Overview

In an increasingly global, heterogeneous culture, we are bound to engage with diverse people, practices, and beliefs. Understanding and respecting differences can prepare you for and enhance both your professional and personal lives, whether your future is in Criminology, politics, teaching, science or counseling, among other career options. Because the concentration integrates classes from multiple departments, you are able to synthesize material across boundaries and apply what you learn to effect social change at myriad levels.

You'll learn how identity markers Gender and Diversity Studies at Slippery Rock University like race, class, and gender impact individual lives, social group formation, and patterns of power and privilege. You will:

Develop an awareness of and an ability to address sensitive issues with respect for and understanding of diverse perspectives, values and backgrounds
Gain an understanding of how power structures are created, maintained and challenged within cultural, economic, historical and political contexts
Learn to think critically about and gain an appreciation of the culturally specific experiences of sex, gender, race, and other identity categories
Apply what you've learned to social, professional and community environments

Participate in internships to apply what you've learned, acquire practical experience in the workforce, and create professional networks

Whether we recognize it or not, we experience, reinforce and disrupt social and systemic expectations about diversity categories (gender, race, sexualities, able-bodiedness and disability, socioeconomic status, ethnicity and religion) every day. The concentration in Gender and Diversity Studies explores all of these intersections within a critical context and analyzes how privilege, power and oppression are produced, challenged and changed at both micro- and macrocosmic levels.

Careers In Gender and Diversity Studies

Unless you only plan to work and interact only with people who look like you and share your beliefs, this major can serve you well. You'll learn about and interacting with people who are different from you and participating in organizations, workplaces, and communities where you'll need to understand, respect and work with difference, and employers and graduate programs value inclusiveness and diversity. This major enhances career preparedness in a variety of fields, including:

Non-profits (for instance, Women's Shelters, Boys to Men Foundation, NAACP, Human Rights Campaign, YMCA, Planned Parenthood, OUT for Work, Women's and Girls Foundation, Stop Human Trafficking, or Big Brothers/Big Sisters, among others)
Business
Counseling and Psychology
Criminology
Sociology
Education/Teaching
Law
Market Research
Music Therapy
Social Work
Business
Health, medicine and rehabilitation
Public Relations and Communication

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Gender Studies

African-American Literature

Native American Literature

Asian Literature

Study of Masculinities

Women's Health Issue

African-American Literature

Gender Roles and Society

World Religions

Philosophy of Gender and Sex

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grove City, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the application for admission
Pay $30 USD application fee in the application portal. (non-refundable)

Submit official, English-translated copies of all secondary and post-secondary course work completed, including subjects listed and marks earned, school certificates, diplomas and examinations results.

All non-native speakers of English must submit an official language score reports

Submit a copy of your passport - copy of the picture page.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15988 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15988 USD / year

≈ 15988 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7994 USD / year

≈ 7994 USD / year

Living costs

Grove City

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Careers In Gender and Diversity Studies

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

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