Consider the world through new lenses with a Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies major, LGBT Studies minor, Girls' Studies minor, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies minor, or a graduate minor or certificate in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. For more information about our degree programs, contact Dr. Dylan Blackston, Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, at blackstondm@appstate.edu.
Our program offers
- B.A. in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Girls' Studies undergraduate minor
- LGBT Studies undergraduate minor
- Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies undergraduate minor
- 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- 9-hour Graduate Minor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students
Mission
In our courses and events, we aim to provide the following to the university, community, state and region:
- An approach to traditional academic disciplines informed by the study and contributions of women and gender and sexual minorities.
- In-depth analysis and understanding of the intersection of gender, race, class, sexuality and other axes of identity.
- An interdisciplinary model of scholarship constructed about feminist, gender and sexuality issues.
- An open atmosphere for the exchange of ideas and expressions of concern over a wide range of feminist, gender and sexuality issues on our campus and in our community, state, region and world.