Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the historical construction and perpetuation of asymmetrical sex and gender systems, and their relationship to other systems of power. It also explores the ways in which gender intersects with personal identities, social arrangements, economic and political systems, and ways of knowing and understanding the world.
Women’s and Gender Studies offers a major with course offerings from 15 departments in the School of Arts and Sciences, The Crane School of Music, and the School of Education and Professional Studies. It also offers a Women’s and Gender Studies minor.
Women’s & Gender Studies Major Requirements:
The Women’s and Gender Studies major has four core requirements:
- Introductory Course
- Research Methods
- Feminist Theory
- Senior Seminar
In addition, students take at least one course from each four different disciplinary perspectives:
- Historical
- Social-Political
- Artistic-Literary
- Science-Health
Two additional W&GS electives are required as well. This interdisciplinary approach provides students with knowledge of key academic debates across the disciplines that frame the field of Women’s and Gender Studies.
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