Department of Women's and Gender Studies

Why Get A Degree in WGST?

Graduates from UT's Department of Women's and Gender Studies are currently enrolled in professional study and research at major universities in the area of film, business, law, education, literary studies, medical ethics, medicine, psychology, library science, and international studies. They also manage and own businesses, teach, write, do broadcasting and filmmaking, and work as counselors and consultants. Our students have gained real world experience by working together with faculty to organize colloquia, seminars, performances, research projects, internships, externships, and more.

SOME PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE...

• National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
  Harvard Affiliated
  
  
• Women in the Director's Chair
  Touring International Film Festival
  
  
• Eating Disorders Research Project
  Published in Psychology Today
  
  
• Eating Disorders in a Disordered Culture
  Public Art Campaign Featuring the Art of Robin Lasser and Kathryn Sylva
  
  
• National Undergraduate Research Conference
  
  
• International Environmental Women's Studies: Making the Connections
  US Dept. of Education Grant