The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offers five undergraduate programs two majors, two minors, and a certificate. All majors and minors complete an interdisciplinary introductory course, a research methods class, and a range of topically and theoretically related courses from across the College. Majors take additional courses and culminate their studies in an independent research project supervised in the senior capstone seminar.
Explore the diverse range of human sexual practices and taboos
Compare scientific, historical, and creative understandings of sexual desire
Learn to analyze and address problems of sexual violence, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ inclusivity.
Human Sexuality students focus on the social, political, and medical constructions of human sexuality. They draw from interdisciplinary methods, theories, and research to better understand how the social construction and lived experiences of sexuality relate to society, politics, medicine, and social movements.
A professional working in law's duties might include:
Analyzing and explaining key public issues and their impact on the public at large
Defining ethical leadership and evaluating its importance in contemporary government and public administration
Explaining how public policy is formulated and implemented
Analyzing how law works in public administration, courts, non-profits, policy, policing, and the justice system as a whole
Examining legal policy, legal institutions, social movements, psychological attitudes and perceptions, managerial processes, and social structures