Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the Women's and Gender Studies Program, you will be able to...

RECOGNIZE, evaluate, and interpret assumptions and arguments about gender in scholarly, popular, public, and interpersonal discourses.
DISTINGUISH and evaluate diverse theories of feminism and address debates and oppositions regarding gender in a wide variety of interdisciplinary fields such as politics, history, biology, art history, psychology, anthropology, sociology, literature, religious studies, popular culture and communication.
WRITE clear and well-reasoned prose which acknowledges complex and diverse points of view and methods of critical inquiry, especially those which address constructions of gender, race and class in language.
CONTINUE to explore areas of social justice in theory and in practice, particularly those related to gender, women and sexuality in society.
CONSIDER ways to engage in intellectual and social activities and advocacy which increase the individual’s understanding of global and local citizenship and community responsibility.

Women's and Gender Studies