The University of NC Greensboro has one of the oldest established Women’s and Gender Studies programs in the U.S.  Building upon UNCG’s historical mission as the Women’s College of North Carolina, our MA degree in Women’s and Gender Studies focuses on meeting crucial social needs in our region and beyond.  Unique in the country, it is currently the only master’s degree program in Women’s Studies in the state of North Carolina, and the only one available between Baltimore and Atlanta.

Traditional master’s programs in public health and social work generally address gender by “adding on” discrete courses and units; traditional master’s programs in Women’s Studies are, with few exceptions, designed to prepare students for doctoral work.

Our  MA in Women’s and Gender Studies trains students to respond to changing community and global demands by preparing them for careers outside the academy that address gender related challenges affecting communities, families, the health-care delivery system, social service organizations and governments. Graduates will be prepared to develop, assess, and implement programs designed to address issues such as the AIDS pandemic, violence against women and illiteracy as they are impacted by gender and ethnic differences.

Recognizing the diverse professional backgrounds of our graduate students, we offer three different concentrations from which to choose:

• Gender and Health
• Gender and Community Leadership
• Individually designed concentration developed in close consultation with a faculty advisor

The concentrations in Gender and Health and Gender and Community Leadership will offer a strong interdisciplinary core curriculum combining course work with practical skills and on-the-job training. Internships and a culminating project will prepare students to step right into jobs in education, non-profit and non-governmental organizations, businesses, government, and health care. The Individual concentration will allow students to target their studies to pursue doctoral or other professional degrees in specific areas such as counseling or university teaching.

The MA degree is a natural extension of UNCG’s Women’s and Gender Studies program’s educational mission and history. It builds upon our successful post-baccalaureate certificate and will, we believe, become a national model in the field of Women’s Studies.

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