本科 Certificate in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
Take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of identity, power and privilege with the 12- credit Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies 本科 Certificate in PG电子试玩平台’s College of Liberal 艺术. 探索文化, economic and political factors that form the daily experiences of women and queer communities.
Through the curriculum, you’ll engage in critical studies of gender and sexuality and their intersection with ability, class, gender and race in the U.S. Deepen your critical and analytical thinking skills with rigorous reading and writing 课程work, and study the central institutions of gender, 包括家庭, 性与爱, the ideology of femininity, 和更多的.
Designed for students in majors outside of the College of Liberal 艺术, 性别, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Certificate can enrich your studies and help you form a pathway toward careers in gender, sexuality and women’s studies.
类 & 课程
Students pursuing the 12-credit undergraduate certificate choose one of two Introduction to Gender Studies 课程，完成 现场工作 课程 and select two electives from a broad range of interdisciplinary 课程s focused on sexuality, 种族和多样性.
Examples of available electives include the following.
- 电影中的性别
- Gender, Race, Class and the City
- LGBTQ Novels of the 21st Century
- 男人和男子气概
- Politics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Certificates are awarded with the bachelor's degree. This certificate cannot be earned as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Learn more about 性别, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Certificate (本科) 课程work.
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Fieldwork in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Take your learning experiences beyond the classroom and gain professional knowledge with the 现场工作 课程. 在本课程中, you’ll collaborate with faculty to identify an internship within a social advocacy organization aligned to your field of interest. 最少7个.5 hours per week is required for completion of the 课程, along with a final paper or project.
职业生涯
Program graduates acquire meaningful hands-on experience during their social advocacy fieldwork and broaden their perspective through identity-based 课程work. Contemporary institutions and organizations committed to diversity and inclusion often seek employees qualified to lead in these areas.
Understanding the ways in which gender and sexuality impact our world can benefit professionals in a variety of fields including
- 业务,
- 教育,
- 法律,
- 医学,
- nonprofit organizations,
- 社会工作及
- 艺术.