Program · Major

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, A.B.

DegreeA.B.
TypeMajor
DepartmentWomen's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Analyze gendered systems of power and oppression at work in the daily lives of people of all genders as a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major or minor.

Educated to Empower

Analyze gendered systems of power and oppression while working toward liberatory social change as a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major.

You’ll take courses that focus on gender, sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, religion, and disability — topics that profoundly affect all aspects of everyday life and, when scrutinized, open doorways to creative expression and social change. Many academic departments contribute to the program’s dynamic curriculum, which allows students to choose courses that most interest them while receiving solid training in gender theory and interdisciplinary inquiry.

Majors and minors have opportunities to develop close relationships with professors through discussion-based, student-centered classes.

Graduates have attended a variety of well-respected graduate programs across the United States. They have also established careers in communications, public relations, health care and education, to name just a few.

Internship Ideas

Coalition of Labor Union Women, Community Kitchen Project, Education International, Planned Parenthood, Women’s Resource Center, NARAL Pro-Choice NC

Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools

Boston University, Clark, Duke, Emory, Harvard, University of Georgia, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, University of Illinois-Urbana, Vanderbilt; careers in communications, community organizing, public relations

College Catalog

For more information about courses within the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major, visit the Academic Departments and Majors page in the College Catalog. For more information about courses within the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor, visit the Minors page in the College Catalog. In addition to the Undergraduate Catalog, information includes academic department and major information as well as academic regulations and resources; admission standards and requirements; and tuition, fees and financial aid information.

Hands-on Learning

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors get involved in high- impact internships throughout the U.S. and abroad. They have interned at:

  • Coalition of Labor Union Women in Washington, D.C.
  • Community Kitchen Project in Greensboro, N.C.
  • Education International in Brussels
  • Planned Parenthood in Greensboro
  • Women’s Resource Center in Greensboro
  • NARAL Pro-Choice NC
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