Description

Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program coordinated by the Women's Studies Program. The Gender Studies program provides a foundation in feminist theory and research, focusing on the study of gender and its relationship to cultural, social and political institutions and systems of meaning. The program is open to both degree-seeking and nondegree-seeking graduate students. Most courses are offered at times that will accommodate part-time and working students.

Gender Studies Faculty

Gender Studies faculty are affiliated with the Women's Studies Program and include faculty in Art, English, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, Social Work and Women's Studies. For a full list of affiliated faculty, visit the website for the Women's Studies Program at www.cas.ucf.edu/womensstudies/.

Admission

Admission is open to those with a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. An application to the graduate certificate program and official transcripts must be submitted. Applicants must apply online.

Meeting minimum UCF admission criteria does not guarantee program admission. Final admission is based on evaluation of the applicant's abilities, past performance and the applicant's potential for completing the certificate.

Application Due Dates

U.S. Applicants

Program(s)	Fall Priority	Fall	Spring	Summer
Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies		Jul 15	Dec 1	Apr 15

 

Requirements

Requirements—12 Credit Hours Minimum

The Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies includes courses from both the humanities and the social sciences.

Required Course—3 Credit Hours

Select one of the following courses.

• WST 5601 Theories in Gender Studies (3 credit hours)
• LIT 5556 Advanced Feminist Theories (3 credit hours)

Elective Credits—9 Credit Hours

• AMH 5566 Colloquium: Women in American History (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6459C Human Sexuality, Marriage, and Sex Therapies (3 credit hours)
• ENC 5256 Gendered Rhetoric (3 credit hours)
• ENG 6814 Gender in Texts and Technology (3 credit hours)
• ENL 5XXX Renaissance Women Writers (3 credit hours)
• ENL 6217 Gender and the Medieval Text (3 credit hours)
• *EUH 6939 Seminar in European History (3 credit hours)
• *LIT 5097 Studies in Contemporary Fiction (3 credit hours)
• LIT 5387 Captives, Housewives, and Coquettes (3 credit hours)
• LIT 5389 Studies in Gender and Fiction Writing (3 credit hours)
• PUP 6324 Women and Public Policy (3 credit hours)
• SOW 5625 Social Work with Women (3 credit hours)
• SYD 6809 Seminar in Gender Issues (3 credit hours)
• SYP 5564 Seminar on Domestic Violence: Theory, Research and Social Therapy (3 credit hours)
• *SYP 6561 Child Abuse in Society (3 credit hours)
• SYP 6563 Reactions to Domestic Violence (3 credit hours)
• *SYP 6565 Elder Abuse and Neglect (3 credit hours)
• WST 5347 Research Seminar in Gender Studies (3 credit hours)

* Students may include only one of these courses (marked with an asterisk) toward meeting the certificate requirements.

Please Note: Entry to CLP 6459, ENG 6814 (Gender in Texts and Technology) and SOW 5625 may be restricted. Consult with the instructor.

Contact Info

Lisa Logan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Phone Number: 407-823-6502
womenst@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu