Women's and Gender Studies - Columbia University in the City of New York

Women's and Gender Studies from Columbia University in the City of New York is a Campus Bachelor Women's Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Why should I major in this subject? Faculty find the interdisciplinary field of women's and gender studies exciting and important because it opens up new ways of thinking about one of the fundamental aspects of our human social existence: gender. You should consider a major in women's and gender studies if you want to have the opportunity to think critically about and find creative ways to analyze the meanings and workings of gender in the world. By majoring in Women's and Gender Studies , you can pursue these interests in a comprehensive but flexible program that can be tailored to your special interests. You will also benefit from the mentoring available to you in our small classes and the senior seminar. Some students come with a primary interest in women's lives, words, and visions; some come to the major through questions about gender and sexuality. They all study with faculty whose excitement at being in a cutting edge field is inspiring, whose passion for knowledge, ideas, and research brings them into contact with those beyond their disciplines, and who are deeply committed to teaching and community. What career opportunities follow upon study in this field? Graduates leave the program well-prepared for future scholarly work in women's and gender studies, but the degree also prepares students for careers and future training in other academic disciplines, law, public policy, social work, community organizing, journalism, and all those professions in which there is a need for critical and creative interdisciplinary thought. View more details on Columbia University in the City of New York . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Women's Studies courses.