Gender Studies provides academic programs leading to an undergraduate or graduate certificate in Gender Studies, a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, or a Leadership certificate. Course work is interdisciplinary, developed in cooperation with departments from across the curriculum. 

Students seeking a certificate or a bachelor’s degree have the opportunity through course work, seminars, research experiences, internships, mentoring, and service-learning to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the workplace or continue with graduate education.

In Gender Studies, students and faculty draw on the rich body of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship to investigate emerging theories and research on women, men, and gender fluidity as they intersect with race, class, culture, sex, policy, institutions, and human interactions.

Gender Studies is dedicated to the promotion of the exchange of knowledge among people of different genders, classes, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and cultural conditions. Taught by committed and dynamic faculty, Gender Studies courses uphold strong reputations for student-centered, lively, and supportive classroom experiences. Day, evening, and online courses are offered. Gender Studies courses are open to all students, whether or not they are enrolled in one of our academic programs.

Academic Programs

Gender Studies Minor

Undergraduate Certificates

Graduate Certificates

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

  • In concert with the Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies program, an exceptional student could "create" their own 36-hour interdisciplinary major with a focus on gender studies. The B.I.S. provides a flexible, individualized program of study for the self-directed learner. It is developed by each student with advisement by UMSL professional advisers and faculty, and it is intended for students who have unique educational goals that cannot be met by any other UMSL degree program.

Course Information

Gender Studies courses develop social and political insights and multidisciplinary perspectives that enhance your major, offer opportunities for personal expression and interaction, teach you to work collaboratively, provide analytical tools to increase personal and global awareness, and improve self-reflection, cultural critique and social activism.

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Courses

 

Faculty

Program Director
Jennifer Nolan (She/Her They/Them)
Associate Teaching Professor
Email: nolanjj@umsl.edu

 

Graduate Assistant
Nat Brown (They/Them)
Email: nnbkv5@umsystem.edu
Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm, Wednesday 3:00pm-5:00pm, and by appointment


Academic Advisor
Sylvia Harris
Assistant Director of Academic Advising & Student Services
sharris@umsl.edu

 

Resources

Check out the following links for more information on Gender Studies related topics:

Virtual Issue Articles

  • 'But her language skills shifted the family dynamics dramatically' Language, gender and the construction of publics in two British newspapers, Sally Johnson & Astrid Ensslin
  • Men and emotion talk: Evidence from the experience of illness, Johnathan Charteris-Black & Clive Seale
  • Metaphorically speaking: Constructions of gender and career in the Danish financial sector, Lise-Lotte Holmgreen
  • Will Ms ever be as frequent as Mr? A corpus-based comparison of gendered terms across four diachronic corpora of British English, Paul Baker
  • Language, sexuality and place: The view from cyberspace, Brian King

 

Small Grant Proposals

The Gender Studies Program will accept small grant proposals for up to $500 for the following projects and/or expenses: Course development; Conference travel and related expenses; Research travel. Criteria includes Active Gender Studies membership (teaching, service, research, and/or attendance at meetings). Please contact Jennifer Nolan at nolanjj@umsl.edu with your grant proposals!

The proposal itself should be no longer than 2 pages. Please include the following and also attach a current CV:

  • Name and Contact information
  • Description of project
  • Type of support requested
  • Project start and end date
  • Budget