Many students begin with one of our foundational courses -- WGS 1200 or WGS 1210 -- or with a Freshman Seminar related to gender and sexuality studies. Students can also begin with any General Education courses taught by WGS faculty. (Freshman Seminars...
Yes, approximately half of our undergraduate students complete a joint concentration in WGS and another department.
All students who wish to joint concentration must apply to and be accepted into the thesis track in both departments. More information about...
Yes. Students who wish to write a thesis must apply to the WGS thesis track during the first semester of junior year. Interested students must submit an application form.
More information is available on the Thesis Track page.
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Yes. For more information about the WGS secondary field, including requirements, please visit WGS's secondary field page in the Handbook for Students.
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For more information about undergraduate advising in WGS, please visit our Advising page. For additional questions, please contact:
Caroline Light
Director of Undergraduate Studies
clight@fas.harvard.edu
Linda Schlossberg
Associate Director of Undergraduate...
Each year we pre-approve a number of non-WGS courses to count for WGS concentration credit. The full list can be found on our pre-approved courses page.
Students may also petition to have us count a course that does not appear on this list, please submit...
WGS concentrators have gone on to successful careers in a variety of fields, including academia, business, law, science, and medicine. You can see a sampling of some of the work pursued by our graduates on our Alumni page.
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WGS is an excellent choice for students who want to concentrate outside of the sciences but wish to stay connected to medicine. Appropriate areas of study would be women and medicine, the healthcare industry, historic changes in the treatment and...
