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Why Choose The UC Department of Women's Studies Graduate Program?
Where Do Our Students Come From?
What Do Our Students Say About the Program?
Why Choose The UC Department of Women's Studies
Graduate Program? (top)
A leader in Women's Studies since the founding of its Department of Women's Studies in 1974, the University of Cincinnati was one of the first universities
to offer the two-year interdisciplinary MA in Women's Studies, and the first to offer the four-year MA/JD joint degree in Women's Studies and Law. It also offers a Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Women's Studies for
students in any other graduate or professional program or non-degree-
seeking graduate students.
Our Program Strengths Include:
· Small program with much individual attention to students.
· Nationally recognized, cutting edge program with a strong
placement record.
· Rigorous and highly contemporary core courseworkin feminist
theory and a huge array of interdisciplinary offerings from which to choose.
· Financially supported teaching opportunities and internships.
· Flexibility for other joint and dual degrees, and for student-selected
areas of specialization.
· Outstanding core and affiliate faculty conducting research and teaching in
a wide range of fields with particular and growing strengths in feminist
legal studies, feminist literary and cultural studies and global feminist studies.
· Largest and oldest community support group in country, the Friends of Women's Studies, which offers travel and research grants and mentoring
to graduate students, raises funds for graduate scholarships, fellowships
and faculty positions, and organizes special programming.
· Active graduate student organization.
· Opportunities to do graduate research and study abroad.
· Regular communications about the department, students, faculty, alumni and job, conference, and event opportunities through list serves, Web site and department publications.
Where Do Our Students Come From? (top)
We attract female and male students from diverse disciplines, backgrounds and places. Graduate students have come to UC's Department of Women's Studies from Botswana, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, India and Italy, as well as from all over the U.S., including the Cincinnati area.
What Do Our Students Say About the Program? (top)
"Women's Studies forever changed me - my world view has me constantly on my toes and eyeing everything critcally."
"Working toward my degree caused me to further develop my critical thinking skills, organize myself, and work under pressure. The variety of experiences - teaching, research, etc. - have been assets in a variety of different contexts. That experience has encouraged me to take more risks and accept more challenges in my personal and professional life."
"My work in Women's Studies helped me to be a stronger
advocate and voice for children."
"I believe I would not have attempted a PhD had I not done my MA
coursework in Women's Studies. I received an excellent education, honed
my teaching
skills and experienced mentoring that changed my life."
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