Gender and Women's Studies (Interdepartmental Concentration)
Important Note: This is the archived version of the 2012–2014 Graduate Catalog. The information on these pages was archived on August 22, 2012 and will not be updated as requirement and/or program changes are approved.
Mailing Address:
Gender and Women’s Studies Program (MC 360)
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Campus Location: 1802 UH
Telephone: (312) 996-2441
E-mail: gjames@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/depts/wsweb/WSweb.html
Director of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program:
Barbara Ransby
Director of Graduate Studies: John D'Emilio
The Gender and Women’s Studies Program offers work leading to a graduate Interdepartmental Concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies. Students in the following graduate programs may be eligible to complete the Interdepartmental Concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies:
| Graduate Program | Level |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | MA, PhD |
| Art History | MA, PhD |
| Communication | MA, PhD |
| Criminology, Law, and Justice | MA, PhD |
| Curriculum and Instruction | PhD |
| Disability and Human Development | MS |
| Disability Studies | PhD |
| Economics | MA, PhD |
| Educational Psychology | PhD |
| English | MA, PhD |
| French | MA |
| Germanic Studies | MA, PhD |
| Health Professions Education | MHPE |
| Hispanic Studies | MA, PhD |
| History | MA, PhD |
| Instructional Leadership | MEd |
| Linguistics | MA |
| Nursing | PhD |
| Philosophy | MA, PhD |
| Policy Studies in Urban Education | PhD |
| Political Science | MA, PhD |
| Psychology | MA, PhD |
| Public Administration | MPA |
| Public Health-Community Health Sciences | MS, PhD |
| Slavic Studies | MA, PhD |
| Social Work | MSW, PhD |
| Sociology | MA, PhD |
| Special Education | MEd, PhD |
| Urban Education Leadership | EdD |
| Urban Planning and Policy | MUPP, PhD |
Concentration Requirements
Students earning graduate degrees in the programs listed above may complement their courses by enrolling for a concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies after consulting with their graduate advisor. Students pursuing this concentration must apply to the director of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program and obtain approval from a Gender and Women’s Studies graduate faculty member, preferably from within the department of the degree, who becomes the student’s Gender and Women’s Studies advisor.
Students should enroll in a total of 16 hours of graduate course work for the concentration, including GWS 501 and 502, plus eight additional hours of Gender and Women’s Studies or cross-listed courses at the graduate level or the equivalent. Up to four of these hours can be directed study or thesis research on an appropriate topic approved by the student’s Gender and Women’s Studies advisor.
Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Women’s Health
Students with an interest in Gender and Women’s Studies who are pursuing a graduate degree in the College of Nursing or School of Public Health may complement their courses by enrolling for a concentration in Women’s Health after consulting with their advisor. See Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Women’s Health in the College of Nursing section for more information.
