Program Requirements
Course requirements for the graduate certificate in WGS will build upon existing graduate curriculum, most of which are accessible to all disciplines. This program requires 9 credit hours of elective coursework; 1 credit hour of professional development; a research component worth 1 credit hour; and community project, grant application, or creation of WGS course syllabus worth 3 credit hours, for a total of 14 credit hours.
Elective Coursework
Select 9 credit hours (3 courses) from approved electives (list is not all-inclusive, and some programs are restricted to their enrolled students).
EDUC 712 Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of Schools
ENGL 653 Social and Regional Varieties of English
ENGL 654 Language Bias
ENGL 656 Literacy, Culture and Identity
ENGL 659 Researching and Writing Grants and Proposals
HDFS 811 Developmental Concepts and Theories
HDFS 813 Social and Emotional Development Across the Lifespan
HDFS 830 Issues and Theories in Family Science
HDFS 854 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Developmental Science
HIST 626 Women in American History
PH 704 Leading and Managing Public Health Systems
PH 705 Global Health
PH 741 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
PH 765 Cultural Competence in Health Professions
SOC 610 Social Inequality
SOC 612 Sociology of Gender
SOC 617 Sociology of the Family
SOC 624 Feminist Theory and Discourse
SOC 639 Social Change
Mandatory Coursework
WGS 793 Professional Development (1 credit)
WGS 797S Research (1 credit)
WGS 793 Community Project, Grant Application, or Course Creation (3 credits)