This certificate recognizes specialization in histories of gender and sexuality as well as the interdisciplinary methodologies that have shaped this sphere of research, including, among others, feminist and queer theory. Courses will consider issues around inequalities, representations, identities, and social movements. This certificate program may prepare students for graduate study and/or careers in diverse fields, including law, journalism, social policy, social work, public health, film studies, and the arts.
Students must complete four courses from the following list and maintain a minimum combined GPA of 3.0. Each course may only be counted towards one certificate, and no substitutions are allowed.
Course List:
HISTORY 12 History of Horror
HISTORY 15D. History of Sexuality in the US
HISTORY 70B European Queens
HISTORY 70C Latinx Feminist Image
HISTORY 114 Revolutionary Women
HISTORY 124B Twentieth-Century Russia
HISTORY 128C Love and War
HISTORY 132C. Women and Gender in the Middle East
HISTORY 134 African Societies and Cultures
HISTORY 134C Environmental History
HISTORY 134D South Africa
HISTORY 140 US Labor and Gender
HISTORY 150 Black Womxn Violence
HISTORY 151C. Latinas in the Twentieth Century U.S.
HISTORY 160. Sex and Conquest in Latin America
HISTORY 166B. Revolution and Reaction in Cold War Latin America
HISTORY 171G Gender in China
HISTORY 190 Latin American Feminisms
HISTORY 190 Middle East Women’s Movements
HISTORY 190 US Feminisms
HISTORY 190 Renaissance Medicine