The Women’s College Certificate combines scholarship about women and gender from a variety of disciplines into program of study. Courses are offered by faculty across disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and health-related sciences and cover diverse research areas such as women’s health, women in politics, women’s history, and women and gender in art, film, and literature.
The certificate provides knowledge and competencies especially relevant for a range of careers such as advocacy for women and other underrepresented groups, health care, social work, counseling, management, media studies, public history, public policy, and teaching. It can also be ideal for any working professional interested in increasing their understanding of women’s and gender issues, learning more about women’s leadership past and present, and further developing as a leader in their field.
The certificate is designed for non-degree seeking students and requires 12 semester hours, which must be earned at Mississippi University for Women.
Objective of Certificate Program
The certificate provides knowledge and competencies especially relevant for a range of careers such as advocacy for women and other underrepresented groups, health care, social work, counseling management, media studies, public history, public policy, and teaching. It can also be ideal for any working professional interested in increasing their understanding of women’s and gender issues, learning more about women’s leadership past and present, and further developing as a leader in their field.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Increase their knowledge across the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies
- Increase their awareness of gender dynamics in their communities and workplaces
- Develop knowledge and competencies especially relevant for a range of careers such as advocacy for women and other underrepresented groups, health care, social work, counseling, management, media studies, public history, public policy, and teaching
Program Requirements: (12 Semester Hours)
All courses listed are three credit hours each with the exception of WC 101 Women’s College Colloquium, which is one credit hour.
- WGS 200 - Introduction to Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 215 - Women’s Rebellion
- WGS 260 - LGBTQ+ Literature
- WGS 262 - Women in Spanish Film
- WGS 299 - Special Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 300 - Philosophy of Sex & Power
- WGS 303 - Images of Women in Film
- WGS 308 - Women and Gender in Western Religion
- WGS 312 - Maternal and Child Health
- WGS 315 - Women Artists in History
- WGS 317 - Sexuality in American History
- WGS 324 - Women in European History: From Antiquity to the Age of the French Revolution
- WGS 326 - Women in American History
- WGS 327 - Global Child Advocacy Issues
- WGS 350 - Women in Literature
- WGS 351 - Women’s Experiences of Family Life
- WGS 352 - Psychology of Women
- WGS 363 - Black Women Writers
- WGS 375 - Women in Medieval Literature
- WGS 382 - Women’s Health Issues
- WGS 383 - Gender and Sexual Minority Health
- WGS 384 - Strategies for the Managerial Woman
- WGS 385 - Eating Disorders and Body Image as Public Health Issues
- WGS 400 - Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 425 - Gender Development
- WC 101 - Women’s College Colloquium
- WC 402 - Women’s College Independent Study
- An approved course from another discipline that contains significant Women’s College content
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