GWSPHD - Gender and Women's Studies

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9 UNITS of required courses.

• GWS 539A Feminist Theories I  (Semester I) (3 units)

• GWS 639 History/Social Movements (should be taken at first opportunity) (3 units)

• GWS 684 Feminist Knowledge and Methods

27 additional units in Major field.

These may be classes in and outside of the department. They should be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. See list of electives below.

18 Dissertation Units

See Minor requirements below.

TOTAL MINIMUM UNITS:  54 major units + 12 minor units = 66 units

Students may repeat GWS539A one time for credit that is applicable to a GWS PhD major, PhD minor, MA, or Concentration, on the condition that the syllabus for the course is substantially different from the earlier offering. Course eligibility will be determined by the Director of Graduate Studies or, if a conflict of interest, the Department Head.  Repeat enrollment will be treated as a normal GWS elective course.

Critical Race/Ethnic Studies Course Requirement
Our faculty are committed to critical race and ethnic studies for feminist training and research.  Doctoral students must complete one 3-unit course in critical race or ethnic studies, either in the major or minor.  GWS 539A, 639, and 684 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.  Consult with your adviser or the DGS to select a course that meets this requirement.

In consultation with your advisor, please select electives.  Here is a list of some electives. 

• GWS 500 – Special Topics in Women’s Studies (3.00 units)

• GWS 502 – Gender and Language in Japan (3.00 units)

• GWS 503 – Latina Feminisms in the Americas (3.00 units)

• GWS 511 – Human Sexuality in World History (3.00 units)

• GWS 515 – Chicana/o Literary & Historical Recovery Projects (3.00 units)

• GWS 525 – Gender, Culture and Capitalism (3.00 units)

• GWS 530 – Queer Cinema (3.00 units)

• GWS 532 – Social Justice Movement Media: History, Functions, And Theory (3.00 units)

• GWS 538A – Women’s Health in Global Perspective (3.00 units)

• GWS 539A – Feminist Theories I (3.00 units)

• GWS 539B – Feminist Theories II (3.00 units)

• GWS 545 – Women in Islamic History (3.00 units)

• GWS 546 – Health and the Global Economy (3.00 units)

• GWS 549 – Women in Ancient Israel (3.00 units)

• GWS 551 – Gender and Violence in the Middle East (3.00 units)

• GWS 552 – Israeli Women (3.00 units)

• GWS 560 – Film and Feminism in Latin America (3.00 units)

• GWS 563 – Gender Issues and Women’s Literature in the Middle East (3.00 units)

• GWS 569 – Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History (3.00 units)

• GWS 570 – The Feminization of Migration: Global Perspectives (3.00 units)

• GWS 571 – Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change (3.00 units)

• GWS 585 – Mexican/ Chicana Women’s History (3.00 units)

• GWS 586 – Transnational Feminisms (3.00 units)

• GWS 587 – Feminist Interpretations of Health (3.00 units)

• GWS 591 – Preceptorship (1.00 – 4.00 units)

• GWS 593 – Internship (1.00 – 6.00 units)

• GWS 596C – The Literature of Identity in the Modern Middle East (3.00 units)

• GWS 596P – Women’s Life Writing: Autobiography, Diary, Oral History, Biography… (3.00 units)

• GWS 596S – Technology and Social Theory (3.00 units)

• GWS 596T – Queer—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender—Histories of North America (3.00 units)

• GWS 599 – Independent Study (1.00 – 6.00 units)

• GWS 605 – Moral Politics (3.00 units)

• GWS 645 – Psychoanalysis and Cultural Theory (3.00 units)

• GWS 684 – Feminist Knowledge Production (3.00 units)

• GWS 691 – Preceptorship (1.00 – 3.00 units)

• GWS 695B – Gender and the Law (1.00 – 3.00 units)

• GWS 695E – Advanced Studies in the History of Women (3.00 units)

• GWS 696A – Latina/o Literary and Cultural Studies (3.00 units)

• GWS 696G – Queer Theories (3.00 units)

• GWS 696H – Science and Social Theory (3.00 units)

• GWS 696J – Sexuality and Aesthetics (3.00 units)

• GWS 696N – Comparative Women’s History (3.00 units)

• GWS 699 – Independent Study (1.00 – 6.00 units)

• GWS 799 – Independent Study (1.00 – 6.00 units)

Transfer Coursework
Graduate credit earned at approved institutions, if accepted by the Gender and Women’s Studies Department and the Graduate College, may be counted toward the requirements. Click here to view complete details.

For students with an MA in gender and women’s studies or a related field, a total of fifteen units may be fulfilled through approved transferred credit.

For students without an MA in gender and women’s studies or a related field, a total of twelve units may be fulfilled through approved transferred credit.

GWS PhD students may fulfill the Minor requirement in two ways.

1. Undertake a Minor in a department (e.g. History or Anthropology).  Consult with departmental graduate advisors for clarification of extra-departmental minors.

2. Creating an individualized minor within GWS composed of a coherent set of courses in an area or field (e.g. social theory or Chicana/Latina studies) in consultation with the faculty advisor and Director of Graduate Studies. It is the student's responsibility to keep track of their minor requirements.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.