Gender Studies
The aim of the major in gender studies is to provide a framework for examining gender in societies. The major focuses on the experiences of women and men of various races, classes, and cultures in history, society, science, and the arts. Courses address one or more of the following issues:
- gender roles as cultural and cross-cultural concepts;
- the impact of gender on academic inquiries;
- the lives, achievement, and angles of vision of women.
In doing so, students learn to carefully analyze the construction and perception of gender in different cultures and in different historical periods. The program is interdisciplinary by design, since the questions being asked require multiple perspectives to answer.
At Coe, the Gender Studies major is crafted by the individual student, in consultation with an advisor in the program, to best fit the student's educational and career goals.
