Program Description

The Drew University Graduate School offers both an M.A. degree in Women's Studies and a Ph.D. concentration that may be pursued in conjunction with the doctoral areas of the Graduate School: Biblical Studies, English Literature, Liturgical Studies, Modern History and Literature, Religion and Society, and Theological and Religious Studies. During their first semester, students participate in an interdisciplinary seminar that provides an introduction to various theoretical perspectives in the field and that fosters a shared community of discourse among Women's Studies students and faculty. Beyond this seminar, master's students elect either a humanities or religion track and customize their programs from Drew's broad range of course offerings; they also complete a master's thesis as the capstone of their program. Doctoral students take courses that deal centrally with women or feminist/gender studies in addition to meeting the requirements of their area; they also take one comprehensive exam grounded in contemporary issues in women's studies or feminist scholarship.

• core interdisciplinary seminar (WMST 712)
• 5 additional courses chosen from the “list”drawn from at least three different Areas; 
• a thesis with a distinct focus on gender or women; ( Click here to see list of completed theses)
• proficiency in 1 foreign language

• For doctoral students, gender/women's studies is a concentration that can be pursued through any of the existing graduate Areas. Its requirements do not displace but would be in addition to and in coordination with the Area requirements.
• core interdisciplinary seminar (WMST 712)
• at least 3 additional courses chosen from the "list"; with at least 1 of these chosen from outside the student's Area
• one comprehensive exam that focuses on women, gender, or feminist analysis (e.g., in English this might be the "related field" comprehensive exam

• Karen Brown, Anthropology of Religion
• Debra Liebowitz, Women's Studies, Political Science
• Frances Bernstein, Modern History and Literature
• Danna Fewell, Biblical Studies
• J. Terry Todd, Theological and Religious Studies
• Virginia Burrus, Early Church History
• Nadine Ollman, English
• Wendy Kolmar, English and Women's Studies
• Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Ethics, Theology
• Geraldine Smith-Wright, English
• Laurel Kearns, Sociology of Religion
• Traci West, Ethics, African American Studies
• Catherine Keller, Constructive Theology
• Lynne Westfield, Christian Education
• Sharon Sundue, Modern History and Literature