Welcome to the UCLA Department of Women's Studies
Women's studies is an interdisciplinary field that grew out of the recognition that the experience and potential of over half the world's population should have real consequences for academic study and teaching, research and scholarship. By taking women seriously - both as subjects of inquiry and as inquiring subjects - we have discovered new ways of thinking about gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and their intersections in political, economic and social life.
The Department of Women's Studies is located in a premier research institution, offering unparalleled opportunities to pursue undergraduate and graduate work in this field.
We began developing undergraduate women’s studies courses in the 1970’s, and have grown steadily ever since, offering a B.A. since 1987, and a Ph.D. since 1999. We currently have close to 150 undergraduate majors and over 40 minors, 24 Ph.D. candidates, and dozens of affiliated faculty from every area of the University – English, Modern Languages, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Education, Law, Biology, Theater, and many, many more. You are invited to explore our various programs through this website and to contact us for more information.
UCLA Department of Women's Studies – tomorrow is now!
Check out the 2009 Department of Women's Studies Newsletter for departmental, faculty, and student updates!
Photo Album: Departmentalization Gala Photos have been added!
Message from the Chair: Fall 2009 Update
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