Students pursuing graduate work in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Research will become acquainted with various feminist (and other appropriate) theoretical approaches and methodologies for examining the roles and intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, sexualities and other sociocultural systems.
As stated by the Graduate School page on Graduate Certificates, “A Graduate Certificate program is a formal collection of courses that together form a coherent program of study offered through an academic unit. A Graduate Certificate is a recognition of the acquisition of knowledge and skills in a given field of study. A Graduate Certificate is an academic credential granted by the University of Florida. As such, all Graduate Certificates must follow the requirements of admission, successful completion of approved graduate-level coursework, application to receive the credential, and enrollment during the term in which the certificate is awarded and posted to the transcript.” See also the Graduate Certificate page in the Graduate Catalog about general information about Graduate Certificates.
Students may earn a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies or a Graduate Certificate in Gender and Development.
All graduate students in an MA or PhD program from all colleges at UF are eligible to enroll in these programs. Students must be registered during the term in which they receive the Graduate Certificate. Students must apply to receive a Graduate Certificate by the mid-point of the term in which they plan to complete the certificate program requirements.
If a student decides to pursue BOTH Certificates, different coursework for each Certificate is required. (In other words, courses for one Certificate may not count for the other). Presently the Department does not accept Certificate applications from those not already enrolled at UF.