Academic Learning Compact - Women's Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in women and gender studies provides you with knowledge of the core concepts of the interdisciplinary fields of gender and women's studies; it offers insights into gender's role in shaping human experience in U.S. and international contexts. You will learn the theories behind gender and women's studies and how to interpret texts in light of those theories; you will learn the field's research methods; you will demonstrate the ability to communicate critical perspectives in the field.

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Before Graduating You Must

• Satisfactorily complete an internship with an outside agency, a service learning course or a research-based project submitted for evaluation to core or affiliated Women's Studies faculty. Assessment in the method chosen will be based on SLOs 1-5.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Knowledge of concepts in gender and women's studies.
2. Knowledge of gender's role in shaping human experience.
3. Interdisciplinary knowledge of gender's role in shaping human experience.
4. Ability to interpret and analyze using the theory and research methods of gender and women's studies.
5. Ability to effectively, clearly and appropriately present ideas concerning gender and women's studies in spoken and written presentations.