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Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Degree

Bachelor of Arts, Minor

Program Type:

Major, Minor

Career Path:

Humanities

Why study Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies?

Relatively new but undeniably fearless, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) examines political, social and biological issues of femininity and masculinity.

The WGSS degree is offered as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a minor.


What classes would I take?

Our model and curriculum educate the whole person and often help students discover interests they had never previously discovered. Students generally take 100-200 level courses during their first year of college, while registering for higher level courses as upperclassmen.

Sample courses that you may take as a WGSS student include:

  • Feminist Leadership Project
  • Perspectives in Gender and Sexuality
  • Introduction to Sexuality Studies
  • Studies in Gender and Literature
  • Race and Ethnic Diversity in America
  • When Black Women Clap Back
  • Gender, Power and Violence
  • Film Lab in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • The Feminist Book Society
  • Sexual Politics in the United States

* Courses listed above are offered during the current academic year. Course availability and offerings can change at any time. Refer to the Academic Bulletin to view all major requirements.


What kind of experience will I gain?

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (WGS) students learn theoretical approaches about feminism, masculinity, gender, sex, and sexuality in local, national and global contexts. Through their coursework, WGS students have extensive opportunities to hone their analytical, communication, and research skills.

In addition to curricular pursuits, WGS faculty, staff and students have a rich history of engagement in the intellectual, social, and extracurricular life of the Wake Forest campus and of the broader community. The WGS department offers students internship opportunities, promotes service learning and activism on behalf of women’s and gay/lesbian rights, and strives for a non-gender-biased, open-minded society.

Students in this program will develop the following skills:

  • Writing
  • Project planning
  • Interviewing
  • Gathering and organizing data
  • Understanding of diversity
  • Communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to summarize information

Are there extracurricular activities?

Joining a club or organization is a great way to get involved and do more with your major. Our WGSS students participate in the following programs:


What kind of job can I get?

Careers that often interest WGSS majors, and fields our graduates work in, include:

Graduates have gone on to careers in education, the law and other sectors.

Business & Enterprise Management

The Business & Enterprise Management major is designed to preserve a generalist business curriculum that develops in students a holistic and integrated perspective of business.

Business & Enterprise Management

Communication

The Department of Communication at Wake Forest pursues the theoretical, critical, and scientific study of human communication in all its forms.

Communication

Sociology

Sociology involves a scientific study of social groupings, institutions, occupations, education, personal experience and several other areas.

Sociology
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