This is your chance to explore the significance of gender—as well as other categories of identity—in social structures around the world. Gender and women’s studies at Northland is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature. You will be taking courses in biology, philosophy, history, religion, sustainable community development, and outdoor education—all disciplines that raise similar questions regarding gender and will help you achieve an understanding of the complexity of the world.

Explore questions such as how gender is constructed and represented through language, individual behavior, and social and cultural institutions; how ideas of gender roles have influenced human interactions with the natural world; and how people can recognize and transform the gender ideologies that shape our knowledge and action.

This major provides an opportunity for applied research, volunteer opportunities, and internships. Your degree will leave you ready for graduate school and for employment in a variety of professions.