Master of Arts in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/ Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology

The master of arts degree is a full-time program that offers solid grounding in feminist and gender theory, knowledge, and methodologies. It's flexible, too, so you can choose to specialize in one area, including one of our areas of strength: gender and legal studies, sexuality studies, social and public policy, comparative literature and culture.

Brandeis faculty and alumni are among our nation's foremost feminist scholars. Our department will give you a strong grounding in discipline-specific studies along with an interdisciplinary education in the theories, methods, and scholarship of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

By introducing current research in a range of fields, the MA degrees both the stand-alone master's degree and the joint degrees create cross-disciplinary dialogue and prepare you for intellectual leadership in careers as diverse as public policy, education, social service, law, management, and writing.

This degree option replaces a master's degree in the student's program. Students currently enrolled in an affiliated Brandeis PhD program may enroll in the joint MA at any time during their graduate studies with the approval of the joint MA graduate advisor in their home department. Prospective PhD students interested in pursuing the joint MA must apply directly to the PhD program through the home department, but should note their interest in the joint program in their statement of purpose.

A bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) must be obtained prior to matriculation in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Minimum scores for each exam are: 600 (paper-based TOEFL) 250 (computer-based TOEFL) 100 (Internet-based TOEFL) 7 (IELTS)