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Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (Graduate Certificate) at University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut, United States

Programme overview

The Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate program offers students the opportunity to develop their research and scholarship in the areas of gender and sexuality studies, transnational feminism, queer theory, transgender studies, race, decolonial thought, disability studies, digital humanities and border studies. The WGSS certificate emphasizes praxis, theory and methodology and is grounded in a feminist analytic. The certificate challenges disciplinary boundaries and facilitates critical reflection within the field of gender, sexuality and feminist studies. Campus: Storrs Campus.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

Students must compete 12 credits. No more than three credits of WGSS 5390 Independent Study for Graduate Students may be applied towards the certificate, unless approved by the WGSS Graduate Studies Committee. Listed courses include Critical Epistemologies and Methodologies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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