在性别研究中，学生和教职员工利用跨学科的女权主义奖学金的丰富主体来研究新兴理论，并研究妇女，男子，性别及其与种族和阶级的交集。这些课程研究了跨不同时代和文化的性别角色和结构，使学生能够拓宽他们的教育经验，并对自己的生活和理想产生新的见解。GS班级促进了不同性别，班级，种族，性取向和文化条件的人们之间的知识交流。寻求证书或学士学位的学生将有机会通过课程工作，研讨会，研究经验，实习，指导和服务学习来发展进入职场或继续接受研究生教育所必需的知识和技能。
The graduate certificate in Gender Studies is designed for students who wish to receive post-baccalaureate training. The certificate is available to students with Bachelor's degrees and students enrolled in graduate degree programs. A student need not be enrolled in a degree program to earn the Gender Studies graduate certificate.<br>This certificate is available to students with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees and students enrolled in graduate degree programs. A student need not be enrolled in a degree program to earn the Gender Studies graduate certificate. Post B.A.B.S. students may enroll in the undergraduate or graduate certificate program.<br>Upon completion of the certificate earners will be able to:<br>Knowledge<br>Contrast different theoretical approaches to understanding gender and their implications for advocacy and activism<br>Develop in-depth knowledge of one aspect of gendered experience examined through the lens of a time period, literary genre, a geographic region, or other focus on a narrowed topic<br>Writing Research and Communications<br>Apply feminist theories and methods to analyze, interpret, and discuss the role of gender in written, oral, visual, andor multimedia texts<br>Apply feminist research methods to identify and investigate a problem relating to gender in order to design an original research project that contributes to the scholarship on a topic in the field of Gender Studies by conducting a comprehensive and critical literature review, identifying and utilizing at least one appropriate method of original data collection, evaluating sources, and interpreting and disseminating the results<br>Professional<br>Network with local and global leaders in the field of gender studies or fields appropriate to students’ interests and career goals<br>Develop the skills and knowledge necessary to compete for and be successful in a wide range of fields both local and global including non-profit management, education, academia, social work, the sciences, business, law, and transnational feminist work