Feminist Studies is an interdisciplinary discipline that produces innovative research and fosters effective and creative teaching. Our faculty focus on the ways that relations of gender-intersecting with race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, ability, and other axes of difference-are embedded in social, political, and cultural formations. Our three broad areas of concentration are race and nation, genders and sexualities, and productive and reproductive labors. The Department is among a select group of universities offering a Ph.D. in this field for those interested in research and teaching at the university level. 

The independent M.A. program is on hold for admittance.

 

Adress
Mailing Address

Department of Feminist Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
4631 South Hall
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7110
(USA)

Phone

Department Phone Number
(805) 893-4330

Degree icon Degrees Offered
MA/PhD, PhD

Address iconDeadlines

Fall Only:

  • December 1, 2024 (by 11:59 PM PST)

Requirements Icon

Requirements

  • Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
  • Other required documents submitted online: Statement of Purpose, Personal History and Diversity Statement, Résumé or CV, Writing Sample, and Additional Required Information Form (see https://www.femst.ucsb.edu/graduate/app for instructions)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted directly by reference writers)
  • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended where 12.0 units or more were earned (uploaded to the application)
  • English Language Exam Scores (if applicable): TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT) total score of 80, or TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT) total score of 550, or IELTS Overall Band score of 7, or Duolingo English Test total score of 120, or higher
  • Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). UC Santa Barbara reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admissions process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found.
Emphases
 

Global & International Studies, Writing Studies, Environmental Studies, & Black Studies

Specializations
 

Race and Nation; Genders and Sexualities; Productive and Reproductive Labors