The Women and Gender Studies Department (WGST) is home to one of the most聽culturally聽diverse faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder. We welcome students of color, LGBTQ+ students,聽first generation college students, students of various ethnic backgrounds,聽and all students interested in learning about gender and sexuality in a range of cultural and historical contexts.聽
Among聽a vibrant community of students, faculty,聽and staff, you will take interdisciplinary courses that combine approaches from the humanities and the social sciences and whose topics cover the globe鈥攆rom the Americas to Asia and the聽Africa聽continent.
In our program, you will have many opportunities to apply course materials in real-world settings. Through the Gender Justice League, department events, movie screenings and discussions of current events, you will develop skills that聽will聽help you navigate your future workplace, media, popular culture, politics and academia with equality, dignity,聽and empowerment.