Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program housed in Northern Illinois University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Any undergraduate in the university may earn a minor in Women's Studies by taking 3 core courses and 3 additional courses selected from related electives offered for credit towards the minor (18 hours total). The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences also offers students the opportunity to construct an individualized contract major in Women’s Studies (B.A. or B.S.). At the graduate, masters and doctoral level, students may earn a graduate certificate in Women's Studies, which requires two core courses and two approved graduate-level elective courses (12 hours total).
The Women's Studies Program sponsors a student organization called NIU Women's Rights Alliance. Events and activities of the Women's Rights Alliance have included performances of the Vagina Monologues, an educational workshop called "The Vagina Seminar," Take Back the Night March, and fundraisers. For more information about the Women's Rights Alliance, email niuwra@gmail.com, or contact the Women's Studies Program.
Women's Studies Program Mission
Women's Studies Program Governance Document
How to Become a Faculty Associate
How to Become a Faculty Affiliate
What is the Women's Studies Executive Committee?
Contact the Women's Studies Program:
Reavis Hall, Room 103
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: 815-753-1038
Fax: 815-753-1074
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