Overview

The Gender and Sexuality Studies program offered by The New School is designed to foster intellectual collaboration on the study of gender and sexuality among students and faculty representing a variety of disciplines.

Key Facts

Learn to recognize and respond to questions such as: What is gender? How is sexuality culturally constructed? How do attitudes toward gender affect individual experience, artifact design, artistic production, and modes of social organization? How do we respond to gender-based claims of injustice? What does social justice looks like in a gendered (or post-gendered) world?

Located in New York City, your study of gender and sexuality will be shaped by unparalleled access to renowned research resources, experts, and institutions, including:

The Lesbian Herstory Archives

The Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

Bluestockings bookstore

The gay and lesbian and HIV/AIDS archival collections at the New York Public Library

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Trans Theory as Gender Theory
Gender, Culture, and Media
Trans | Aesthetics
Women's Intellectual History
Money, Sex, Power: Feminist Theories of Work
Marxist Feminism: A Genealogy of U.S. Feminist Theory
Fashion Criticism: Past, Present, and Future

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-04 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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General requirements

To apply to our graduate programs, you must complete The New School's online application

The application fee is $50. The fee is paid through the online application and is non-refundable

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Recommendation Letters

Personal Essays

Writing Sample

Résumé

All applicants whose first language is not English must submit valid TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31488 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31488 USD / year

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In-State

31488 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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