PROSEMINAR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Explores key dimensions of scholarly life, including conferences, finding mentors, and applying for grants, as well as professional options outside academia. Discusses professional development norms and expectations and key stages of a research career.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Foster ethical and professional conduct. Audience: Graduate 2. Learn about a range of careers in academia and outside academia. Audience: Graduate 3. Acquire an understanding of how to become a successful professional in the field of gender and women’s studies through engaging one another, the faculty in the department, and outside speakers, as well as through readings and critical reflection through writing. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Foster ethical and professional conduct. Audience: Graduate 2. Learn about a range of careers in academia and outside academia. Audience: Graduate 3. Acquire an understanding of how to become a successful professional in the field of gender and women’s studies through engaging one another, the faculty in the department, and outside speakers, as well as through readings and critical reflection through writing. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027