The curriculum is designed to ground students in the evolving tradition of feminist scholarship while supporting them as they utilize feminist perspectives within their own fields of study. The certificate emphasizes the development of theoretical perspectives, research and analytical skills from an integrative perspective, meaning by this the interaction of race, class, gender and sexuality in a national and/or global perspective. Specifically the certificate seeks to enable its students to acquire skills and competencies in four general areas:

1. feminist theory

2. women’s history, literature and the social and natural sciences

3. intercultural research with a focus on women of color

4. feminist research and methods