- Joint PhD Programs
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- Women's and Gender Studies and English
- Women’s and Gender Studies and History
- Women’s and Gender Studies and Psychology
- Funding for PhDs
- Graduate Courses
- Joint PhD Student Handbook
- Graduate Certificate Programs
The joint Psychology and Women's Studies PhD program is for students specializing in both the Gender & Feminist Psychology and the Personality & Social Contexts program areas. For more information about the program areas visit the Department of Psychology. Please contact wgsgradinquiry@umich.edu with questions.
Recommended Progress
Please Note: This timeline notes typical progress through the program. Your schedule may be slightly different depending on when certain courses (e.g. Psych 654) are offered. View and print a copy of the current Joint PhD Student Handbook.
First Year
Fall
- WGS 501—Proseminar in Women’s Studies
- WGS 602 —Approaches to Feminist Scholarship
- PSYCH 613—Statistics I
- PSYCH 619—Individual Research
- PSYCH 653—P&SC Orientation
- PSYCH 654—Classical and Modern P&SC Theories
Winter
- WGS 530—Feminist Theory
- PSYCH 506—Research Ethics
- PSYCH 614—Statistics II
- PSYCH 854—Advanced P&SC Methods I (or II)
- PSYCH 619—Individual Research
Second Year
Fall
- PSYCH 609—Teaching Academy
- PSYCH 619—Individual Research
- 2 Electives in WGS
Winter
- PSYCH 619—Individual Research
- 1 Elective in WGS
- 1 area seminar (by end of second year)
Other requirements
- Prelim portfolio in Psych due in May
- Fourth-term Review in WGS
- Begin working on WGS 891 after finishing Psych 619 (summer)
- Teach two terms (typically in Psych)
- Advance to candidacy no later than end of fall term third year
Third Year
- Enroll in WGS 891, complete 891
- Finish coursework if necessary
- Begin working on dissertation prospectus
- Psych or WGS 990 or 995
- Teach two terms (typically in WGS)
Fourth Year
- Psych or WGS 995 (8 credits)
- Dissertation Research
- Teach one terms (either Psych or WGS; students should have taught in Psych at least two terms and WGS at least two terms for a total of five terms)
Fifth Year
- Psych or WGS 995 (8 credits)
- Attend Rackham Pre-Defense Meeting
- Defend dissertation
- Attend Rackham Post-Defense Meeting and file completed dissertation
