Bachelor of Arts - Women's and Gender Studies

Students develop an understanding of gender issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. This program aim to show students the real-life implications of their academic engagement in the context of globalization. Majors learn to recognize the social and ethical implications of knowledge practices and the relationship between theory and practice in both local and global contexts.

Ohio Wesleyan University’s faculty is dedicated to helping students analyze the gendered dimensions of culture, politics, ideas, and texts. Courses explore gender and justice issues and examine relations between feminist scholarship and activism. This major is often combined with another, allowing them to pursue a career in virtually any field.