The Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies is home to more than 170 students, faculty, and staff dedicated to analyzing feminist theory, global cultures, and politics through a combination of academics and action. We offer courses on gender and sexuality in relationship to race, ethnicity, class, history, research, the environment, pop culture, and more. Our degree programs and internships prepare students to go forth and transform their world.
Sustainability is the pursuit of a livable world for all life at present and in the future. Our program takes a social justice approach to analyze social, environmental, and economic issues including how climate change impacts different groups in different ways.
If you choose to major in sustainability studies, you will:
investigate the historical and contemporary ways environments change (and are changed by) human activity
explore comparative, interdisciplinary, transnational, feminist approaches to the theories and practices of building a sustainable future with a focus on everything from climate change and energy, to pollution and environmental justice
study coursework ranging from gender and sustainability, to health and medicine, to media and policy, and more.
train in a framework of feminist paradigms and methodologies associated with intersectionality, dialogue, and relation from a local, regional, and worldwide perspective
participate in in-depth, engaged learning experiences
prepare for careers in health care, public service, policy advocacy, education, and social activism relevant to sustainability
participate in internships with local environmental organizations, health advocates, and other institutions connected to sustainability
We welcome transfers from the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences who have considerable amounts of training in science and aspire to get an interdisciplinary education in sustainability.
