Law and Women's and Gender Studies

Graduate Certificate 

Coursework leading to the certificate of graduate study in law and women’s and gender studies permits study of the intersection of gender and the law through a systematic engagement with feminist theory, scholarship on women and gender, and legal scholarship.

The certificate is available to students in good standing in the College of Law or in any graduate program in the university. Students-at-large in good standing may also pursue the certificate. 

Students interested in pursuing this certificate are advised to consult with the director of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality or Yolanda King, supervising faculty member for the certificate at the College of Law College of Law, as early as possible in their graduate program to determine the program of courses to be used toward the certificate.

View the Law and Women's and Gender Studies certificate requirements from the Graduate Catalog.

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Contact Us

Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Reavis Hall, Room 103
DeKalb, IL 60115

Phone: 815-753-1038
Email: wgs@niu.edu

Membership

National Women's Studies Association

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