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Welcome

ABOUT WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES

The Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Program at Northern Arizona University is an academic program focused on and engaged with a critical analysis of social structures, intersectionality, and oppression. We offer a Bachelor’s Degree, a WGS Minor, a Queer Studies Minor, and a Graduate Certificate.

WGS is a program in which you will examine identities, including gender, class, race, sexuality, nationality, citizenship status, and disability. These identities are contextualized within institutional systems and on a global scale. You will learn how these identities and systems were constructed, how they affect people, and how change occurs.

With small classes, dedicated faculty, internship opportunities, and an interdisciplinary class selection, students in the WGS program can expect personal attention and opportunities to incorporate their own topics of interest. Classes often include in-depth discussions, activism projects, art creation, literature, media, practical applications, and societal engagement.

WGS graduates have gone on to use their skills in a variety of areas, including work within non-profit careers, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault prevention education, LGBTQIA centers, indigenous rights organizations, art and media, healthcare, politics, law, business, and more.

Identities and institutions permeate every aspect of society, and knowledge about them will be relevant to any area you go into. A WGS degree can easily be combined with any other degree, fulfilling liberal arts requirements while also attaining a deeper theoretical analysis of society.

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Is Women’s and Gender Studies right for you?

1. Do you want a welcoming environment where you work with others to challenge the status quo?
2. Do you want to study and understand patterns of social change that will prepare you to make a difference in the world after graduation?
3. Do you want to understand peoples’ diverse histories and experiences?
4. Do you want to hone the requisite skills that will help you navigate the complexities of our social, political, and cultural landscapes on local, national, and global levels?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then a Women’s and Gender Studies Major, one of our Minors, or the Graduate Certificate may be right for you.