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Graduate Certificate

Graduate students in Dedman College and the Perkins School of Theology are eligible to pursue a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies. The purpose of this program is to enhance graduate-level study by integrating knowledge about the roles and achievements of women, both past and present, in the global society, into a student’s graduate-level study The courses are designed to provide comparative and historical perspectives on women, gender and feminism . The certificate program draws upon courses from a variety of disciplines including anthropology, history, literary studies, media and film, and theology.

Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate Requirements:

1. Formal registration for certificate through the SMU Dedman College and/or Perkins School of Theology. This shall include a proposed program plan for completion of the certificate developed with an advisor from the office of the Women’s and Gender Studies program or a Perkins advisor.

2. An Advanced Feminist Theory course, offered every third or fourth semester by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. This course will include the "classic" literature from feminist, womanist, mujerista perspectives, and address current theoretical issues across relevant disciplines. The course will taught in rotation by interested faculty associated with the Women’s Studies Program and Perkins School of Theology.

3. Four courses that are Women’s and Gender Studies graduate level approved core and departmental courses (see list below). Students are encouraged to request credit for other graduate courses in which they engage in study appropriate to the intent of the certificate. Appropriate courses taken during matriculation at SMU yet prior to enrollment in the certificate may count toward program hours.