About the Program

In the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS) program, you will develop the skill of gender and sexuality literacy: the ability to identify, question, and explain how ideas about gender and sexuality shape the world. Gender and sexuality literacy is a skillset to:

• Understand and examine foundational concepts, varied perspectives, and debates related to gender and sexuality.

• Analyze and discuss shifting expectations and values around gender and sexuality across times, places, and contexts.

• Evaluate and critique how ideas and experiences of gender and sexuality interact with other factors to shape real-world situations

What You'll Study

The FGSS program is designed to be highly customizable, allowing you to tailor your education to your intellectual interests and goals. Throughout the program, you will explore the complex ways gender and sexuality shape our world through several key components:

• You can focus your studies by choosing a specific area of focus: 

  • Law and Social Sciences

  • Humanities and Arts

  • Technology, Science, and Medicine

  • Queer and Transgender Studies

  • Individually designed

• A genuinely interdisciplinary program, FGSS coordinates courses offered in departments across the university. 

• You will conclude your studies with a capstone experience by choosing a traditional research paper or creative project that emphasizes interdisciplinary inquiry, independent thinking, and engagement with feminist, gender, and sexuality studies theories.