College of Liberal Arts

Department of Women's Studies

Undergraduate Studies

Women's studies at WSU emphasizes collaborative learning and critical thinking in a global and activist context, where students have ownership of their education.

Students are encouraged to:

  • Reevaluate assumptions.
  • Analyze the structures and systems controlling and shaping the lives of people of all genders.
  • Use knowledge in practical and meaningful ways.

Women's studies places the social construction of gender within the context of national and international political and economic relations.

Real-World Applications

Women's studies seeks to:

  • Provide students with a systematic knowledge of the multidisciplinary scholarship about gender and by women and other gender minorities.
  • Enhance the qualifications of students to work in today's diverse workplaces.
  • Further university and societal goals of diversity and equity.
  • Work for social and institutional change.

Courses of Study

The department offers course work leading to the:

You may also choose women's studies as a primary concentration in general studies, leading to one of the following:

 

Department of Women's Studies, PO Box 644007, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-4007, 509-335-1794, Contact Us