Graduate Program in
Women's Studies
Graduate Feminist Emphasis (GFE)
The Department of Women’s Studies
at UCI offers a graduate emphasis in Feminist Studies for students
pursuing PhD or Masters degree programs across the campus. Participating in the GFE provides
students with advanced interdisciplinary training in Feminist
Studies, and offers them an opportunity to become part a network
of feminist scholars at UCI and beyond. GFE students are subscribed
in our email listserv, which features current job openings, fellowship
information, and important news about our upcoming events.
To apply to the GFE program, complete and return
the GFE Application (pdf)
via mail or email.
Currently enrolled graduate students, as well
as new students, may apply for admission, though applicants
are advised to apply early in their academic career in order
to best integrate the Feminist Emphasis with their Departmental
plan of study. You must first be admitted to, or currently
enrolled in, a UCI Ph.D. or M.F.A. program offered by one
of the UCI departments participating in the graduate emphasis
in Feminist Studies in order to apply. Participating
units include Anthropology, Drama, East Asian Languages and
Literatures, English, Comparative Literature, French and Italian,
German, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Ecology,
Sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, Studio Art, and Visual
Studies. Graduate students desiring to participate in
the Emphasis must take either WS200A or WS200B before they
will be considered for admission.
The criteria for admission are 1) evidence that
the applicant's research interests relate to Feminist Studies,
2) evidence of previous courses that relate to Feminist Studies;
and 3) evidence of research or other experience related to
Feminist Studies. Lack of prior coursework does not preclude
admission, so long as a compelling statement of research interest
is congruent with the graduate emphasis; however, it is suggested
that students with no prior coursework take or audit an upper-division
undergraduate course in feminist theory taught by a core Women’s
Studies faculty member.
Requirements
to complete the GFE
Current GFE students
Annual Prizes in Women’s
Studies
Questions? Please contact our Academic
Coordinator.
PhD in Culture and Theory
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