Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Sexuality Studies

USA

What will I learn?

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

Which department am I in?

College of Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees
$22,316.00 (18,82,889) per year
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Kent State University

800 E. Summit Street,

KENT,

Ohio,

44240, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.

All international undergraduate applicants must submit an English language proficiency test score to be considered for a Kent State program unless they meet specific exceptions or apply for conditional admissions.

All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:

TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71

Revised PBT: 18 (average score)

IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0

Duolingo:100

PTE Academic: 48

Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA

ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion

SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing

ACT: a minimum of 21 in English

Application Deadlines: October 1 for Spring Semester; June 1 for Fall Semester.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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