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There is no graduate program in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The purpose of the graduate certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is to meet the demand for formal recognition of graduate level credentials in WGSS, and to enhance and broaden the perspectives of graduate students from various related fields. The program requires 18 credit hours of coursework. 12 credit hours must be at the 500-level, which includes WGSS 596 and WGSS 597. Six credit hours must be taken outside the student's major discipline. The student must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at SIUC or an individual holding a bachelor's degree and admitted to the Graduate School (non-declared).

The following graduate programs work closely as partners with WGSS Graduate Certificates:

College of Business and Analytics:

  • School of Management and Marketing

College of Health and Human Sciences:

  • School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences

College of Liberal Arts:

  • Communication Studies
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

School of Education:

  • Educational Administration and Higher Education
  • Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development

School of Law


For more information, contact:
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Southern Illinois University Carbondale MC 6518
Carbondale, IL  62901         
Email: wgss@siu.edu