Overview

Women's and Gender Studies programs from the University of Northern Iowa offers a self-designed thesis track or an applied non-thesis track that focuses on gender and violence prevention or gender and wellness.

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As a WGS student, you will have the opportunity to:

Examine theories concerning the social and historical constructions of gender;

Explore how gender defines relationships among women, among men, and between men and women;

Recognize that women's lives have been underrepresented in traditional disciplines and investigate previously neglected materials in order to identify women's as well as men's roles in cultural or social endeavors;

Study, compare, and evaluate an array of disciplinary perspectives on gender, including, but not limited to, cross-cultural, economic, sociological, historical, and literary perspectives;

Identify intersections of gender with race, class, age, sexual identity, and ethnicity, both locally and globally, both in the present and in the past;

Employ new methodological and critical approaches to materials customarily treated in other ways, revising the content and assumptions of particular disciplines to address gender and related issues more effectively.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Feminist Theories in the Social Sciences

Feminist Literary Theories and Practice

Gender Issues in Communication

United States Women's History

Modern European Women's History

Research Methodology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cedar Falls, United States

Disciplines

Gender & Sexuality Studies Liberal Arts View 416 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts from all institutions attended
Most current resume or curriculum vitae
Statement of Purpose (2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced)
Sample of Scholarly Writing authored by the applicant only
Two letters of recommendation
2.75 is the minimum GPA to be accepted without provision; applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 may still be admitted provisionally, at the discretion of the program and the Graduate College
Proof of English proficiency
A copy of the personal data page of your passport
A completed UNI Financial Statement and Certification form
Non-refundable application fee.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23647 USD / year

≈ 23647 USD / year
Out-of-State

22238 USD / year

≈ 22238 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10536 USD / year

≈ 10536 USD / year

Living costs

Cedar Falls

United States

1119 - 1737 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Cedar Falls

Financing

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