Gender and Women's Studies

Interdisciplinary Study

Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary transnational course of study designed to help students understand the ways in which sexual politics shapes social experience.

We examine the nuanced historical processes through which women and men live out gender; the set of institutional and ideological practices that shape it; and the concrete processes and political movements through which inequities are transformed. Employing a transnational, comparative approach, students explore how gender intersects with issues of nation, culture, religion, sexuality, class and race.

Gender and Women's Studies prepares students to utilize feminist methodologies and approaches to interrogate other disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts.

The College's unique interdisciplinary Centers, too, are unique academic programs that encourage the exploration of important issues across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Through four of these centers, you can earn a certificate by completing a two-year program of coursework, a summer internship and a senior integrative project, in addition to the requirements of your major.