The Center for Women's and Gender Studies at Duquesne

Based in the humanities and social sciences, the Center for Women's and Gender Studies (WSGS) offers courses available to students in any of the University's programs.

Studies can lead to an undergraduate second major, undergraduate minor, or a graduate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies.  Each program of study:

• Includes courses by faculty whose research and teaching draw from women's and gender studies
• Encourages students to consider how gender affects women and men in all parts of life
• Introduces students to the histories and accomplishments of women

Coursework undertaken in the Center for Women's and Gender Studies helps students further their skills and awareness of these topics, a foundation that will serve them well in careers in the arts, business, education, journalism, law, science, and social services.

An Inter/Multi-Disciplinary Center

The Center introduces students to rapidly expanding areas of scholarship focused upon women, men, gender and sexuality. These are transforming virtually every academic discipline today.  Through a multi- and inter-disciplinary program of study, students will explore how:

• Women's and men's experiences within history, society, and culture are shaped by their gendered positions
• Gender positions shape women's and men's responses to experiences
• Institutions and structures of power relate to women and men as gendered beings
• Women's and gender studies has influenced scholarship over the last 30 years
• Focusing on women and gender suggests ways to rethink other scholarly fields or disciplines.