M.A. IN WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
The graduate program in Women's and Gender Studies at Stony Brook was introduced in 2014. The program creates a space within the academy for critical thinking across disciplines about the explanatory categories of gender, race, class, sexuality, nation, and disability. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies explores how these categories come into being and operate across different cultures and historical periods, and how they shape social, political, economic and institutional organizations as well as personal experience and perception.
The program is particularly strong in the following areas: Black & Women of Color Feminisms, Critical Disability Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Political Thought, Social Justice, & Policy, Race & Ethnic Studies, Queer & Trans Studies, and Transnational Feminisms. Students benefit from mentorship by WGSS core faculty and an interdisciplinary network of affiliated faculty across the social sciences, humanities, and health sciences.
Please note: Applications are Closed for Fall 2026 - Program Currently Not Active
Quicklinks
Graduate student handbook 2025-2026
WGSS Graduate Contacts
Please visit GRADUATE ADMISSIONS for application requirements
- Angela Jones
Graduate Program Director Email: Angela.n.Jones@stonybrook.eduWhat to Contact For:Graduate Research, Curriculum, Program Development. General WGSS Graduate Questions.
- Charles Edwards
Academic Program Coordinator Email: Charles.J.Edwards@stonybrook.eduWhat to Contact For:Program Logistics, Enrollment Permissions.