Certificates in Women's Studies and Gender Studies are designed for students currently enrolled in another graduate program at Loyola. The requirements are: 9 hours (3 courses). One course must be selected from the two core courses in the Women's Studies and Gender Studies Graduate Program (WSGS 401 or WSGS 402); the other two courses are chosen from cross-listed electives in any discipline.

Below is a list of courses for students interested in English:

• ENGL 419: Contemporary Issues in Literature & Culture
• WSGS 401: History of Feminist Thought

Below is a list of courses for students interested in History:

• WSGS 402: Feminist Foundations and Methodologies
• HIST 441: European Women's and Gender History
• WSGS 401: History of Feminist Thought
• SOCL 426: Sociology of Gender

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Sociology:

• SOCL 426: Sociology of Gender
• WSGS 397: Feminism & Film
• SOCL 520: Topics in Contemporary Society: Contesting Health & Illness

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Theology:

• THEO 480: Seminar in Christian Ethics: Religion, Violence, & Peace
• THEO 477: Feminist/Womanist Issues: Theology & Ethics

Graduate Scholars Program

The Graduate Scholars Program is designed for students who are interested in women's studies and feminist scholarship and who are currently enrolled in a graduate program at Loyola. The program consists of six noncredit seminars which meet monthly during the academic year. At each seminar, students and faculty share readings in feminist studies and discuss current scholarship by Loyola Women's Studies and Gender Studies faculty and graduate students. Students who are in their second year or beyond and who have a background in women's studies or feminist scholarship, who have been involved in social activism or community work with women, or whose research includes women as subjects and/or feminist scholarship are eligible to apply to the GSP. A committee of Women's Studies and Gender Studies faculty who have graduate status will review the applications and select the scholars. Themes have included topics such as feminism and social justice, women's bodies and minds, and domestic violence. Calls for applicants go out during the summer break, and applications are usually accepted in late August of each academic year.

REQUEST MORE INFORMATION

For information about graduate programs in Women's Studies and Gender Studies, contact the Graduate Program Director Dr. Prudence Moylan at: pmoylan@luc.edu. To request materials or information online, please fill out this form.

APPLICATION

To apply to a Women's Studies and Gender Studies graduate program, visit Graduate and Professional Education at Loyola or click here to apply online. Applicants for the dual M.S.W./M.A. degree should apply for admission to the programs using one application, indicating their intent to pursue the dual degree.