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Discover the power of interdisciplinary learning
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies teaches you skills like critical thinking, research, writing, activism, and advocacy.
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Undergraduate Programs
Explore an expansive curriculum
Gender, women’s, and sexuality studies (GWSS) is an interdisciplinary field that asks when and how gender intersects with sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, globalization, and physical ability in ways that can exclude and oppress but that also can enrich cultures and expand opportunities.
You will learn how to investigate how gender and sexuality shape challenges people face in areas such as the environment, culture and the media, education, health, violence, and the economy. Critical thinking and analysis and development of expertise in writing, research, and presentation provide the program's graduates with the professional skills they will need to pursue careers or graduate study in a wide variety of fields or academic disciplines.
Resources
For Undergraduates
- Resources for Trans Communities and Their Allies
- Financial Support & Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community
- Online Guide to Scholarships & Resources for LGBTQIA+ College Students
- Guide to LGBTQ+ Adoption
- Support for Gender Confirmation
- Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa Main Library
- Women's Resource and Action Center
- University Programs for Students with Children
- Council on the Status of Women
- Office of Civil Rights Compliance
- Amnesty International
- Council on Disability Awareness
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumi/Friends
- University of Iowa Center for Advancement
- Feministcampus.org
- College Scholarships for Minority Students
- Spolin Law P.C. Civil Rights and Criminal Law Essay Competition & $1,000 Scholarship
- Scholarships for Women
- College Scholarships and Resources for Women
- Women's Guide to Paying for College
- Intelligent.com Guide to the best colleges and universities in Iowa
- Faculty intent to travel form
