SUSAN B. ANTHONY INSTITUTE
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
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The Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies offers a formal Graduate Certificate in Gender and Women's Studies for students who are enrolled in a graduate degree (Master's or Ph.D.) program at the University of Rochester and for non-matriculated students who complete four or more courses from at least two University of Rochester graduate programs (see requirements).
Women's Studies focuses on the experiences of diverse groups of women and the changing cultural, economic, political, and psychological relations between women and men. Because women's studies asks questions about women and about gender that no single academic department is able to answer, the program encourages an interdisciplinary approach to research and learning. The Susan B. Anthony Institute includes faculty Associates in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Our faculty are members of the College (Arts and Sciences), the Eastman School of Music, the Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the School of Nursing, the Medical School, and the Simon School of Business.
The Graduate Certificate in Gender and Women's Studies provides analyses of contemporary theoretical frameworks and methodologies; an historical perspective on women's studies within and across disciplines; a focus on issues of gender, race, class, and ethnicity; and connections between academic and non-academic practices. The Certificate becomes part of the student's record and serves to document training in gender and women's studies. It is designed to appeal to
- matriculated graduate students who will apply for teaching positions at the post-secondary level. The Certificate complements students' credentials in their primary discipline by demonstrating scholarly competence in a related, interdisciplinary field. This training prepares students to offer a wider range of courses at employing institutions.
- non-matriculated students who are interested in obtaining an interdisciplinary training in gender and women's studies but who do not wish to commit to a full degree program. This training is appropriate for those expanding upon and updating their undergraduate education, preparing for further graduate study, and/or desiring to link their current occupations with recent developments in women's studies.