WOMEN'S, GENDER, & SEXUALITY STUDIES

Bachelor of Arts

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Program Information

Program:
Bachelor of Arts

College:
College of Arts & Sciences

Department:
Languages, Literature, & Philosophy

Details

Total Credit Hours: 124

Typical Completion: 4 Years, full-time

Cost per credit hour: $333

Full-time Tuition: $3,996/semester

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Equality Through Understanding

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is grounded in an ongoing commitment to academic and leadership development for women. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students critically examine the social construction of gender and the status of women in diverse cultural contexts and time periods. The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program emphasizes both scholarly exploration and the application of knowledge to practical women's issues.

 

Courses

As an Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major, you will take classes such as:

  • Images of Women in Film
  • Women in European or American History
  • Women in Literature
  • Women's Health Issues
  • Strategies for the Managerial Women
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Career Outlook

$45,000

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