Overview

Education

Graduate coursework prepares students for the intellectual capacity to read for their tailored candidacy exams, also to design and implement dissertations projects. The PhD program is subdivided into the regular PhD track and the direct-to-PhD track:

regular PhD track is for students already holding Master's degrees and takes an estimated five years to complete
direct-to-PhD program is for students without a previous Master's degree and takes an estimated six years to complete

Students in either PhD track, who do not already hold and MA in WGSS, can obtain the MA by successfully completing 30 credits and passing the MA written exam, or by successfully completing the PhD candidacy exam. Obtaining the MA will not interfere with progress toward the PhD.

The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies program is offered by The Ohio State University.

Programme Structure

Fields of study:

Race, Sexualities and Social Justice: provides students with intellectual tools to understand the social, cultural, and political significance of race and sexuality, and their intersections with other dimensions of difference and identity.

Global and Transnational Feminisms: dedicated to the study of feminist thinking and activism around the world.

Power, Institutions and Economies: examines how workplaces, schools, the government, police, prisons, marriage, and the home are all institutional positions that shape experience, proscribe behavior, or exclude non-normative bodies and people.

Narrative, Culture and Representation: offers rich opportunities for students to partake in discussions of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, religion, and dis/ability through engaging cultural texts and production from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-17 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Three (3) letters of recommendation

Scholarly writing sample

Curriculum vitae

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year
Out-of-State

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year

Living costs

Columbus

United States

940 - 1520 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Education

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Columbus

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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