Why Gender and Sexuality Studies?
We teach our students to re-examine traditionally held beliefs about gender and sexuality from a historical and contemporary context. Here you will conduct ground-breaking research and bring a critical perspective to everyday events, ideologies, and practices that shape human lives around the world. Our students embark on multiple career paths, including the law, health care, politics, community organizing, human resources, and more.
GSS Majors and Minors are…
Leaders and Confidence Builders
Our courses teach skills in ethical, egalitarian leadership practices, helping students learn how to identify their personal strengths,resist unchecked cultural assumptions, and build a supportive group ethos that emphasizes collaboration.
Community Organizers
Our courses teach skills in planning, organizing, and coalition building, helping students learn the realities of political, economic, and social inequity and articulate public messages that mobilize action.
Problem Solvers
Our courses teach skills in evidence-based reasoning, rhetorical strategy, and interdisciplinary research methods, helping students learn how to solve problems by acknowledging the needs and perspectives of multiple stakeholders.
Analysts and Communicators
Our courses teach skills in communication and analysis, helping students learn how to communicate complex ideas in a direct, accessible manner; develop policy and assess its potential consequences; critique the dynamics of representation in media; and assess the power dynamics of cultural institutions.
