Who should apply?
Students admitted to graduate programs in any department are welcome to apply. We especially encourage students to apply who have a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and teaching in areas such as feminist and gender theory; women, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, disability studies, or international women's issues.
How to Apply
Admission to a department with a graduate program at UNL is required for participation in the Graduate Specialization or Graduate Minor in Women's and Gender Studies. Application to the specialization is normally made when completing the Memorandum of Courses for the M.A. or filing the Program of Study for the Ph.D., but applications may be considered at any time in consultation with the student's supervisory committee and the Director of Women's and Gender Studies.
To apply, submit:
• a letter of application addressed to the graduate chair of the student's home department and to the director of Women's and Gender Studies. This letter should include a statement describing how the graduate specialization or graduate minor will help the student meet his or her goals and how it fits the individual program of study.
• the list of courses for the graduate specialization or graduate minor.
• a copy of the student's Memorandum of Courses for the M.A. or Program of Study for the Ph.D.
The Women's and Gender Studies Advisory Board, chaired by the program director, will approve the list of courses for the specialization or minor and course substitutions in consultation with the chair of the student's supervisory committee.
Masters Degree Program Requirements
An interdisciplinary masters-level specialization or minor in Women's and Gender Studies is available to any student pursuing a master's degree.
Each student will be required to complete:
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A master’s degree in another UNL department.
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Nine credit hours of graduate courses on women and gender outside the student’s major department.
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If option I (thesis) is chosen, the thesis must address some issue(s) relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies.
Successful completion of the specialization will be indicated on the student's official transcript in parentheses following the name of the academic discipline.
Doctoral Degree Program Requirements
An interdisciplinary doctoral-level specialization or minor in Women's and Gender Studies is available to any student pursuing a Ph.D. degree.
Each student will be required to complete:
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A doctoral degree in another UNL department.
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Twelve credit hours of courses on women and gender outside the student’s major department.
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A PhD student who has already done an MA graduate specialization in WGS at UNL is required to take six credits (two additional classes) outside her/his department (other than those already done for the MA).
The dissertation should address some issue(s) relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies
Successful completion of the specialization will be indicated on the student's official transcript in parentheses following the name of the academic discipline.
*(Graduate College rules provide various options within the Ph.D. that allow students to complete the graduate specialization without adding additional hours, subject to the approval of the supervisory committee. These include supporting courses in a related field, minor field courses, and/or collateral field courses.)
*In those departments which already have internal specializations, students will pursue the Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Requirements are the same for both.
Women's and Gender Studies Courses
Listed below are the courses students can choose from to complete a specialization or minor in Women's and Gender Studies. Course descriptions can be found in each department's pages in the Graduate Bulletin. With the approval of the Women's and Gender Studies Advisory Board students may substitute courses not on this list. Each semester the Program will also publish a course description booklet with the current WGS course offerings.
Anthropology
ANTH/WMNS 808. Cross-Cultural Mentoring I
ANTH/WMNS 809. Cross-Cultural Mentoring II
ANTH/WMNS 810. Women & Men: An Anthropological Perspective
ANTH 816. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Aging
ANTH 844. Biology of Human Variation
ANTH 876. Human Rights, Environment, and Development
Architecture
ARCH 581/881. Women in Design
ARCH 556/856. Behavioral & Social Factors in Environmental Design
Classics
CLAS/WMNS 840. Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
Communication Studies
COMM 850. Seminar in Gender and Communication
COMM 859. Human Communication Theory
Children Youth and Families
CYAF 846. Addiction and Violence in Families
CYAF/WMNS 847. Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Youth in Professional Contexts
CYAF 895. Special Topics
Economics
ECON/WMNS 845. Gender, Economics and Social Provisioning
Educational Psychology
EDPS 987. Developmental Perspectives on Gender Issues in
Counseling
English
ENGL 801. Gay and Lesbian Drama
ENGL 813. Film Theory (appropriate subtitle)
ENGL 813. Film: Women Filmmakers in Film History
ENGL/WMNS 814. Women’s Literature
ENGL/WMNS 814B. Modern & Contemporary Women Writers
ENGL 844. African American Women’s Literature
ENGL/ETHN 845. Ethnic Literature – US Latina & Chicana Literature &
Theory
ENGL/WMNS 875A. Rhetorical Theory: Rhetoric of Women Writers
ENGL 913. Advanced Film Theory (appropriate subtitle)
ENGL 914. Seminar in Women Writers
ENGL 933B. Cather Seminar
ENGL 962A. Medieval Women Writers
ENGL 965. Seminar in 19th Century Literature (with appropriate
subtitle)
ENGL Other seminars in English with appropriate subtitles
French
FREN 898. Special Topics (with appropriate subtitle)
FREN 929. Special Topics: Gender in Francophone Literatures and
Cultures
German
GERM 898. German Women Writers and Composers
History
HIST/WMNS 802. Sexuality in 19th & 20th Century America
HIST 811. Indians in American Popular Culture (with appropriate
emphasis)
HIST 859. Women and Gender in African Societies
HIST 868. Cultural History of Native America (with appropriate
emphasis)
HIST/ETHN/WMNS 876A. Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
HIST 921, 931, 932. Readings & Problems in European History (with
appropriate subtitle)
HIST/WMNS 951. Readings in the History of Women and Gender
Law
LAW 686G. Gender Issues in the Law
LAW 771. Seminar in Law (with appropriate subtitle)
Political Science
POLS 842. Civil Liberties: Freedoms & Expressions of Conviction
POLS 843. Civil Liberties: Issues of Fairness and Equality
Psychology
PSYC/WMNS 821. Psychology of Gender
PSYC/EDPS/SOC 871. Human Sexuality and Society
Russian
RUSS 882. Women in Russian Literature
Sociology
SOCI 890. Sociology of Women
SOCI 896. Special Topics (with appropriate emphasis)
SOCI 898. Special Topics (with appropriate emphasis)
SOCI 907. Seminar in Sex and Gender
Spanish
SPAN 870. Women Writers of Spanish America
SPAN 898. Special Topics in Spanish (with appropriate subtitle)
Teacher Learning and Teacher Education
TEAC 840A. Culture and Schooling: Gender
TEAC 840B. Culture and Schooling: Gender and Science
TEAC 840D. Special Topics: When it is “Literacy, Gender and
Ethnicity in Schools” (Raible) - OR – “Identities in
Transition: Family Diversity, Schooling, Culture, and
Adoption” – OR – “Language and Power” (Sarroub)
TEAC 921D. Seminar in Literacy Studies: Language, Culture and
Education (Sarroub)
TEAC 944A. Seminar in Curriculum Studies: Curriculum as Aesthetic
Text Methods (with appropriate emphasis)
TEAC 944B. Seminar in Curriculum Studies: Curriculum as Gendered
Text
TEAC 930A. Ethnographic Methods (with appropriate emphasis)
Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design
TMFD 807. History of Costume
TMFD 808. History of Textiles
TMFD 810/WMNS 810A. Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing
TMFD 873. Design Perspectives and Issues
Women’s and Gender Studies
WMNS 885. Feminist Theories, Feminists’ Perspectives
WMNS 891. Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
WMNS 896. Independent Study in Women’s and Gender Studies
(up to 3 credits)
WMNS 897. Internship in Women’s and Gender Studies (up to 6
credits; Pass/No Pass only)
WMNS 898. Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
