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Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies is pleased to offer a Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. This interdisciplinary certificate is designed to meet the needs and interests of students across the university, including those enrolled in Ph.D., MA, and professional programs. The certificate is also open to members of the North Carolina public interested in this course of study (undergraduate degree completion required). A total of 6 credit hours of electives are required. Please choose from the electives list below.6

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 9 credit hours. Required courses include WGST 790 Graduate Seminar in Women's Studies; BUSI 527 Gender at Work; GEOG 435 Global Environmental Justice; GEOG 804 Research Seminar in Social Geography; ITAL 830 Seminar; PUBH 711 Critical Issues in Global Health.

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Entry requirements

This interdisciplinary certificate is designed to meet the needs and interests of students across the university, including those enrolled in Ph.D., MA, and professional programs. The certificate is also open to members of the North Carolina public interested in this course of study (undergraduate degree completion required). Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

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.

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