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The College of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts offers an interdisciplinary minor and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies.

These programs provide diverse intellectual frameworks for investigating issues related to women, gender and sexuality.

Students augment core requirements with coursework in:

Anthropology
Classics
Criminology
English
Health
History
Philosophy and religion
Political science
Psychology
Social work
Sociology

Undergraduate

Women's and Gender Studies Minor

The Women's and Gender Studies Minor provides interdisciplinary and intersectional analyses of constructions of gender and sexuality. Students pursuing the minor will:

Examine the status of girls, women, and marginalized groups and identities from a variety of historical, cultural and theoretical perspectives
Analyze the constructions of gender, race, ethnicity, social class and sexual orientation
describe patterns and consequences of discrimination as experienced by marginalized groups, especially women
Examine the influence of social institutions on gender-based inequality
Examine the development of organized gender- and sexuality-based social and intellectual movements

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Graduate

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Women's and Gender Studies is an applied program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals and others interested in gender construction and its history.

The goal is to advance the status of women throughout our society by incorporating women's perspectives into other studies/professions, enhancing students' knowledge of women's and gender issues and providing students with the opportunity to gain practical skills and certification in the field of women's and gender studies.

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^“ The minor was absolutely worth it! There are so many things that you will not be taught in a general curriculum not to mention the amount of self-awareness and societal awareness you will gain. ^”

WGS Alum