Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies BA
This interdisciplinary field will help you better understand our world.
Learn to think critically about the structures and systems in our society.
By engaging in a broad-based liberal arts education rooted in contemporary feminist theory, our students develop valuable professional skills: writing, critical thinking, research, public presentation and leadership skills that employers seek and that apply to a variety of professions.
Career Opportunities
- Human Services Administrator
- Counselor/Social Worker
- Victim鈥檚 Advocate
- Legislative Aide
- Women鈥檚 Care Coordinator
- Journalist
Why Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies? | Why Our Program?
- Our students gain a deep understanding of race, gender and class 鈥 the interconnected systems that shape individual and collective social experiences.
- Our students actively engage in interdisciplinary courses that include political science, economics, history, sociology, psychology and social work.
- We offer two minors: gender and women鈥檚 studies and queer studies, which enable students who are majoring in other fields to apply these issues to their disciplines.
- Topics covered in the include: feminist theory, gender and sexuality, literature, art history, global politics and social justice.
香港六合论坛 is the best value in higher education. In-state students can attend two years tuition-free under the Hope Scholarship, while our Northeast Neighbors are offered a 40 percent discount.
Our Faculty
Dr. Wendy L. Becker
- Associate Professor
Dr. Lesley M. Bogad
- Professor
Dr. Michelle Brophy-Baermann
- Associate Professor
Dr. Andrea L. Dottolo
- Professor
Dr. Janet D. Johnson
- Professor
Dr. Diane R. Martell
- Associate Professor Emerita
Dr. Elisa Miller
- Professor
Dr. Janice L. Okoomian
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Leslie Schuster
- Professor
Hear from a Student
Lisaury Diaz
鈥淒ismantling the patriarchy means abolishing those things that take power away from women, those ideologies that limit women to a specific role in society.鈥
A Life Changed by Faculty
Reba Mitchell is a work of art, a study in bold strokes.
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Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall