BA Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University

The concentration in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS) brings together a wide range of academic fields in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences (including history, literature, visual studies, anthropology, sociology, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, and biology, to name just a few). As an interdisciplinary field of study, WGS pays close attention to how social norms have changed over time and how they vary across cultures. The concentration also actively investigates the ways in which ideas about gender and sexuality have shaped public policy, civil rights, health care, religion, education and the law, as well as the depiction of women and men in art, literature, and the popular media.

Faculty: Harvard College: Social Sciences  |  Department: Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

WGS provides students with a rigorous grounding in the theory and methodology of gender and sexuality studies, helping students hone their skills in critical analysis, close reading, and effective research and writing. Undergraduate Peer Advisers? Gateway courses include FALL 2024 WOMGEN 97: “Sophomore Tutorial” (Schlossberg) WOMGEN 1127: “Beyond the Sound Bite” (Jardine) SPRING 2025 GENED 1127: “Gender and Science” (Richardson) GENED ##: “LGBT Lives” (Schlossberg) GENED 1130: Power to the People: Black Power, Radical.

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