Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate Program

Certificate Code CTWGSS

College of Arts and Sciences
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Bentley Annex, Room 160
wgss@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cas/wgss

Patty Stokes, certificate coordinator/contact person
stokesp@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The undergraduate certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) offers students an opportunity to engage in a rich academic program that addresses gender and sexuality and their intersection with race, class, and other aspects of diversity. The certificate is comparable to a minor in that it requires about the same number of credit hours. The advantage of the certificate is that it is interdisciplinary, allowing students to study issues relating to gender and sexuality from a variety of perspectives. As such, it provides an excellent complement to the wide variety of undergraduate majors available at Ohio University.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

The certificate in WGSS prepares students in critical thinking and effective communication, and can be applied to a variety of careers. It functions like a minor. A high percentage of WGSS graduates go on to graduate school immediately following graduation from OU. They typically pursue careers in academia, law, non-profit organizations, or advocacy work.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies certificate program requires a minimum of 18 hours.

Core Requirements

Complete the following course:

WGSS 1000 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 3

Complete one of the following courses:

CARS 2510 - Difficult Dialogues: Religion, Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2000 - Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2200 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2300 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in a Global Context Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2500 - Feminist Manifesto Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2600 - Sex and Science Credit Hours: 3

Theory Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:

POLS 4780 - Feminist Political Theories and Movements Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 3500 - Feminist Theory Credit Hours: 3

Capstone Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:

WGSS 4800 - Capstone in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4820 - Capstone in LGBTQ Studies Credit Hours: 3

Elective Requirements

Complete two of the following courses:

AAS 3110 - Harlem Renaissance: African American Literature of the Early 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
AAS 3450 - The Black Woman Credit Hours: 3
AAS 3460 - Black Men and Masculinities Credit Hours: 3
AAS 4820 - The Black Family Credit Hours: 3
AH 4111 - The Representation and Theorization of Gender in the History of Art Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3490 - Life History: The Individual and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3568J - Writing for Social Justice Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 2020 - The Biology of Sex Differences Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2510 - Difficult Dialogues: Religion, Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2530 - Difficult Dialogues: Science and Religion Credit Hours: 4
CARS 3290 - Women and Religion Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3420 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3470 - Sex and the Bible Credit Hours: 3
CFS 3601 - Human Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
CFS 4600 - Children, Families, and Diversity Credit Hours: 3
COMS 3410 - Women and Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMS 4200 - Gender and Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMS 4410 - Communication in the Family Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4711 - Writing Dance and Gender Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2020 - Gender in the Economy Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3060J - Women and Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3250 - Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3260 - Queer Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3270 - Queer Rhetorics and Writing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3270 - Geographies of Social Justice Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3200 - Women in American History Before 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3201 - Women in American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3202 - Women’s Health and Medicine in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3320 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Middle East History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3390 - Women in African History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3540 - History of Early Christianity Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3555 - Women in Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3600 - Women in Early Modern European History, 1400-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3710 - Magic, Heresy and Witchcraft in Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4000 - Capstone: Comparative Women’s and Gender History Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 2100 - Women and Health Credit Hours: 3
ILL 3890 - Women in Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 4130 - Gender, Race, and Class in Journalism and Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
LING 3900 - Language and Gender Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 3810 - Women and the Media Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 4175 - Media and Sexual Representation Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4420 - Gender Issues in Management Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 2170 - Women in Science Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4067 - Women and Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4190 - LGBTQ Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4210 - The Politics of Law and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4740 - Sexuality and Queer Theories Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4780 - Feminist Political Theories and Movements Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3440 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
SASM 4000 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Sport Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2200 - Introduction to the Family Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2800 - Gender, Crime, and Law Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3685 - Human Trafficking Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3730 - Sociology of Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4670 - Violence Against Women Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4700 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4710 - Gender and Justice Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2200 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2300 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in a Global Context Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2500 - Feminist Manifesto Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 2600 - Sex and Science Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 3200 - Sexual Revolutions Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 3910 - Community Engagement in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4100 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4110 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4500 - Advanced Feminist Theory Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4600 - Gender, Sexuality, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4610 - Queer Theory Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4900 - Special Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4910 - Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 1 - 12
WGSS 4940 - Research Experience in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credit Hours: 1 - 3