Program DescriptionFirst established in the 1980s, Women's and Gender Studies at UMKC is one of 650 such programs in the United States. WGS is both an inter- and multi-disciplinary academic program devoted to the critical analysis of how gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexuality contribute to the diversity of women's and men's experiences. The program's interdisciplinary nature and cross-cultural academic training broadens students' understanding of gender and the experiences of women and men, girls and boys, in all cultures and societies. WGS focuses on issues relating to gender in the social sciences, the humanities, law, medicine and nursing. By placing gender at the center of scholarly inquiry, we not only examine the assumptions, methods, insights and claims of the traditional academic curriculum, but broaden it through our research interests, publications and courses to add cutting-edge feminist research, scholarship and activism.WGS courses are offered by numerous departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as in the Schools of Law, Medicine and Nursing. A full list of courses appears below.
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