The University of NC Greensboro has one of the oldest established Women’s and Gender Studies programs in the U.S.  Building upon UNCG’s historical mission as the Women’s College of North Carolina, our MA degree in Women’s and Gender Studies focuses on meeting crucial social needs in our region and beyond.  Unique in the country, it is currently the only master’s degree program in Women’s Studies in the state of North Carolina, and the only one available between Baltimore and Atlanta.

Traditional master’s programs in public health and social work generally address gender by “adding on” discrete courses and units; traditional master’s programs in Women’s Studies are, with few exceptions, designed to prepare students for doctoral work.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary graduate program of study leading to a Master of Arts degree in women’s and gender studies that prepares graduates for professional employment and for further study. The master’s program offers three options:

1) an option for students who wish to pursue a general degree with an individualized program
2) a concentration in gender and community leadership
3) a concentration in gender and health.

The concentrations in gender and health and gender and community leadership have an important component of professional skills development and prepare students for employment in non-faculty positions in education, in non-profit organizations, government and business. Students completing the program with individualized concentrations will, upon graduation, pursue doctoral degrees in women’s and gender studies or other professional degrees; they will find or continue employment in such diverse areas as counseling, university teaching, the arts, and business.

The MA degree is a natural extension of UNCG’s Women’s and Gender Studies program’s educational mission and history. It builds upon our successful post-baccalaureate certificate and will, we believe, become a national model in the field of Women’s Studies.

Students are admitted to the M.A. degree program on the basis of academic achievement without regard to undergraduate major. In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School, applicants must submit a statement of purpose highlighting motivation, specific option/area of interest within the program, relevant experience or background particular to the proposed study and a sample of analytical or professional writing of 5-15 pages.

The application deadline is February 1 for admission for the fall semester. There are no spring admissions accepted.

Please note that the Graduate School prefers to receive applications electronically via the online application system.

When using the ApplyYourself system, these points may be of help:

1. Until you have paid the $55 application fee, your application cannot be completed - there are components that you will not have access to until this step is taken
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