Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Sexuality Studies

Kent State University

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies takes a multidisciplinary and intersectional approach to examining ideas and processes that shape people's understanding about gender, sexualities and bodies throughout space and time. Scholarly investigation and production in this discipline emerged from sociological inquiry on human sexuality as well as from feminist, LGBTQ and anti-racist histories and activism to combat social inequality. This program skillfully provides both the theoretical and the praxis of the field while integrating these different and contributing perspectives regarding gender and sexuality.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Identify key terms, theories and conceptual frameworks in the analysis of gender and sexuality.

Examine the multiple and complex ways gender and sexuality are constructed through, and across, different identities, discourses and systems of power.

Think critically about contemporary debates and issues related to gender and sexuality and devise policy interventions to address them.

Apply multiple thematic areas in analyzing questions, dynamics and issues surrounding gender and sexuality and contribute with agency in social discourse.

Examples of Possible Careers

General and operations managers

Human resources specialists

Lawyers

Legal support workers, all other

Management analysts

Office and administrative support workers, all other