Overview

The Women and Gender Studies postgraduate certificate offered at George Mason University may be taken alone or in conjunction with another graduate program.

Students interested in a professional career are prepared to address gender-related challenges in both domestic and global settings.

What's in the Program:

The certificate adds an area of specialization to any graduate degree, giving students a competitive edge in the world of work.
The core courses provide students a groundwork in transnational feminisms, feminist theory, critical race theory, and queer theory.
Electives allow students to select from a range of interdisciplinary classes across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
The certificate may be taken alone or in conjunction with another graduate program.
Courses applied to the certificate may also be applied to a degree program, subject to approval of the graduate director of the respective programs.
Electives from your degree program can be counted towards your certificate when relevant to Women and Gender Studies, in consultation with your graduate advisor. Be sure to talk to your graduate advisor early before filing for your degree.
You cannot declare the certificate in the last semester of your degree program.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Gender and Social Structure

Qualitative Research Methods

Research for Social Change

Critical Race Studies

Representations of Race

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

15 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fairfax, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Applicants to the graduate certificate in women and gender studies who are already accepted or enrolled in a degree program in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences must submit

Graduate Secondary Certificate Program Application.
Goals statement detailing their interest in Women and Gender Studies.

All other requirements are waived.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

36477 USD / year

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Out-of-State

36477 USD / year

≈ 36477 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14138 USD / year

≈ 14138 USD / year

Living costs

Fairfax

United States

1330 - 2300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

What's in the Program:

Programme Structure

Key information

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Delivered

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