Overview

Simmons University fosters a supportive, stimulating environment with small class sizes, diverse student cohorts, faculty mentors, and a flexible curriculum. The master’s degree consists of 32 credit hours. Most students complete the degree in four semesters of study over two years. Part-time students may take up to five years to complete the degree

Why study Gender and Cultural Studies?

At Simmons University, the Gender and Cultural Studies program strives to prepare and inspire the next generation of scholars, educators, activists, entrepreneurs, and professional leaders. We place special emphasis on research-based, action-oriented inquiry. Our students locate themselves in key debates within the fields of feminist studies and critical race studies, take a stand on issues and problems, and publicly offer solutions.

At Simmons, you will learn how to:

Engage with research in feminism, critical race studies, queer theory, and cultural studies.
Situate current realities of gender, sexuality, race, ability, class, and culture within broader, intersectional, historical and geopolitical contexts
Translate those insights into public settings, and make broadly significant, culturally impactful interventions

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Feminism and Literature

Issues in International Studies

Theoretical Approaches to Cultural Narratives

Feminism and Economic Difference

Race Theory

Feminist International Relations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

More details

Spring (January): Rolling admission after priority deadline.

Language

English

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100

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed online application form
Current résumé
Statement of purpose that addresses the following questions: What are your reasons for applying to this program? What factors led you to select it? What areas of gender and cultural studies are of greatest interest to you? How does our interdisciplinary approach relate to the work that you hope to do in the program?
Two short answer questions
Two letters of recommendation from academic sources
An analytical writing sample that focuses on gender or cultural studies.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

37760 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

37760 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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Overview

Why study Gender and Cultural Studies?

At Simmons, you will learn how to:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Boston

Financing

Funding

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