Our Fully Online BA Degree Completion Program in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offers a transformative learning experience. Tailor your studies to fit your schedule while exploring feminist and gender issues and addressing complex problems through interdisciplinary and transnational scholarship. This program fosters a comprehensive understanding of our diverse world using social science approaches. Develop the knowledge and skills for positive social change, all from the comfort of your own home.
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Program Learning Objectives
- Apply social science approaches to addressing complex problems related to women and the workings of gender as it intersects with race, class, colonialism, nationalism, and other vectors of power throughout history and around the globe.
- Apply cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to studying feminist and gender issues with a strong emphasis on Pacific/Asia.
- Develop the expertise needed to communicate effectively the results of interdisciplinary and transnational gender scholarship research and analysis to colleagues and decision-makers through written reports.
Key Program Details
The Fully Online BA Degree Completion Program is entirely online, enabling you to earn your degree without the need to visit the UH Mānoa campus. Coursework is completed during the regular Fall and Spring 16-week semesters. Classes may be synchronous (in real time) or asynchronous (on your schedule).
The UH Mānoa graduation requirement is 45 upper division (300+) credits. If you don’t have any prior credits that can be counted towards this total, you may need to take elective courses to reach the 45-credit requirement. Additionally, there may be a need for extra credits to fulfill the overall UH Mānoa graduation credit requirement. Our advisors will assess your transcripts and help determine your specific needs.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) courses required to complete this degree include:
- WGSS 439/POLS 339 – Feminist Theory
- WGSS 440 – Feminist Methods and Research
- Three “transnational” courses
General Design courses will provide you with a general overview of the WGSS field.
- WGSS 300+ (3 courses)
- WGSS 400+ (3 courses)
Special Design courses offer a deeper exploration of specific aspects of the WGSS field, and you can fulfill these requirements by taking relevant non-WGSS courses.
- WGSS 300+ (2 courses)
- WGSS 300+/400+ (one to five courses)
Required courses are offered in various semesters, depending on instructor availability, and your advisor will assist in determining the optimal order to take these courses. While a sample schedule is provided as one potential path, alternative options are also available. For more information, please refer to the WGSS BA Requirements and WGSS course descriptions.
This Fully Online BA Degree Completion Program will open doors to various career opportunities, including roles such as advocates for women and vulnerable populations in action center organizations, community engagement management positions, cultural educators, policy analysts, grant writers, and researchers. It is also well-suited for positions within non-profit or governmental organizations that focus on women, gender, and sexuality issues.
Advising and Support
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