Department of Women and Gender Studies

Telephone: (302) 831-8474
https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/cas/units/departments/women-gender-studies/
Faculty Listing: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/cas/units/departments/women-gender-studies/our-people/

The Department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Delaware is an interdisciplinary department that operates at the intersection of academia and social activism. We cultivate students to become scholars, thinkers, and changemakers who address systems of marginalization and imagine more just futures. Our voices, courses, and writing focus on the complexities and dynamics of intersectional approaches and our calendar and classrooms provide students with resources for examining and identifying pathways to social change. Our interdisciplinary curriculum helps to prepare students for careers in a variety of fields including social work, public policy, health, and business, and it provides a solid foundation for graduate work in such fields as law, education, and social policy.

The Department offers a B.A. degree in Women and Gender Studies, with an Honors Degree option, and a minor in Women and Gender Studies. Majors may choose to complete a concentration in Domestic Violence Prevention and Services (students interested in this concentration must contact jnacc@udel.edu to submit an application). Interdepartmental and double majors are also options. In addition, an internship gives students an opportunity to integrate classroom learning with practical competencies gained from actual experience. No more than 51 credits with the WOMS prefix (including cross-listed courses) may be counted toward the total required for the degree.

The Department also administers three interdisciplinary minors in Sexualities and Gender Studies Minor , Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Minor , and Women and Religion Minor .

Programs

Major

Minor

Honors Degree

Women and Gender Studies Honors (HBA)

4+1

Women and Gender Studies/Public Policy 4+1 (BA/MPP)