Overview

Key Features

Students in Women's and Gender Studies program at Sonoma State University study how gender structures everything from our innermost sense of self, to family and community, to transnational relations. Students in this major sharpen their critical thinking skills about some of the most dynamic issues in our society. These are the types of skills and knowledge that employers and social movements want and need—they also help us deepen our understanding of ourselves.

Majors in WGS and minors in WGS and Queer Studies learn about:

Social, political, and cultural dimensions of gender and inequity.
How gender structures everything from our innermost sense of self to transnational circuits of society and economy.
Intersectional perspectives, which means how gender is co-constituted with race, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, ability, and other forms of social power.
Interdisciplinary approaches that examine social structures, institutions and ideologies of gender through social, historical, political, legal, and cultural lenses.
How to apply what you are learning through research, internships, and career planning.

Students in WGS get close mentorship from award-winning faculty and join a community of scholarship and engagement with their fellow WGS classmates. WGS graduates have gone into a wide range of fulfilling professional and community service roles in: social work, non-profit leadership, law, ethnic studies, human resources, education, counseling, student services, urban planning, art, healthcare, business, and more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Gender, Race and Class

Transnational Feminisms

Careers in WGS

Fem. Research Methodologies

Feminist Lecture Series

Queer Lecture Series

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rohnert Park, United States

Disciplines

Gender & Sexuality Studies Sociology Political Science View 1522 other Bachelors in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete a high/secondary school curriculum which totals 12 years of primary-secondary education, and earn a graduation diploma or certificate
Complete high school curriculum with above satisfactory grades or marks which equals a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) on the 4.0 grading scale
Submit official high school transcript (academic record), showing all courses with grades or marks, and graduation diploma or certificate. Official transcript must be in the original language of issue. Submit certified English translations for non-English documents
Submit official verification of English proficiency except where English is the applicant's native language and has attended for at least three years’ full time at an institution where English was the principal language of instruction

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

6450 USD / year

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Out-of-State

6450 USD / year

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In-State

6450 USD / year

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Living costs

Rohnert Park

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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