Program Overview

Women's and Gender Studies, Certificate

McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Study women, gender, sexuality and diversity in an established, interdisciplinary program. Earn a stand-alone graduate certificate credential, or combine it with an advanced degree.

Program Highlights

• Make an Impact
  • Broaden your understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, women's well-being and health.
• Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Customize courses from around the university to complement your professional interests and goals.
• Grow Your Network
  • Earn a credential while expanding your network to include scholarly and activist communities nationwide.
• Awards Available
  • Take advantage of teaching and research assistantships available for qualified applicants from any discipline.

What You’ll Study

Complete 18 credit hours in required and elective graduate courses. Apply feminist theory and methods in scholarly and community work. Examine the intersections of gender, race, class and additional categories of social difference. Engage with the profession locally and in the larger community. Teaching and research assistantships are available.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Advocacy
  • Promoting or defending a cause or issue often using awareness, education and policy change
• Cultural Awareness
  • Learning about and respecting diverse cultures and beliefs
• Examine Evidence
  • Gathering and analyzing information for decision-making or problem-solving purposes
• Leadership
  • Inspiring and guiding others to achieve common goals and reach their full potential
• Multicultural Awareness
  • Understanding cultural variation and adapting behaviors and communication styles accordingly
• Critical Thinking
  • Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments

Using your degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Potential Careers

• Teacher
• Advocate
• Community Organizer
• Journalist
• Lawyer
• Social Worker

Workplace Settings

• Education
• Nonprofits
• Law
• Medicine
• Public Health
• Government

Advanced Degrees

Advance your career or options with post-graduate education.

• Master's
  • Anthropology, M.A.
  • Social Work, M.S.W.
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice, M.A.
  • Art Education, M.A.
• Doctorate
  • Anthropology, Ph.D.
• Master's | Doctorate
  • English, M.A. / Ph.D.

Related Degrees

• Bachelor's
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education, Undergraduate Certificate
• Certificate
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Certificate
  • Specialized Study in Information Science, Certificate
  • Historical Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management, Certificate
  • Museum Management, Certificate
  • Qualitative Research, Certificate
  • Environmental Law and Sustainability, Certificate
  • Global Health, Certificate
  • Behavioral Health in Athletic Training, Certificate

Colleges & Schools

• Arts and Sciences
• Business
• Education
• Engineering and Computing
• The Graduate School
• Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
• Information and Communications
• Law
• Medicine (Columbia)
• Medicine (Greenville)
• Music
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Public Health
• Social Work
• South Carolina Honors College

Offices & Divisions

• Employment
• Undergraduate Admissions
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Bursar (fee payment)
• Veterans and Military Services
• Disability Resources
• Access and Opportunity
• Human Resources
• Law Enforcement and Safety
• University Libraries
• All Offices and Divisions

Tools

• Carolina Alert
• Campus Email
• my.sc.edu
• Blackboard
• Campus Safety and Wellness
• PeopleSoft Finance