Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate

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Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) information

The WGS Certificate provides students an opportunity to explore scholarship, creative activities, and activism focusing on women, gender, and/or sexuality as each connects with race, age, ability, class, nationality, and more. WGS courses equip students with critical and analytical thinking, communication, reflection, and perspective taking skills that support success in any major, career, or form of community engagement. The WGS Certificate is open to all students except those who complete the WGS minor.

The certificate may be earned in conjunction with a degree program or as a stand-alone credential. (Students pursuing a stand-alone credential are not eligible for federal financial aid and may not participate in Commencement.) After the student applies for graduation, the certificate is posted to the student’s official transcript and an official diploma stating the area of the certificate is issued.

Requirements (12 credits)

A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in each course.

A. Core Course (3 credits)

One from:

B. Electives (9 credits)

Nine additional credits from:

WGS 100 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3)
WGS 167 - Race, Gender and Sexuality (3)
or
PHL 167 - Race, Gender and Sexuality (3)
WGS 170 - Disabilities Studies (3)
or
PHL 170 - Disabilities Studies (3)
WGS 228 - Women and Literature (3)
or
ENG 228 - Women and Literature (3)
WGS 275 - Clothing in Western Culture (3)
or
THE 275 - Clothing in Western Culture (3)
WGS 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
or
COM 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
or
LIN 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
WGS 300 - Gender, Crime and Justice (3)
or
CRJ 300 - Gender, Crime and Justice (3)
WGS 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3)
or
ENG 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3)
WGS 320 - Special Topics (3)
WGS 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
or
ANT 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
or
SOC 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
WGS 326 - Gender, Labor and Inequality (3)
or
ECN 326 - Gender, Labor and Inequality (3)
WGS 331 - Women and Work (3)
or
POL 331 - Women and Work (3)
or
SOC 362 - Women and Work (3)
WGS 337 - Topics in Women’s Literature (3)
or
ENG 337 - Topics in Women’s Literature (3)
WGS 338 - Philosophy of Health, Disease and Illness (3)
or
PHL 338 - Philosophy of Health, Disease and Illness (3)
WGS 341 - Psychology of Gender (3)
or
PSY 341 - Psychology of Gender (3)
WGS 354 - Sociology of Families (3)
or
SOC 354 - Sociology of Families (3)
WGS 359 - The Black Family (3)
or
SOC 359 - The Black Family (3)
WGS 376 - Gender, Work, and Globalization (3)
or
ANT 376 - Gender, Work, and Globalization (3)
or
INT 376 - Gender, Work, and Globalization (3)
or
SOC 376 - Gender, Work, and Globalization (3)
WGS 378 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
or
ANT 378 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
WGS 381 - History of Women in America II (3)
or
HIS 381 - History of Women in America II (3)
WGS 384 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History (3)
or
HIS 384 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History (3)
WGS 385 - Women, Gender, and the Law (3)
WGS 386 - Gender Theory (3)
or
PHL 386 - Gender Theory (3)
WGS 390 - Special Topics in WGS - SOC (1-3)
or
SOC 398 - Special Topics in WGS-SOC (1-3)
WGS 391 - Directed Reading in WGS (1-4)
WGS 403 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing (3)
or
ARH 401 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing (3)
or
COM 401 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing (3)
WGS 410 - Feminism and the Visual Arts (3)
or
ARH 410 - Feminism and the Visual Arts (3)
WGS 474 - Gender and Society (3)
or
SOC 474 - Gender and Society (3)
Any other WGS course or course with a WGS crosslisting

Additional Requirements

A minimum of 9 credits in the program must be completed at UM-Flint.

Coursework older than 3 years must be reviewed by WGS program faculty for content alignment with current certificate requirements.