Religious Studies: Gender and Women's Studies (Ph.D.)

Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)    
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Program Description

The Ph.D. in Religious Studies; Gender and Women's Studies focuses on feminist, women's, and gender studies in relation to religious traditions.

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Thesis

A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.

Presentation to Doktorklub of student’s thesis research.

Required Courses

Students admitted to Ph.D. 1

Students admitted to Ph.D. 1 take a minimum of six (3-credit) graduate seminars during their first year and a minimum of four (3-credit) graduate seminars in Ph.D. 2 including:

and one 3-credit graduate seminar with a substantive focus on gender and/or women’s studies.

One 3-credit graduate seminar must be at the 700 level.

Students entering into Ph.D. 2

Students entering into Ph.D. 2 are required to take a minimum of four (3-credit) graduate seminars including:

and one 3-credit graduate seminar with a substantive focus on gender and/or women’s studies.

One 3-credit graduate seminar must be at the 700 level.

Language Requirements

Modern and ancient languages as stipulated by field of study.