Doctor of Philosophy in Gender Studies

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

The Doctor of Philosophy program in gender studies is housed in the nation's first School of Social Transformation. The inclusive gender studies doctoral program empowers tomorrow's scholars and community leaders by immersing students in: creative and critical knowledge production, deep fluency in feminist theory, methodology and praxis publicly engaged academic research. Courses in the gender studies program examine key topics related to gender. These include gendered dimensions of social structures, institutions and organizations the ways in which policies and laws affect gender relations the intersections of race, gender, sexualities and citizenship in a transnational world historical and contemporary representations of gender across genres (e.g., popular culture social media scientific, medical, historical and legal discourse) and processes of social change, social movements and community development.