妇女和性别研究专业（WGST）在人文硕士学位或社会科学硕士学位，科罗拉多大学丹佛分校的文理学院跨学科硕士学位中获得。 。妇女和性别研究的基础是女权主义理论，酷儿理论，后殖民和族裔研究以及各种社会科学和文化研究。追求WGST的学生通过文化，语言，政治，视觉代表和历史来关注社会中表现出的性别问题。他们修读社会理论，女权主义理论和性别研究方面的课程，重点是对妇女状况以及性别在历史和当代经验中的作用进行批判性思考。学生将参加9个小时的人文或社会科学普通学位课程必修课程。然后，他们进行重点课程学习并跟踪如下所述的要
The Master of Humanities and Master of Social Science programs (MHMSS) at the University of Colorado Denver welcome students whose interests are diverse, who want to look at ideas in varied modes. Both the MH and the MSS programs, offer students the opportunity to take courses from multiple disciplines at CU Denver and craft a study plan that bridges the traditional boundaries of a university's departments. Through this interdisciplinary curriculum they develop innovative thinking and special, critical and analytic skills to prepare them for a rapidly changing world.<br>The Master of Humanities degree offers students the opportunity to individually tailor their studies to meet their needs and interests. In consultation with a faculty advisor, students develop a unique plan of studies by combining fields, such as History, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Film, Women's and Gender Studies, Public Policy, American Studies, Fine Arts, Sociology, Literature, Anthropology, Communications, Political Science, and Economics.<br>The Women's and Gender Studies Track (WGST) is earned within either the Master of Humanities or the Master of Social Science degree, interdisciplinary Master degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver. Women's and Gender Studies are based in feminist theory, queer theory, post-colonial and ethnic studies, and a variety of social sciences and cultural studies. Students pursuing the WGST track, focus on issues of sex and gender as they manifest in societies through culture, language, politics, visual representation, and history. They take course work in social theory, feminist theory, and gender studies emphasizing critical thinking about the condition of women and the role of gender in both historical and in contemporary experience. Students will take 9 hours of required courses work for either the Humanities or Social Science general degree plan. They then pursue focused coursework and track requirements as outlined below.