Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, BA

Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is organized around the following areas of concentration: feminist activism, theory, and methods of inquiry; women and other marginalized peoples as subjects of study within multicultural and global contexts; and multiple fields of difference, experience, and identity related to gender and sexuality.

Admission Requirements

• Currently admitted to Wright State University

Program Learning Objectives

Students in the program will learn to

Demonstrate creative problem-solving skills;

Analyze through interdisciplinary perspectives the intersections of social inequality, such as: gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, class, age, and ability;

Identify examples of institutional, social, political, and personal patterns of privilege and discrimination in everyday, lived experiences;

Reflect on changes in how they evaluate the social and intellectual contributions of minoritized groups;

Engage in analysis or work that is orientated toward social justice change.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from the program can

Demonstrate creative problem-solving skills;

Analyze through interdisciplinary perspectives the intersections of social inequality, such as: gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, class, age, and ability;

Identify examples of institutional, social, political, and personal patterns of privilege and discrimination in everyday, lived experiences;

Reflect on changes in how they evaluate the social and intellectual contributions of minoritized groups;

Engage in analysis or work that is orientated toward social justice change.

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