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Women's StudiesEndowed Chairperson: Ahmed-Ghosh, HumaLocation: 1207 Ingersoll Hall Extension Phone: 718-951-5476 
Women's studies examines the roles and positions of women, aspects of their domestic, economic, political, social, reproductive, and sexual lives, and their relationships to the cultures and societies in which they live and to each other. The critical analysis of individuals, institutions, and intellectual ideas is approached from historical, cross-cultural, and contemporary viewpoints. As an interdisciplinary field, women's studies is a model for traditional disciplines, leading the way to more innovative teaching and learning. The interdisciplinary Brooklyn College program in women's studies offers students a bachelor of arts degree and a minor. We also offer a concentration for education majors in the following programs: early childhood education teacher (birth-grade 2); childhood education teacher (grades 1-6). The program is committed to providing students with an excellent education, advisement, and support. The women's studies lecture series introduces students to national and international debates within feminist scholarship and gives students an entr?e into the broader academic world. Women's Studies students have the opportunity to take field trips to feminist academic conferences, museums, and libraries. Majors and minors are also able to participate in a new study-abroad program specifically designed to serve their needs. For some, declaring a women's studies major is a political statement. According to our students, having Women's Studies on their transcripts says that human rights, including those of women and LGBTQ and other persons belonging to all racial, ethnic, and religious groups, are of the highest importance. It says that despite the fact that history, politics, and philosophy, among other areas, are dominated by Western male thought, our faculty and students go out of their way to hear the voices of women resound through the ages, and to note how many groups have influenced modern thought, culture, and policy. A major or minor in women's studies says you are willing to see a more complete picture of any field. Our students state that our courses open their eyes to new, creative ways of thinking and conceptualizing their careers. As an interdisciplinary major, women's studies provides an excellent background for students who wish to go into medicine, law, research, business, education, art, or almost any profession or career.
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