You’ll work closely with a faculty adviser affiliated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies degree program to refine your interests and develop an individualized area of specialization within the field. Areas of specialization cross at least two academic departments and form a coherent theme, such as:
Women in comparative fiction
Gender and environment
Gender, war, and militaries
Gender, identity, and sexuality
Feminist critiques of globalization
Choose a second major to support your specialization and to reinforce connections with other academic disciplines. Some popular combinations include: English, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. A minor or concentration in another field is required for students without a second major.
Advanced study
After taking a skills or methods course to support advanced study in your area of specialization, you will be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained through WGS coursework to a culminating research project or applied experience through an advanced research seminar, internship, or a directed study with a faculty member. Our students contribute to the production of knowledge in both activist and scholarly spheres.
