studies course in both autumn and spring semesters, completing one academic year language sequence. The fellowship provides a stipend of $20,000 and tuition support up to $18,000 for graduate and professional students, though Graduate School contributions cover all tuition charges for most fellows.  The application for Summer 2025 and Academic Year 2025-2026 fellowships will open in fall 202 4.  

Visit our other article to learn about this year's undergraduate FLAS fellows.