Women and Gender Studies
Women and Gender Studies
Certificate
18 hours
Elective
This program offered by College of Arts & Sciences/Anthropology
& Sociology Department
• One elective chosen from those courses designated as part
of the women and gender studies minor.
For information on general requirements for the certificate, see
Certificate Program Policies and Procedures
.
The certificate in women and gender studies provides students
from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to identify
women and gender studies as a particular area of interest and to
integrate their academic knowledge with first-hand research and/
or activities related to issues of gender. Classes taken as part of a
student's undergraduate major or minor may be used toward the
certificate. Courses completed with a grade below C- do not count
toward fulfilling the requirement for a certificate.
Requirements
Completion of the certificate requires 18 credit hours including the
following:
Core courses:
Certificates
• WGST 1020 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (3
hours)
or WGST 1010 Studying Women Across the Disciplines (3
hours)
• WGST 3000 Topics in Women's Studies (3 hours)
or WGST 4650 Women and Gender Studies Capstone (3
hours)
Research Project
Completion of an independent library research project in the
field of women and gender studies and/or a participant action
research project within a feminist organization during the last 30
credit hours of study at Webster. This requirement can be fulfilled
through WGST 3710 Feminist Research Methods or through
a research class where the instructor agrees to work with the
student in a project approved by the Women's Studies Advisory
Committee.
Three courses from at least 2 of the following groups:
Group 1:
• PSYC 2700 Psychology and Women (3 hours)
• ANTH 3730 Kinship and Family (3 hours)
• ANTH 4330 Global Sex/Gender Systems (3 hours)
Group 2:
• HIST 2060 Topics in the History of Gender and the Family (3
hours)
• POLT 2060 Politics and Gender (3 hours)
• HLSC 3200 or NURS 3500 Issues in Women's Health (3
hours)
• MNGT 3470 Women in Management (3 hours)
Group 3:
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RELG 2500 Gender, Culture, and Religion (3 hours)
ENGL 3140 Women Create Women (3 hours)
ENGL 3150 Men Create Women in Literature (3 hours)
PHIL 3370 Feminist Philosophy (3 hours)
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