Likely candidates will be sent to the Psychology Department, where they will be considered for admission to one of the seven graduate areas. Offers of admission to the interdepartmental program are only made after both units have granted their approval. The joint doctoral program is relatively small. We anticipate admission of no more than 2 or 3 students each year. One course in feminist theory.
Specific content varies, depending on the particular interests of the instructor.
Courses in feminist cultural or political theory or lesbian 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. 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 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.