Violence Against Women

certificate

Violence against women is a significant issue in the US and internationally, requiring a prepared workforce of scholars and practitioners to develop and implement effective prevention and intervention efforts. The certificate in Violence Against Women equips students with the knowledge and ability to understand and analyze frameworks and evidence about violence against women, including approaches for research, prevention, and intervention. 

About this Program

Certificates must comply with the Certificate Policy.

Department Information

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies offers academic programs, grants graduate and undergraduate degrees, and advances research in the discipline. Faculty in the department successfully compete for national fellowships and grants, win research and teaching awards, and produce rigorous and transformative research.
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GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7352
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 Curriculum

The certificate program is open to all undergraduates. 

At least 6 credits toward the certificate must be at the 3000-level or above.

Students take one course from the foundation course options to gain grounding in theory and scholarship about relevant sociocultural contexts and issues. In addition, students take two required courses to learn theory and scholarship specific to violence against women.

Select one foundations course:3
Introduction to Health Disparities
Social Science Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Women's Studies
Gender, Bodies, and Health
Sexualities Studies
Transnational Feminism
Latinx Sexualities
Gender, Culture, and Place
Women and Therapy
Discrimination and Health
WST XXXX
Girlhood Studies
WST XXXX
Futures and Foundations of Black Feminist Theory
WST 3325Violence Against Women3
WST 3800Sexual Ethics3
Total Credits9