Women's Studies at Hamilton is certainly not for women only. It is not even exclusively about women. Instead, women's studies provides a powerful perspective on culture and history by placing women at the center of its analysis. Who are we as individuals and as members of a society? Who shapes those identities, and how? How do gender, power, race and class affect the interactions of women and men? These are issues that every thoughtful person must address. Women's studies at Hamilton gives students the tools to address them with intellectual rigor in an inclusive, supportive environment.
Women's studies majors consider and analyze issues of domination and privilege based not just on gender but on race, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation and other factors. These points of reference help students think critically about the historical, societal, psychological, cultural and global forces that shape their lives. Women's studies challenges students to look at these forces from multiple viewpoints. It prepares them to make informed decisions about life at Hamilton College and beyond.
Above all, women's studies is about personal and intellectual growth. Students find their voices and discover how to use them — how to write and speak effectively, think critically, and become full participants in the public dialogue.
Women's studies at Hamilton is an interdisciplinary program, grounded in a wide range of fields and approaches. This broad focus challenges students to move beyond abstract and personal arguments and to think critically about the economic, educational, artistic, scientific, legal and policy implications of gender and class roles. The accomplished women's studies faculty includes a Carnegie Foundation New York State Teacher of the Year and a recipient of the College's prestigious Samuel and Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
As an interdisciplinary program, women's studies offers a full range of courses at every level: introductory surveys; intermediate courses in feminist history, theory, practice and philosophy; and advanced seminars that focus on women and race, class, gender, sexuality, education, arts, science, religion, law and public policy. Classes are small and feature intensive student-faculty interaction.
The broad appeal, growing importance and versatile range of women's studies make it a valuable adjunct to other disciplines as well as a popular concentration. Students may major or minor in women's studies; they may combine it with another discipline to create their own interdisciplinary major; or they may work toward a double major. Students who don’t wish to major or minor in the field still find that introductory and intermediate women's studies courses provide useful tools to re-evaluate and gain perspective on traditional disciplines.
Women's studies graduates make excellent use of their Hamilton degrees by successfully entering careers and graduate study in a wide range of fields, including social work, education, public policy, law, science, medicine, art and business.
Women's studies at Hamilton is an interdisciplinary program, grounded in a wide range of fields and approaches. This broad focus challenges students to move beyond abstract and personal arguments and to think critically about the economic, educational, artistic, scientific, legal and policy implications of gender and class roles. The accomplished women's studies faculty includes a Carnegie Foundation New York State Teacher of the Year and a recipient of the College's prestigious Samuel and Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
As an interdisciplinary program, women's studies offers a full range of courses at every level: introductory surveys; intermediate courses in feminist history, theory, practice and philosophy; and advanced seminars that focus on women and race, class, gender, sexuality, education, arts, science, religion, law and public policy. Classes are small and feature intensive student-faculty interaction.
The broad appeal, growing importance and versatile range of women's studies make it a valuable adjunct to other disciplines as well as a popular concentration. Students may major or minor in women's studies; they may combine it with another discipline to create their own interdisciplinary major; or they may work toward a double major. Students who don’t wish to major or minor in the field still find that introductory and intermediate women's studies courses provide useful tools to re-evaluate and gain perspective on traditional disciplines.
Women's studies graduates make excellent use of their Hamilton degrees by successfully entering careers and graduate study in a wide range of fields, including social work, education, public policy, law, science, medicine, art and business.
Women's studies at Hamilton is an interdisciplinary program, grounded in a wide range of fields and approaches. This broad focus challenges students to move beyond abstract and personal arguments and to think critically about the economic, educational, artistic, scientific, legal and policy implications of gender and class roles. The accomplished women's studies faculty includes a Carnegie Foundation New York State Teacher of the Year and a recipient of the College's prestigious Samuel and Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
As an interdisciplinary program, women's studies offers a full range of courses at every level: introductory surveys; intermediate courses in feminist history, theory, practice and philosophy; and advanced seminars that focus on women and race, class, gender, sexuality, education, arts, science, religion, law and public policy. Classes are small and feature intensive student-faculty interaction.
The broad appeal, growing importance and versatile range of women's studies make it a valuable adjunct to other disciplines as well as a popular concentration. Students may major or minor in women's studies; they may combine it with another discipline to create their own interdisciplinary major; or they may work toward a double major. Students who don’t wish to major or minor in the field still find that introductory and intermediate women's studies courses provide useful tools to re-evaluate and gain perspective on traditional disciplines.
Women's studies graduates make excellent use of their Hamilton degrees by successfully entering careers and graduate study in a wide range of fields, including social work, education, public policy, law, science, medicine, art and business.
Women's studies at Hamilton is an interdisciplinary program, grounded in a wide range of fields and approaches. This broad focus challenges students to move beyond abstract and personal arguments and to think critically about the economic, educational, artistic, scientific, legal and policy implications of gender and class roles. The accomplished women's studies faculty includes a Carnegie Foundation New York State Teacher of the Year and a recipient of the College's prestigious Samuel and Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
As an interdisciplinary program, women's studies offers a full range of courses at every level: introductory surveys; intermediate courses in feminist history, theory, practice and philosophy; and advanced seminars that focus on women and race, class, gender, sexuality, education, arts, science, religion, law and public policy. Classes are small and feature intensive student-faculty interaction.
The broad appeal, growing importance and versatile range of women's studies make it a valuable adjunct to other disciplines as well as a popular concentration. Students may major or minor in women's studies; they may combine it with another discipline to create their own interdisciplinary major; or they may work toward a double major. Students who don’t wish to major or minor in the field still find that introductory and intermediate women's studies courses provide useful tools to re-evaluate and gain perspective on traditional disciplines.
Women's studies graduates make excellent use of their Hamilton degrees by successfully entering careers and graduate study in a wide range of fields, including social work, education, public policy, law, science, medicine, art and business.
