Women's Studies

Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program which draws on feminist theory and the new scholarship on women to examine and analyze the roles, perspectives, and contributions of women. Through the consideration of women's history, present conditions, and future possibilities, students come to understand gender as a cultural experience. The Women's Studies curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, multiple perspectives, and the diversity of women's experiences. In Women's Studies courses, students learn a number of methods for examining and strategies for modifying the conditions that affect all our lives.

Women's Studies stresses cross-cultural perspectives and analysis. Through an array of both interdisciplinary and disciplinary courses that focus on gender within particular disciplines, Women's Studies integrates women and feminist scholarship into all levels of the curriculum.

Program in Women's Studies

Women's Studies Major
Women's Studies Minor

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