Resources for Prospective Students

Are you interested in exploring a BA or minor in gender and women's studies? Our faculty offer interdisciplinary approaches to understanding current events, and the skills you learn inside and outside the classroom will prepare you for a wide range of careers. As you learn more about our program, email us if you have questions. We're excited to welcome you into our community.

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What Gender & Women's Studies Makes Possible

Our lives are shaped every day by gender's social, political, cultural and economic contexts. With a degree in gender and women's studies, you'll not only learn how to understand the ways that gender shapes our lives, but you'll be prepared to enter public conversations about gender, race and sexuality in our world today. With these skills, you'll have the tools to enter careers and graduate programs in law, social work, politics, activism, gender studies and nonprofit organizations.

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Learn About Our Program

The gender and women's studies program offers interdisciplinary perspectives on current events. We empower you to analyze the social, cultural and economic contexts of gender and prepare you to create change in a wide variety of careers.

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Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty come from departments across campus to teach gender and women's studies courses. Bringing their own disciplinary perspectives on gender and sexuality, they teach and conduct research about topics and questions that matter in our world.

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How To Apply

Interested in pursuing a major or minor in gender and women's studies? Learn more about the admission process and the financial aid resources available from the University of Denver and the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.

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Interested in Majoring or Minoring in Gender & Women's Studies?

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