Women's Studies, Certificate

Interdisciplinary and specialized, the Women’s Studies graduate program fosters a critical approach to knowledge about women. By focusing on cultural practices that have largely excluded and devalued differences in gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, and class, Women’s Studies prepares students to appreciate and act in a pluralistic world. The Women’s Studies graduate certificate integrates scholarship and research on women and gender from multiple disciplines. Students are challenged to explore diverse viewpoints and to expand the scope of their intellectual endeavors to include gender issues and debates.

For information, contact Women’s Studies, located in Kolbe Hall 108, (330) 972-6222.

Admission

Hold a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 2.75 grade point average.

Program

Required Courses
WMST 580Feminist Theory3
or PHIL 555 Philosophy of Feminism
WMST 589Internship in Women's Studies1-4
or WMST 593 Individual Studies on Women
Electives
Select nine credits of the following:9
WMST 585Special Topics in Women's Studies
ANTH 516Anthropology of Sex and Gender
ENGL 553American Women Poets
ENGL 589Seminar in English
HIST 569African-Amer Women's History
HIST 599Women and Gender in Middle Eastern Societies
CHFD 501American Families in Poverty
CHFD 546Culture, Ethnicity & Family
SOCIO 547Sociology of Sex and Gender
SOCIO 555Family Violence
SOCIO 639Sociology of Gender
COMM 508Women, Minorities & News
COMM 546Women, Minorities & Media
SOWK 656Social Work Practice with Gays & Lesbians
Total Hours13-16