Gender, Sexuality, And Women's Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Introduction
Gain context. Challenge norms. Promote justice.
Compassionate, people-driven leaders know how to analyze inequities, confront social injustice, and initiate change. Studying gender, sexuality, and women—and learning how identities intersect and interact—will prepare you to thrive in a diverse and complex world.
As a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSW) major at John Carroll University, you’ll develop into a mindful citizen ready to bring empathy and insight to wherever your career takes you.
Immersive Internships
Gain experience and make connections with advocacy groups, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies in Cleveland or around the country.
Service Opportunities
Volunteer with causes that matter to you. Rooted in values of social justice, our program encourages students to become civically engaged on campus, in the local community, and beyond.
Academics
Program Overview & Outcomes
As a gender studies major at JCU, you’ll explore history, psychology, sociology, art, law, literature, world cultures, and other areas all through a gender-focused lens. Among the learning outcomes of the GSW program, you will:
- Articulate a critical understanding of the impact of gender and sexuality within your own life
- Describe how constructions for gender/sexuality have socially, historically, and globally shaped experiences for both women and men
- Identify ethical and social justice dimensions and implications within the study of gender/sexuality
Many of our students pursue a double major in areas such as psychology or peace, justice, and human rights.
Curriculum: What You Will Learn
You’ll examine how gender and sexuality intersect with race, class, culture, politics, religion, and other systems of identity and power. Interdisciplinary courses in theory, history, research, and social analysis prepare you to evaluate inequality and advocate for more just communities.
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Pathways
Your Path Forward Starts Here
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4 years
Bachelor of Arts
Explore how gender and sexuality shape experiences globally and historically in our Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program at John Carroll University.
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Future in Focus
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Your School Counseling Career, Accelerated
Future in Focus
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Two Degrees, Two Institutions
Future in Focus
Three years at JCU building your foundation in social systems, then two years at CWRU's top-ranked Mandel School. You graduate with two degrees and the preparation to change lives through service and social justice.
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Future in Focus
Nine graduate credits count toward both degrees—building executive-level skills while completing your bachelor's. You pay your undergraduate tuition rate with financial aid applied. An MBA for the cost of a few extra courses.
Your Teaching Career, Accelerated
Future in Focus
Nine graduate credits count toward both degrees—earning your teaching license and master's while finishing your bachelor's. You pay your undergraduate tuition rate, and your financial aid still applies. Get into the classroom sooner.
Onward
JCU's Distinct Promise
Pathways are just the beginning.
Onward makes them happen.
From your first semester forward, Onward connects your goals with the people, experiences, and support that help you build momentum with purpose.
Careers
Where Our Alumni Go
Our alumni make a difference in organizations of all kinds. They lead business with empathy and compassion, and they serve communities near and far.
