Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
    Duration48 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 32,624 / Year
    Apply DateOctober 1, 2021
    Next IntakeJanuary 11, 2022

    Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

    About

    Overview Upon completing the 2000-level foundational sequence, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors at Otterbein University will be asked to declare a three-course concentration, or focus area, in the subject of their choosing. The concentration is designed to encourage coherent inquiry into an issue, period, field, discipline, thematic, critical problem, or research question in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.WGSS majors may choose from a list of standard options for the concentration or design one of their own (with the approval of the WGSS director).Concentrations may include (but are not limited to):Gender, Culture, and Representation - Possible coursework: Women as Subjects and Objects in the Visual Arts; Reading and Writing in Women’s Literatures; Reading and Writing in GLBTQ Literatures; Women and Music; Studies in Film, Gender, and SexualityPower and Identity - Possible coursework: Sociology of Gender; Psychology of Women; Gender and CommunicationSocial Activism and Political Change - Possible coursework: Race, Gender, Class, and Media; Organizing across Race, Gender, and Class: Gender and Feminist Political TheoryQueer Studies - Possible coursework: Reading and Writing in GLBTQ Literatures; Screening Sexualities; Queer Theory; The History of Sexuality in the U.S; Gender, Sexuality, and Religion; Gender and BiologyIntersectional Studies - Possible coursework: Poverty, Wealth, and Inequality; Mass Incarceration and the African-American Civil Rights Movement; Race, Gender, Class, and MediaWomen and Leadership - Possible coursework: Women and Leadership; Organizing Across Race, Class, Gender and Age; Leadership PracticesIndividualized Concentration - Designed by the WGSS major. I want to find another Bachelor Course
    The Otterbein University offers a major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Many of our students combine coursework in WGSS with other programs of study. Our most popular double majors are in English, Psychology, Sociology, and History/Political Science.

    Disciplines

    AnthropologyGeneral Studies & ClassicsGender & Sexuality Studies

    Requirements

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 79

    Other Requirements

    1Common Application, including essay.$50 Application fee.Official transcripts/documents for four years of high school/secondary school (grades 9-12).Official Bank Statement(s) and Sponsor Guarantee form.Copy of passport and current visa (if applicable).All test scores must be reported directly from the testing center.Foreign language documents must be translated into English by the issuing institution, a certified translator or English teacher.SAT and ACT test scores and letters of recommendation are optional and may be submitted if they strengthen your application.

    Fee Information

    Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

    Otterbein University

    Otterbein University

    United States of America

    United States of America, Westerville