You can reach the Undergraduate Academic Advisor at wsadvise@u.washington.edu or 206-534-6902

Welcome to the Undergraduate Program in Women Studies at the University of Washington. Please use the links below to find information about specific aspects of our program:

• Degree Requirements for Majors
• The Minor in Women Studies
• Quarterly Course Schedules
• Advising
• Resources
• FAQ
• Undergraduate Forms

1. Learn how to identify and critically engage the scholarship and activism that constitute global studies of women and gender.
2. Synthesize, critique and extend current scholarship through effective written and spoken work.
3. Learn how to link the politics of knowledge production with critical analyses of different modes of inquiry and related standards of accountability.
4. Develop skills in active, student-centered learning related to social justice theories and movements.
5. Develop skills and knowledge for effective political engagement based on feminist critiques of the interlocking dimensions of sexism, racism, ableism, nationalism, capitalism, globalization, and heterosexism.
6. Critically reflect on relationships between students' lives and the skills, arguments and ideas developed in courses.

Students in the Women Studies Department have gained valuable skills and experience in the community through internships at places as varied as Seal Press, The Seattle Police Department's Victim Assistance Unit, The Wing Luke Asian Art Museum, and the Washington State Women's Political Caucus.  Internships are open to nonmajors as well as to majors.  For more information about internships, click here.