Why Study Women’s and Gender Studies at Women’s University in Africa?
WUA offers flexi time for the mature women and girls who want to acquire the degree. There are day, evening and block release classes.
WUA has a crèche where you can bring your toddlers while you attend classes in the morning or afternoon.
Duration: Three years
Entry requirements
Opportunities for Women’s and Gender Studies Graduates
This specialist degree gives you a combination of critical thinking and problem solving skills to prepare you for a career in:
Graduates of Women’s and Gender Studies will take up jobs as:
Course Code | First Year First Semester |
WGS112 | Women and gender studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction |
WGS114 | Introduction to Feminist Theories |
WGS115 | Introduction to Gender Relations |
CS111 | Communication Skills |
BCL111 | Basic Computer Literacy |
First Year Second Semester | |
WGS121 | Gender, Culture and Migration |
WGS122 | Women and Work |
WGS123 | Gender and Development |
WGS124 | Modern African Women’s Voices in Film and Literature |
WGS125 | Sociology and Gender |
Second Year First Semester | |
WGS211 | Psychology of Women and Gender |
WGS212 | Women and Disaster Management |
WGS213 | Feminist Ways of Knowing |
WGS214 | Qualitative Research Methods |
WGS215 | The Politics of Women’s Health |
Second Year Second Semester | |
WGS221 | Gender and Media |
WGS222 | Women and Religion |
WGS223 | Globalization and Trans-nationalism |
WGS224 | Women as Agents of Change |
WGS225 | Quantitative Research Methods |
Third Year First Semester | |
WGS311 | Gender, Sexuality and Society |
WGS312 | Gender Community and International Organisations |
WGS313 | Transformational Feminisms |
WGS314 | Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and Diaspora |
WGS315 | Social Justice and Law Reform |
Third Year Second Semester | |
WGS321 | Gender Mainstreaming in Organisations |
WGS322 | Gender Globalization, Culture, Power and Trade |
WGS323 | Women and Politics |
WGS324 | Research Project |