The Interdisciplinary Program Committee of the Women's Studies Program will take responsibility for the initial screening of applications. Likely candidates will be sent to the English Department, where they will be considered for admission. Offers of admission to the interdepartmental program are only made after both units have granted their approval. There are separate course requirements for Women's Studies and English. 1.One course in feminist theory.
Specific content varies, depending on the particular interests of the instructor.
Courses in feminist cultural or political theory are alternatives for students with strong undergraduate backgrounds in feminist theory. The Approaches to Feminist Scholarship courses are designed to examine various theoretical, substantive and methodological issues in feminist scholarship in relation to the paradigms of traditional disciplines. 3.WS 891 Advanced Research. WS891 brings students and faculty together both to discuss issues in interdisciplinary feminist scholarship, and to support students' development of their own interdisciplinary research projects. In addition to these core courses, joint doctoral students take 9 additional hours of graduate coursework, chosen from among Women's Studies offerings and cross-listed courses provided by other departments.