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The Ph.D. Program in Gender Studies was officially approved by the Arizona Board of Regents on January 15, 2008. The Women and Gender Studies Program at ASU is one of the largest and most vibrant in the United States. Located in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, one of the fastest growing urban centers in the United States, it offers students the opportunity to study in the geographically diverse and culturally rich landscape of the Southwest.

Our Gender Studies curriculum is designed to provide students with the interdisciplinary training in theory and methods needed to create original research and scholarship about gender. At the core of the program are four required courses: Critical Concepts of Gender; Mapping the Intersections of Gender; Engendering Methodology; and Research Design and Development. Students also take two research methods courses relevant to their dissertation plus additional courses in one of our three areas of specialization:

• Health, Science and Technology


• Justice, Social Change, and Sustainability


• Visual and Narrative Culture

We are an intellectually and culturally diverse faculty with expertise in many topics including sexuality, race, labor, science and technology, health, globalization, visual culture, historical and literary narrative, and social change. Our faculty address compelling issues such as gender disparities in health, the quest for equitable and socially sustainable communities, and the ways in which diverse communities articulate gender through visual and material cultures. Our course of study combines core courses offered by faculty in the Women and Gender Studies Program (WGS) as well as courses offered by affiliate faculty from over 20 departments at ASU.

Application details can be found on our website, at wgs.asu.edu/students/index.html. Students must submit three letters of recommendation from academic sources, a resume or CV, a statement of purpose, one writing sample, transcripts from all previous (non-ASU) coursework, and GRE test scores. Prior to admission, students must have completed a minimum of 4 gender-related courses or have had equivalent and relevant research experience. The program will consider students entering with either a BA or MA/MS. Following admission, those holding masters' degrees may request an evaluation of their previous coursework to determine if they can receive credit for equivalent courses.

Competitive graduate fellowships and teaching and research assistantships may provide tuition grants, stipend and health benefits.

Application deadline for fall admission: January 15, . Priority will be given to students who complete their applications by the January 15th deadline.

For future updates and more information about our Program, go to: http://wgs.asu.edu/
For more information about admission to ASU generally, go to: http://www.asu.edu/graduate/admissions