GWSMING - Gender & Women's Studies

Graduate Minor

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Graduate

Ph.D. candidates in other disciplines may select a minor in Gender and Women's Studies. The Ph.D. minor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Arizona is intended to enhance their training in their major field by providing a foundation in diverse theories of gender, critical race theory, feminism and other social movements, history, literature, critical and cultural studies, and the relation of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and transnational economic and political processes. Through coursework and preparation for individually designed comprehensive exams (that include a GWS component), students gain understanding and skills in diverse approaches to feminist scholarship that inform the design and execution of their dissertation project.