Career Opportunities

Students in the department obtain a broad liberal arts education which is an excellent background for a wide variety of fields. Students develop strong skills in critical inquiry, written and oral communication, and an awareness of social issues. Graduates are working in the education and legal fields, as administrators and managers in the public and private sectors, in human services and the healing professions, the arts and technological sciences, in law enforcement and in many other fields. The major can also be designed to provide appropriate preparation for a range of graduate programs and professional schools. The University of Massachusetts Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies is designed to complement a major degree-granting discipline and further advance feminist research and methodology.