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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is a vigorous field which seeks to uncover and understand the effects of gender categories and sex roles on our history, knowledge, cultures, and individual experiences. To that end, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is resolutely interdisciplinary and intersectional, drawing on the insights of a new generation of scholars and teachers that encourages analysis of gender and sexuality in critical and creative ways.
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Faculty
Bryan, Erin K.
Associate Professor of Music, Voice Area Coordinator and Chair of Music
Dalinghaus, Ursula M.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Findlay, Miranda
Visiting Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Forbes-Lorman, Robin
Associate Professor of Biology
Gannon, Megan
Associate Professor of English, Chair of English Department
Pleiss Morris, Ann
Professor of English
Unger, Mary
Associate Professor of English and Director of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Advising
Ripon College faculty and professional staff are dedicated to helping you reach your goals, whatever they may be and however often they may change along the way. It’s part of our value statement to you.
As a student at Ripon, you will be assigned a faculty adviser based on your area(s) of interest. You will meet with your faculty adviser throughout your time as a student to discuss your current aspirations, plan your course schedule and plot a future trajectory. We also work collaboratively with Ripon College Career and Professional Development to help match your interests and skills to concrete goals and construct a plan for professional success offering personalized career counseling, off-campus learning opportunities and an online job board with potential to connect with local, national and international employers.
Advising at RiponRequirements
| Requirements Table for Major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 32 credits |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | WGS 110 Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 350 Theory and Methodology in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and 550 Senior Studies. |
| Electives | 12 credits from the WGS program: WGS 100 Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 105 Biology of Sex and Gender, 115 Music and Gender, 204 Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 224 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Cross-Cultural Views, 245 Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Art: From Paintings to Performance Art, 263 Women in American History, 300 Departmental Studies, 312 Sociology Through Film, 313 Biology of Sex and Gender, 365 WWII Home Fronts, and 391 Economics of Discrimination. 8 credits from the below list of affiliated courses. No more than 8 credits may count towards the WGS major and another major or minor. Affiliated courses: |
| Requirements Table for Minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 20 credits |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | WGS 110 Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and 350 Theory and Methodology in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. |
| Electives | 8 credits from the WGS program: WGS 100 Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 105 Biology of Sex and Gender, 115 Music and Gender, 204 Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 224 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Cross-Cultural Views, 245 Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Art: From Paintings to Performance Art, 263 Women in American History, 300 Departmental Studies, 312 Sociology Through Film, 313 Biology of Sex and Gender, 365 WWII Home Fronts, and 391 Economics of Discrimination. 4 credits from the list of affiliated courses. No more than 4 credits may count towards the WGS major and another major or minor. |
Career Tracks
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies provides students with a focus to their liberal arts and sciences programs that can lead to careers and graduate programs in a variety of fields. It often provides a background for further work in other disciplines of the social sciences, humanities and biological sciences, as well as for professional careers in government, business, law, social services and other fields.
Recent graduates also have gone to graduate school programs in information science and library studies. Others have moved directly into the professional workforce in public relations, human resources, community outreach and other careers.