Feminist Studies Graduate Degree Program

Description
The Department of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara brings together social science and humanities approaches to interrogating the ways that relations of gender, intersecting with race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, age, nationality, religion, ability, and other differences, are embedded in social, political, and cultural formations. Our three broad areas of concentration are race and nation, genders and sexualities, and productive and reproductive labors. The Department offers an independent MA for teachers and those seeking careers in the public sector or non-governmental organizations, and joins a select group of universities offering a PhD in this field for those interested in research and teaching at the university level.

General Information
Website http://www.femst.ucsb.edu
Address Department of Feminist Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
4631 South Hall
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7110
(USA)
Phone (805) 893-4330
Email christina@femst.ucsb.edu
Degrees Offered MA, MA/PhD, PhD
Requirements
  • Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
  • Statement of Purpose with completed coversheets (2 copies)
  • Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions (2 copies)
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 copies)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation (Submitted online. Note: if submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets)
  • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (2 copies)
  • GRE General test scores
  • TOEFL scores 550 Paper-Based Test (PBT), 80 Internet-Based Test (IBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall Band score of 7 or higher (if applicable)
  • Writing sample (a copy of a research paper or some other piece of writing that best reflects research, analytical, and writing ability)
Pre-Application No Pre-Application necessary
Deadlines Fall only – December 15, 2009 (by 11:59 PM PST)
Optional Emphases
Specializations Race and Nation; Genders and Sexualities; Productive and Reproductive Labors