The program in Women's and Gender Studies has three primary aims: To analyze the historical and contemporary experience of women in different parts of the world. To develop a critical understanding of women's experiences and the social structures that construct gender, sex and sexuality. To examine how our gendered lives and identities have been structured culturally, economically, politically and socially. The program recognizes the development of feminist and gender scholarship in all disciplines, the different contributions of disciplines in pursuing knowledge of women's lives and gendering as a social process, and a plurality of approaches to knowledge and practice within feminist scholarship. Earn a Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies with 15 credits. At least 9 of the 15 credits need to be at the 300-level or above.