Women’s and Gender Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies
The Women’s and Gender Studies interdisciplinary graduate minor is available for masters and doctoral students seeking to integrate work on women and gender into their programs of study.
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The graduate minor is designed to provide students with knowledge of theories and methods within a variety of approaches in feminist and gender-based scholarship. The program seeks to integrate and synthesize knowledge from many disciplines and to offer students opportunities for systematic study of gender and women’s experiences and perspectives in all knowledge fields.


Degrees Offered:

  • Minor

Kelly Winfrey

kwinfrey@iastate.edu
515-294-8344

Learning Goals

A Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Minor requires a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours of coursework. Students are required to take either WGS 5010 Contemporary Feminist Theories or WGS 5020 Advanced Seminar in Feminist Research Methods; taking both is strongly recommended.  Students will also take two or three electives selected from the list of core and cross-listed Women’s and Gender Studies courses approved for graduate study. At least one member of the Women’s and Gender Studies faculty will serve on the program of study for doctoral students. Substitutions for required courses are possible on a case-by-case basis with WGS Program Director and POS Chair approval.

Admission Requirements

Graduate College Requirements:

  • 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
  • Academic Records/Transcripts
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.)
  • Proof of English Proficiency.

Program Specific Requirements:

International Requirements:

  • Financial Statement:  Application
  • English Proficiency Minimum:
    TOEFL Paper (PBT) 600
    TOEFL Internet (iBT) 100
    IELTS 7.5
    PTE 68
    Duolingo (approved through spring 2025) 105

Application Requirements

Prerequisites:

  • Official acceptance into any ISU graduate degree program.
  • Successful completion of at least two undergraduate courses in Women’s and Gender Studies.
  • Submission of a Statement of Purpose to the program director detailing your research interests in the Women’s and Gender Studies minor.
  • Completion of an advisory meeting with the program director.

Application Details:

This program is open to domestic and international students.

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