Gender, Africana, and Latin American Studies

The Department of Gender, Africana, and Latin American Studies offers programs for students to explore the diverse histories, identities, and experiences of people from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, as well as the fluid nature of gender and sexuality across time and space. The department houses a 36-credit major in Women's and Gender Studies as well as four different 18-credit minors in the following: African and African-American Studies; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies; Sexuality and Queer Studies; and Women's and Gender Studies.

We encourage students to know their history, communicate across differences, think critically about systems of oppression, and to work towards social justice. Our curriculum challenges dominant narratives and amplifies marginalized voices. Majoring or minoring in our programs equips students with crucial analytical skills that are necessary for 21st century jobs, including critical thinking, problem-solving, writing and oral communication, project management, collaboration with various stakeholders, digital literacy, leadership, among other skills. Additionally, our focus on civic and community engagement prepares students to be engaged global citizens and catalysts for positive change in their communities. Students wishing to excel in fields such as human services, law, health, media, business, education, politics, non-profit management, social work, counseling, and cultural affairs will find a home in one of our degrees.

African and African-American Studies

The African and African-American studies program is an interdisciplinary one. It is a comprehensive examination of the diversity of the experiences of people of Africa and the Africans diasporas.

Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies

The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Program at New Jersey City University addresses the need in our pluralistic society to broaden one's knowledge about Latin America, the Caribbean, and North Americans of Latin American and Caribbean ancestry.

Sexuality and Queer Studies

The minor in Sexuality and Queer Studies (SQS) centers on the identities and histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-variant people with a particular focus on urban queer identities. The SQS minor examines how assumptions about sexuality and gender are constructed and emphasizes ways to navigate and resist those assumptions through the application of knowledge in a variety of settings including education, healthcare, the workplace, and community organizations.

Women's and Gender Studies

As an interdisciplinary field, Women’s and Gender Studies trains students to use various research tools and theoretical approaches to problem-solving.