Overview

Students develop scholarly and innovative expertise in at least one of three contexts of inquiry and awareness of all three: a) the broad context of culture and society; b) the international, national, and local contexts of educational leadership and policy studies; and c) the more specific contexts of schools and other sites of teaching and learning.

Features

Students in the Educational Studies - Gender and Women's Studies program from McGill University begin with a set of common core courses and proceed to specialization through advanced coursework and dissertation topics focused on areas of expertise that are supported by the research interests of current faculty members.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Feminist Theories and Methods

Feminist Research Symposium

Advanced Research Designs

Textual Approaches to Research

Advanced Research Designs

Textual Approaches to Research

Interpretive Inquiry

Qualitative Research Methods

Qualitative/Ethnographic Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

86

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Montréal, Canada

Disciplines

Education Gender & Sexuality Studies View 19 other PhDs in Gender & Sexuality Studies in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

86

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Other requirements

General requirements

A current working CV

A 1-2 page Personal Statement (Letter of Intent), A 1-2 page Personal Statement (Letter of Intent), identifying the applicant’s reason for pursuing doctoral studies, interests in research and expected research professional directions. (max 2 pages - Double Spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, 1 inch margins)

A copy of your unofficial transcripts from all previous university level studies (undergraduate and graduate). Official transcripts are required after the student is officially admitted to the program.

Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from a university-level instructor; the other may be from an administrator in an educationally relevant context.

Research Proposal. (max 5 pages - Double Spaced, excluding references; Times New Roman 12 font, 1 inch margins)

English Language Proficiency Requirement

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18604 CAD / year

≈ 18604 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

3026 CAD / year

≈ 3026 CAD / year

Living costs

Montréal

Canada

1074 - 1759 CAD / month

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