Consider the world through new lenses with a Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies major, LGBT Studies minor, Girls' Studies minor, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies minor, or a graduate minor or certificate in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. For more information about our degree programs, contact Dr. Emily Lutenski, lutenskies@appstate.edu.
Our program offers
- B.A. in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Girls' Studies undergraduate minor
- LGBT Studies undergraduate minor
- Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies undergraduate minor
- 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- 9-hour Graduate Minor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students
Mission
In our courses and events, we aim to provide the following to the university, community, state and region:
- An approach to traditional academic disciplines informed by the study and contributions of women and gender and sexual minorities.
- In-depth analysis and understanding of the intersection of gender, race, class, sexuality and other axes of identity.
- An interdisciplinary model of scholarship constructed about feminist, gender and sexuality issues.
- An open atmosphere for the exchange of ideas and expressions of concern over a wide range of feminist, gender and sexuality issues on our campus and in our community, state, region and world.