Because gender, as a culturally-constructed category of identity, manifests itself in modes of behavior, media, design, arts, and texts, it constitutes a vitally important field of study for artists, designers, and global citizens.

Students specializing in Gender Studies for their Minor will have the chance to work with a faculty advisor to deepen their inquiries into gender as a category of identity, and the ways that it intersects with other categories such as race, class, religion, nation, and sexuality. Gender Studies exemplifies the possibilities of interdisciplinary inquiry at 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网, and has long been a strength of the Humanistic Studies Department, with courses on Sexuality, Feminist Intellectual History and Philosophy, Masculinity, Arab and Muslim Women, Queer Studies, Women and Film, and ample opportunities to connect these academic studies with the rich work in this field in Studio Departments as well.