Graduate Certificate

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The graduate certificate provides an interdisciplinary focus on gender and sexuality issues to enrich a student’s disciplinary or professional training. The program may be completed in one year or two.

Through a challenging, 12-credit-hour program of study, students think and learn about gender in a systematic and integrated way using a variety of methodological approaches. Electives that qualify for certificate credit include courses in feminist theory and ethics, law, health, public policy and the intersections of race, gender and class.

Students enrolled in master’s and PhD programs at GW and qualified non-degree students who hold at least a bachelor's degree may apply.

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Graduate Study Guide

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Course Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 12 credits, including 6 credits in required courses and 6 credits in elective courses.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required
WGSS 6220	Fundamentals of Feminist Theory
WGSS 6221	Research Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Electives
6 credits in elective courses selected from graduate-level Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) courses and/or courses from other departments in consultation with the advisor.