Certificate: Women's and Gender Studies
Women contribute to culture and society as both participants and creators. Fort Hays State University offers coursework from diverse academic fields that allows for a theoretically and historically based understanding of the aspirations, accomplishments, and rights of women throughout history. The Women's and Gender Studies Certificate program takes you on a journey of exploration from the Enlightenment era through third-wave feminism. Along the way, take your own excursions into literature, history, sociology, leadership, communication, nursing, justice studies and/or psychology. All courses are intentionally designed for males and females, alike. You are invited to take these journeys with us!
Once you have taken all required classes, you will be issued an official certificate that recognizes your successful completion of the Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies at Fort Hays State University. Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in each course to count towards the certificate.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1 | ||
| SOC 310 | Gender and Society | 3 |
| SOC 311 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| Directed Electives | ||
| Select two of the following, from two different disciplines: 2 | 6 | |
| Nonverbal Codes | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Gender, Race, and Inequality in CJ | ||
| Women and Crime | ||
| Crime and Mental Health | ||
| Topics in Literature | ||
| Studies in World Literature (Global Women's Issues) | ||
| Topics in History Undergraduates (History of Sexuality) | ||
| Topics in History Undergraduates (LGBT World History) | ||
| Topics in History (Women in World History) | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
| Psychology of Human Sexuality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Evolutionary Psychology | ||
| Sociology of Sexual Behavior | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
- 1
Both of these foundation courses must be completed.
- 2
Other FHSU courses may be substituted as electives upon approval of the certificate coordinator.
This is an FHSU advisory certificate. Advisory certificates are typically 9-15 hours of coursework. The certificates are designed by FHSU faculty to provide students a guide to choosing courses that introduce and develop a subject knowledge and/or skills. These certificates may be used to select a focus within a major, to develop additional knowledge and skills to complement a major, or to pursuing a topic of interest with open elective hours.
Courses taken as part of an advisory certificate are listed on the student's transcript, however the advisory certificate is not listed on the transcript. Many FHSU departments provide a completion certificate that students may use to show they completed the advised coursework, and talk about what it added to their degree. Non-degree students may complete the classes outlined in an advisory certificate and receive a completion certificate if offered by the department, however they are not enrolled in a degree plan or eligible for student aid.