Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate

For information, contact:
Madelyn Detloff via email at detlofmm@miamioh.edu
or call 513-529-5333

This certificate program is available to current master's and doctoral students in any field of study across the university and to stand alone certificate students who meet the criteria for admission.   Using an interdisciplinary approach, students explore the how of gender, sexuality, and other social differences influence the lives of a diversity of communities and cultures both locally and globally. The program provides intensive study of interdisciplinary and intersectional gender and sexuality studies.  Courses stress interaction between theory and practice and connections between academic work and public life.

Program Requirements

(12-14 semester hours)

Core Requirements
WGS 601Introduction To Women's Studies3
WGS 602Feminist Theory & Methodology3
Electives
Two 500-level courses (3-4 credit hours each) taught from a feminist perspective, including one in your major field and one in another discipline, selected with your WGS advisor.6-8
Final Project
Planned with and approved by your WGS advisor includes presentation.
Total Credit Hours12-14