Gender and Women's Studies Graduate/Professional Certificate at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

Aimed at students enrolled in PhD, MA, and professional degree programs, the Graduate Certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies provides recipients with critical expertise that they can apply in a variety of fields. The requirement of two foundational courses offers grounding in the major concepts, theories, and methodological approaches related to women, gender, and/or sexuality. This foundation provides students with the necessary theoretical tools to research and teach about gender and its relationship with other socially meaningful categories such as class, race, ethnicity, disability, and sexuality in a variety of contexts.

Department: Gender Womens Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

Courses listed in the requirements include GEN&WS 800 Research Methods in Gender & Women's Studies; GEN&WS 810 Gender and Women's Studies: The Emergence and Transformation of a Field; GEN&WS 830 Contemporary Theorizing in Gender and Women's Studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any graduate/professional certificate. To apply to this certificate, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the certificate for which you are applying. Professional students in the careers of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Veterinary cannot add the certificate in the Graduate Student Portal, and should contact the program for more information. Graduate students who have additional questions on the Gender and Women's Studies certificate at the graduate level should contact the Graduate Program Manager in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies.

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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