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Women and Gender Studies: Women and Gender Studies PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

Program Description

The PhD program in Women and Gender Studies has four areas of focus:

  • gender, sexuality, and queer studies

  • feminist cultural studies

  • feminist studies of technology, science, environment, and biomedicine

  • transnational political economy and development studies.

The offerings bring feminist scholarship to the tasks of challenging and investigating colonial, postcolonial, and transnational contexts. Central themes of the program…

Coursework plus thesis



Doctor of Philosophy

PhD Program
Program Length: 4 years
Time Limit: 6 years

PhD Program (Direct Entry)
Program Length: 5 years
Time Limit: 7 years

Women and Gender Studies
Women's Health: Courses

Core Course

CHL5109H Gender and Health

Women's Health (Collaborative Specialization)
Women's Health: Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must be registered with the School of Graduate Studies through an affiliated home graduate unit. Before applying to the Women's Health collaborative specialization, applicants must comply with the admission procedures of their home graduate unit.

  • Applicants must submit the following for review by the Executive Committee:

    • a curriculum vitae (CV)

    • a personal statement (via a concise letter no longer than two pages) describing relevant personal and/or professional…

Women's Health (Collaborative Specialization)
Women's Health: Master's Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must be registered with the School of Graduate Studies through an affiliated home graduate unit. Before applying to the Women's Health collaborative specialization, applicants must comply with the admission procedures of their home graduate unit.

  • Applicants must submit the following for review by the Executive Committee:

    • a curriculum vitae (CV)

    • a personal statement (via a concise letter no longer than two pages) describing relevant personal and/or professional…

Women's Health (Collaborative Specialization)
Workplace Learning and Social Change: Courses

Not all elective courses are offered each year.

Master's-Level Core Course

Course CodeCourse Title
WPL1131H
Introduction to Workplace Learning and Social Change

Master's-Level Electives

The list of electives is subject to change.

Workplace Learning and Social Change (Collaborative Specialization)
Workplace Learning and Social Change: Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants should apply to the collaborating degree program that corresponds most closely to their general background and interests.

  • Applicants must submit a statement of interest which includes:

    • relevant personal and/or professional experiences and motivation in seeking training in workplace learning and social change (all applicants)

    • a brief outline of their proposed research project

    • indication of their preference of supervisor, if any.

Workplace Learning and Social Change (Collaborative Specialization)
Workplace Learning and Social Change: Master's Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units.

  • Applicants must submit a statement of interest which includes:

    • relevant personal and/or professional experiences and motivation in seeking training in workplace learning and social change (all applicants)

    • a brief outline of their proposed research project (thesis students)

    • indication of their…

Workplace Learning and Social Change (Collaborative Specialization)