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An online undergraduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies is an undergraduate program students can complete to earn a credential quickly and build foundational knowledge in the field. At University of Maryland Global Campus, this program is 18 credits and includes interdisciplinary coursework on topics related to gender and sexuality. Students can examine how concepts of gender and sexuality differ across cultures and through time. They can also develop a better understanding of the diversity of expressions of gender and sexuality in contemporary society and learn how to apply that understanding in personal, professional, and educational contexts. Students who earn an undergraduate certificate in vulnerability assessment at UMGC can apply those credits to a related UMGC bachelor's degree.
UMGC offers the flexibility working adults, military servicemembers, and others need to reach their goals. Students can opt to take just one course at a time or take multiple courses at once, depending on their schedules and needs. The undergraduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies can be completed in as little as one year or less. How long it takes an individual student will depend on the student's course load and whether the student has any relevant transfer credits.
UMGC's online undergraduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies has affordable tuition rates, including an in-state rate for Maryland residents and a reduced rate for eligible military servicemembers and their spouses and dependent children. Rates are posted at the top of this page. UMGC is committed to making higher education affordable and offers scholarships for those who qualify, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks.
Students do not need any specific background to enroll in the online undergraduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies at UMGC. Our undergraduate admission requirements do apply.
Students don't need any certifications to enroll in or complete the online undergraduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies.