What We Offer

Degree Programs

Our acadmic programs include:

• Bachelor's of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies
• Undergraduate Minor (depending on student's degree requirements)
• Master's of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies
• Graduate Portfolio (similar to a minor for graduate students at UT)
• MA/MSIS Dual Degree program with the School of Information
• MA/MPAff Dual Degree program with the School of Public Affairs

What can you do with a Women's Studies degree?

General Information

The University of Texas at Austin is in the unique position of having a university-wide interdisciplinary program in Women's and Gender Studies. The program's large and diverse faculty draws on the scholarship of over 200 distinguished faculty from 29 departments and 14 colleges and schools. The wide array of graduate courses offered by over 70 faculty from the Colleges of Communication, Education, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, and Natural Sciences, and the Schools of Nursing, Public Affairs, and Social Work provides exposure to cutting edge scholarship from multiple perspectives and thus offers students an unusual opportunity for cross-disciplinary inquiry at the graduate level. Particular strengths of the faculty include African-American studies, cultural studies, diaspora studies, ethnic studies, feminist theories, health and social welfare, international and post-colonial feminisms, masculinities, media studies, performance studies, popular culture, and public policy.

Course Descriptions:

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Disclaimer: The information provided in the departmental course descriptions is subject to change without notice and therefore should not be regarded as final. For the most current information on Women's and Gender Studies course offerings, including changes, added sections, and cancellations, please refer to the Registrar's online course schedule located at www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/.