Women's Studies Programs

THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES

What is the Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies?

The Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies provides students already enrolled in graduate degree programs other than Women's Studies as well as qualified non-degree students with an opportunity to think and learn about gender in a systematic and integrated manner from a variety of methodological approaches. The Certificate is designed to provide an interdisciplinary course of study on women and gender to enrich a student's disciplinary or professional training.

Who may enroll in the Graduate Certificate program?

The Graduate Certificate will be offered to students enrolled in M.A. and Ph.D. degree programs at The George Washington University and to qualified non-degree students who have at least a Bachelor's degree.

What are the requirements and courses?

The Certificate requires a minimum of 18 credit hours (6 courses), including a 9-hour core requirement consisting of Women's Studies 220 (Fundamentals of Feminist Theory), 221 (Research Issues in Women's Studies), and 225 (Contemporary Feminist Theory). The remaining nine credits will be chosen, in consultation with the Women's Studies graduate certificate advisor, from graduate level Women's Studies and relevant departmental courses that will support the student's area of specialization in graduate study (or their professional development interests for non-degree students). The courses selected should form a coherent program of study related to the student's academic goals, and must be approved by a Women's Studies advisor.

Designing Your Program of Study

Examples of courses that may be used as Certificate electives:
Please remember that these are examples; the Certificate is not limited to these courses.

In the Women's Studies Department:

WSTU 240: Women and Public Policy
WSTU 241: Women and the Law
WSTU 183/283: Practicum in Women's Studies
WSTU 265: Women, Welfare & Poverty
WSTU 230: Global Feminisms
WSTU 270: (Selected Topics) Women and Health
WSTU 280: Independent Readings in Women's Studies
WSTU 295: Independent Research in Women's Studies

In other departments:

ANTH 269: Gender and Sexuality
ENGL 241: Conceptualizing Genders
ENGL/WSTU 251: Practicum in Women's Studies
WSTU 270: Women and Writing
HIST 273: Readings on Women in American History
PHIL/WSTU 238: Feminist Ethics and Policy Applications
PSC 288: Gender and Ethnicity (Selected Topics in Comparative Politics)
SOC 244: Families and Kinship
SOC 271: Gender and Society

For information:

Contact the Women's Studies Program at 202-994-6942, wstu@gwu.edu, 837 22nd St. NW, Washington DC 20052.

Applications may be obtained from the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. To download or apply on-line visit www.gwu.edu/~gradinfo.