Overview

Department of Women's and Gender Studies / Department of Women's and Gender Studies is located in Tampa, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Women's and gender studies
(Graduate Certificate)	Women's and gender studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Thesis or internship or portfolio

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

13

Applied

7

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Personal narrative statement of purpose; A writing sample (appropriate examples include a term paper or research paper); Three letters of recommendation; Resume or Curriculum Vita (CV)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

11

Total Graduate Students

36%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	18.18%
Black or African American	9.09%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (9%)

Female (90%)

Faculty

4

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 0

Male (1)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Performance studies, feminist theory and pedagogy; constructions of gender in public discourse, including education, mass media, and popular culture; women's health, reproductive justice, and sexuality; bodies and cultural representations; feminist theory as it relates to learning disabilities, critical race theory, postmodernist and queer theory; hiring practices in higher education, mothering; women of color feminisms

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

50,572

Location & Contact

Address 4202 E. Fowler Avenue CMC342
Tampa, FL  33620
United States

Contact Dr. Diane Price Herndl
Professor and Chairperson
Email: priceherndl@usf.edu
Phone: -9740987
Fax: 813-9740336

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