I am delighted to inform you that Texas Woman’s University will begin offering a doctoral degree in Women’s Studies. We will be admitting our first cohort this fall, and we are currently accepting applicants. Texas Woman’s University is the largest public university primarily for women in the United States and one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the nation. We offer the only M.A. in Women's Studies in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex region and the only Ph.D. in Women’s Studies in the South Central region of the U.S. Texas Woman’s University has a longstanding commitment to Women’s Studies, with many Texas firsts: the first freestanding women’s studies program, the first university to offer full-time faculty positions specifically in women’s studies, the first tenured faculty members in women’s studies, and the first Department of Women’s Studies.
The doctoral degree in Women's Studies at Texas Woman's University seeks to revitalize academic life by producing new forms of knowledge through transdisciplinary and transformative dialogue among faculty and students in diverse disciplines. The degree consists of a rigorous and flexible curriculum that incorporates required core courses, common colloquia, qualifying examinations on pedagogy and transdisciplinary studies, an area of concentration, and research tools. Faculty members in Women’s Studies at TWU are deeply committed to providing students with individualized academic advising and mentoring. In addition to the Department of Women’s Studies core faculty, approximately thirty faculty from over fifteen departments throughout the University are formally affiliated with Women’s Studies. The new program will be directed by Dr. AnaLouise Keating, TWU Professor of Women's Studies.
Thank you for your support and for your interest in our new doctoral program!
Warm wishes,
Claire L. Sahlin, Ph.D.
Chair, Women’s Studies
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