Women’s and Ethnic Studies, BA

Learning Outcomes

• Interdisciplinary approach: To think critically about intersections of race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, nationality and other hierarchies. Understanding history, culture and society from a range of perspectives, including those emanating from communities whose stories and lives have been marginalized.
• Scholarly sophistication: To write sophisticated autobiographical, analytical, and research papers; create artistic work; and express oneself with clarity and confidence.
• Developing knowledge: To develop consciousness about multiethnic and gender issues locally, domestically, globally and transnationally.  To become well versed in the rapidly increasing scholarship on women and racial/ethnic groups with special focus on transnational studies; literary and artistic achievements; historical, social, political, and economic conditions; families and communities; and people’s strategies for liberation.
• Engaged teaching and learning: To excel in classes that allow students to claim an education, that value their contributions, and that challenge and incite students’ intellectual imaginations. To study with a multiracial/ethnic group of faculty.
• Community: To develop a sense of belonging to an intellectual field and community that is innovative, multiracial, and inclusive; learning to work with integrity and openness with people from diverse backgrounds. To build bridges across race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, nationality, age and religion and apply this knowledge to other disciplines and communities; to see a link between theory and practice. 
• Social change: To develop skills to shape our collective future in ways that foster diversity and equity. To gain the preparation needed to earn graduate degrees and/or obtain employment in WEST-related fields and work with people from a range of backgrounds.