We are pleased that you are interested in women's studies and have chosen to visit our website. It often holds conferences, series lectures, and celebrations of particular events. Undergraduates may be interested in pursuing the minor in women's studies, developing an independent major in women's studies through Interdisciplinary Studies, or simply taking a WST course for general education or elective credits. Graduate students may pursue one of two graduate certificates, the interdisciplinary certificate in women's studies or the gender and development certificate. Also offered is the Ph.D. concentration in women's studies.
People often ask what job opportunities become available from obtaining training in women's studies.
Graduates often find employment as counselors, therapists, social workers, attorneys, journalists, market-analysts, political analysts, television producers, union organizers for women workers and fundraisers for women's organizations. Graduate work in women's studies enhances chances for faculty positions in traditional disciplines or can provide an additional credential for students in the professions of law, education, or medicine.