Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Undergraduate Programs
Why Study Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies?
Learn how to identify and analyze the intersections of gender and sexuality with race, nation, class, religion, and other aspects of identity and how they relate to structures of power.
A degree in Gender, Women’s, + Sexuality Studies trains you to read carefully, think complexly, and argue passionately, which will help you thrive in today’s diverse workplace. You will be prepared for a career in politics, law, public health, social work, teaching, and medicine and scientific research. As a graduate, you will be set up for a lifetime of asking hard questions, thinking deeply, and figuring out how to make real changes in the world around you.
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Which Program is Right for You?
Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
With a Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies major at UMBC, you will start your journey of critically analyzing the world and understanding where you can make a difference.
VIEW Bachelor of Arts DETAILS →Minor in Critical Sexuality Studies
Understand how sexuality shapes personal, social, economic, and political life, and apply your knowledge to make the world more just.
VIEW Minor DETAILS →Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies
Understand how gender shapes personal, social, economic, and political life, and apply your knowledge to make the world more just.
VIEW Minor DETAILS →Certificate in Critical Sexuality Studies
This interdisciplinary certificate is designed for students in all majors who want to study sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues in a systematic way. Particular attention is paid to how sexuality intersects with other social differences, including gender, race, class, religion, nationality, disability, and age, and how power, resistance, and life chances are unevenly distributed at these intersections.
VIEW Certificate DETAILS →Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies
UMBC’s Gender and Women’s Studies Certificate provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary framework for analyzing gender, sexuality, and their intersections with other social categories.
VIEW Certificate DETAILS →Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid
UMBC works to provide students with adequate need-based funding.
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Contact Information
UMBC Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation Contact Information
Mailing Address
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
and Orientation
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
OFFICE LOCATION
Albin O. Kuhn Library
on the lower level next to Library Pond
Admissions Staff
410-455-2292
Available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
admissions@umbc.edu
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