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Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate

Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate

The interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies introduces students to a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives on gender and sexuality and provides an excellent complement to the wide array of graduate degrees offered at Ohio University. 

Careers with a Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies equips students to engage in a wide range of analytical frameworks and empirical perspectives involving gender and other elements of diversity. There is increasing demand for expertise in issues related to gender, both globally and locally.

Not only are businesses and corporations looking for employees with an understanding of women’s issues such as sexual harassment, flex-time, parental leave, pay equity, and equal employment opportunities, but also the development globally of agencies and organizations related to gender concerns is spurring demand for graduates with a specialization in women’s and gender studies.

Additionally, there is growing demand in the professions of law, medicine, social work, and teaching.

WGSS Careers & Internships

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Because 'We Are Often Pushed Aside'

“I knew that I wanted to be an advocate. I didn’t see a clear path for that until I came to know about the WGSS graduate certificate,” says Felice Monroe, an advocate at the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program, which involves a lot of community engagement.

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  • Admission to the Certificate

    Students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program can add the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate to their program of study.

    To apply if you're a current graduate student at OHIO, use the instructions for Adding a Certificate on the Graduate College Admissions page.

  • Courses & Curriculum

    The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies graduate certificate requires four courses (16 credit hours), including WGSS 5890 - Graduate Seminar in Feminist Theory plus electives.

    View Certificate Requirements in the Official Academic Catalog

  • Join the Graduate Student Association

    The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduate Student Association at Ohio University formed in 2014.

    In collaboration with the Communication and Development Student Association, the association held its first graduate student conference in February 2014. The conference—Breaking Ground and Building Bridges: Communication, Gender, and Social Change in Global Communities—focused on gender and social change in a global context, highlighting the ways that activists and academics are both breaking ground and building bridges across a number of themes.

Contact Us

To speak with an advisor in more detail about individual coursework, programs of study, or career options open to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies students, please contact our Graduate Chair Dr. Nicole Reynolds.

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