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女性's and Gender Studies students develop the following core abilities and 知识 sets through their coursework and experiences in the department:
- A critical lens through which they examine the world. 女性's and Gender Studies majors are able to analyze how power shapes institutions, 知识, and interpersonal relationships; they appreciate the complex intersections of gender, 比赛, class, 性, 能力, and so on; they use conceptual frameworks from feminism and other social justice approaches to evaluate problems and seek solutions.
- A consistent use of a global perspective. 女性's and Gender Studies majors ac知识 their participation in and responsibility to local, 国家, and/or global communities; recognize the complex interconnections between living beings and the environment; and value acting with empathy and promoting social justice.
- Communicative strengths in reading, writing, and speaking. 女性's and Gender Studies majors read visual and verbal texts carefully and critically; hone their abilities to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing; consider audience, 目的, 类型, and rhetorical strategy in their compositions; and are able to express their viewpoints effectively and advocate for their beliefs persuasively.
- An analysis of the relationships between past, present, and future. 女性's and Gender Studies majors understand the importance and complexity of history; they contextualize current issues and concerns in relation to events, 辩论, and figures from the past; they have 知识 of women's activist, 知识, and social movement histories.
- The application of 知识 to effect change: 女性's and Gender Studies majors will develop an 能力 to apply academic 知识 beyond the classroom, as advocates for the central values in the field; they will acquire versatility in professional skills that transfer core disciplinary 知识 bases to a range of career and activist pursuits.