Study of Women and Gender
In this major, you鈥檒l examine a wide range of fascinating approaches to gender and women鈥檚 issues. You鈥檒l learn to write, think and analyze social issues at a whole new level鈥攁nd you鈥檒l prepare to use your knowledge and skills in a wide range of professional settings.
Prepare to be both a thinker and a doer
The Study of Women and Gender looks at our society from multiple angles. This interdisciplinary major uses the tools of history, philosophy, literature, economics, psychology, sociology and other fields to examine the experiences, challenges and roles of women in society. You鈥檒l consider a variety of perspectives on femininity and masculinity, race and class, violence and crime, poverty and inequality, sexuality and reproduction, media and culture, politics and law. You鈥檒l develop your capacity for critical thinking, expand your understanding of current and historical gender issues, and deepen your commitment to social justice. This major appeals to students who are determined to become not only successful professionals but also informed and effective agents of positive change.
More ways to learn鈥攐n campus and beyond
Practical, hands-on experience is built into our curriculum. In small classes, you鈥檒l work side by side with outstanding faculty from many different academic departments. You鈥檒l learn about leadership, argument, persuasion, conducting research, and the art of communicating across cultural differences. You鈥檒l enjoy opportunities to combine academic study with compassionate service to people in need, in the Chicago area and beyond. You鈥檒l even be able to immerse yourself in other societies and cultures鈥攜ou can choose from among study abroad programs on four continents.
Aracelis Sanchez
老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 Graduate
鈥淚 wanted a program that was compelling and challenging and that gave me a sense of belonging on campus. I got so much more. I was able to work with great faculty and to study around the world, in China, Honduras, Haiti, El Salvador and South Africa.鈥
Amazing opportunities
Our majors complete a valuable capstone experience that provides hands-on, real world experience. It can be an internship, a community-based learning experience, a creative work or an independent research project. Our faculty will help you develop a plan for your capstone experience. The major embraces elective courses from many different departments, including English, history, philosophy, political science, theology, sociology and criminology.
Many students complete a double major or a minor. Common choices include sociology, criminology, psychology, political science, black world studies, and international relations and diplomacy.
Each spring, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 holds a research expo, providing you with an opportunity to present your research and creative work to an engaged audience on campus. The university provides research funding to enable student to develop and complete their own investigations in close collaboration with expert faculty.
Prepare to succeed in fast-moving fields
A survey of U.S. employers by Hart Research Associates found that 93% of bosses say that 鈥渁 job candidate鈥檚 demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems鈥 is the most important factor in hiring decisions. That is the essential skill set of our graduates. Our curriculum is designed to prepare you for lifelong intellectual and professional competence. In the workplace, our graduates know what they鈥檙e doing. They鈥檙e open to new ideas, comfortable with people in all their magnificent variety, and able to adapt and thrive through long and meaningful careers. They have earned their way into leadership positions in the professions of their choice.
Fanny Lopez
老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 Graduate
鈥淎t 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 I worked closely with the faculty to develop my leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. It prepared me to succeed after graduation as a community organizer with immigrant rights organizations and to earn my master鈥檚 degree at the University of Chicago.鈥