Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Certificate in (Post-baccalaureate graduate certificate)
Hutchinson, Dr. Janet
Department chair
jhutch@vcu.edu
(804) 828-8041
Admission requirements summary
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Certificate in (Post-baccalaureate graduate certificate)
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| Degree: Certificate |
Semester(s) of entry: Fall Spring |
Deadline dates: Jul 30 Nov 30 |
Test requirements: |
| Special requirements: Fall entrance is required for those without prior course work in gender, sexuality or women’s studies (graduate or undergraduate). | |||
The certificate is composed of 15 credit hours of graduate-level course work and focuses on core concepts in gender, sexuality and women’s studies. Nine of the credit hours are met with the following required core courses:
GSWS 501 Feminist Theory
GSWS 602 Feminist Research Epistemology and Methods
GSWS 620 Theorizing Sexuality
Students may choose the additional six credits in elective courses from department offerings (GSWS 622 Women and Public Policy, GSWS 624 Gender and Cultural Production and GSWS 691 Topics in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies) or may take courses in the subject matter from other graduate departments with permission of the chair.