The MA in Women's and Gender Studies offers a cutting edge curriculum that focuses on the interconnectedness of local, global, and transnational feminist theories, methodologies, research, public policies, and social movements; attends to interlocking systems of oppression and privilege--gender, race, sexuality, class, nation--to address issues of power, resistance, and social transformation; connects feminist theories to activism and social justice; and engages communities through research, advocacy, and service. Women's Studies and Gender Studies are complementary interdisciplinary fields whose research, scholarship, and creative activities examine women's lives, conditions, and contributions within their historical, social, cultural, national, and transnational contexts and explore how gender is constructed and negotiated within and across societies. Women's and men's identities and experiences are examined through the constructs of gender, race, class, sexuality, age, ability, culture, religion, nation etc. within broader historical, social, and global contexts, such as colonialism and globalization, among others.
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Expected September 2025
Lincoln Park Campus
2400 North Sheffield Avenue,
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60614, United States
One official transcript from a regionally accredited institution that shows successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree with at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and official transcripts from all other colleges and universities attended. Please note: international students should visit the LAS international admission website for information about submitting official academic credentials.
The MA in Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that begins its sequence of classes in the Autumn quarter; we therefore only admit students to begin in the Autumn quarter of each year. Each cohort of students will take the core and capstone courses together, thus enabling a community of scholars to develop. The annual application priority date is February 15. Applications received after February 15 will be considered on a space-available basis. Applications for the MSW-MA Program must be submitted no later than April 1.
English Proficiency Requirement
96 on the IBT TOEFL
7.0 on the IELTS
125 on the Duolingo English Test
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
92 percent of DePaul undergraduate students enter into professional employment or continue their studies within sixth months of graduating.