Bachelor in Women's Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $54,500..

This programme examines gender and sexuality through interdisciplinary research and critical analysis. Students study how societal norms shape experiences of identity, power, and inequality. The curriculum emphasizes theory-to-practice learning through research and service. Graduates develop skills in analyzing systemic inequities and advocating for gender justice.

Focus areas include gender and sexuality, feminist theory, intersectionality, reproductive health, LGBTQ+ experiences, intimate relationships across the lifespan.

The programme requires 36 credits, including core courses, electives, and a capstone research project. Students complete at least one Reflective Service Learning course with 20 hours of service.

Graduates work as community educators, legal aid officers, nonprofit program managers, researchers, and public interest lawyers.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Submission of transcripts, a personal statement, and two letters of recommendation is required. The college uses a holistic review process.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.