Requirements
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES?
CAREERS- Graduates with a Women's Studies degree pursue careers, graduate programs and certification in:
- Counseling
- Community Activism
- Nonprofit Management
- Public Policy
- Social Research
- Management
- Law
- Journalism
- Human Resources
- Public Service, Policy Officer, Program Manager
- Social Work
- Philanthropy
- Teaching
- Nursing
- Medicine
- International Aid Organizations
- Program Administration for New Americans
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Market Research, Marketing
- Advocacy
- Children's Rights
- Women's Rights
- Human Rights
GROWING DEMAND - There are particular needs for professionals with skills in women's and gender issues in:
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Health Care Management
- Human Resources
- Social Work
- Counseling
- Student Affairs
- Education
CURRENT GRADUATES - We currently have students working in the following community and professional areas:
- Arts Management
- Rape and Abuse Crisis Support
- Human Rights Commission
- Mental Health Care
- Reproductive Rights
- Community Education Programs
- Philanthropy
- Community Activism
- Churches United for the Homeless
- Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative
- People Escaping Poverty Project
- Women's Network of the Red River Valley
- Uniting for Equality
- Minnkota Health Project
- Pride Collective
- Political Action
- Women's Political Caucus
- League of Women Voters
OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS - Because Women's Studies is interdesciplinary and multidisciplinary, a degre in women's Studies is applicable to several professional fields, including:
- Research Skills
- Written and Oral Communication Skills
- Diversity Awareness
- Critical and Multicultural Thinking
- Leadership Abilities