BA Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

The undergraduate program in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Pennsylvania State University offers a broad, interdisciplinary exploration of gender and sexuality as critical to understanding the human experience. We are committed to examining how the categories of sex, gender, and sexuality are historically informed by intersecting differences such as race, class, disability, ethnicity, and global positioning.

Faculty: College of the Liberal Arts | Duration: minimum 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 120 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Sexualities, Gender and Power: Feminist Thought and Politics, Debates in Contemporary Feminism.

Career pathways

Employers today value effective communication, analytical thinking, and teamwork. With its emphasis on how gender, sexuality, race and other forms of diversity impact the experiences of every individual, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies curriculum trains its majors to recognize the impacts of bias and unequal social power in the social, cultural and political arenas.

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Entry requirements

In order to be eligible for entrance to this major, a student must: attain at least a C (2.00) cumulative grade-point average for all courses taken at the University; and have at least third-semester classification . Read Senate Policy 37-30: Entrance to and Changes in Major Programs of Study

Undergraduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer entry; the application opens August 1 for Fall and Summer and June 1 for Spring.

Early Action: apply by November 1 to receive a decision by December 24. Recommended submission deadline for all applications: December 1. Applicants apply through the MyPennState application or the Common App. A nonrefundable application fee is paid by credit card; fee waivers are available to eligible students.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

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