Welcome to the Women's Studies Program at Drake University!

What is Women's Studies?

The Drake University Women's Studies Program is an interdisciplinary, academic program that is involved in many different aspects of campus life. Every year, we help sponser such events as:

We work with others on campus on various other projects. For example, we are working with the counseling center on a series of dicsussion on healthy sexuality, and with other students on campus to create a group of scientifically-oriented women called WITS (Women in Science and Technology).

Women's Studies is not a department. We draw on courses from many other departments on campus. We do not offer a major. We do, however, offer a concentration. A women's studies concentration can be compatible with many other majors.

Women's studies is not the only interdisciplinary program at Drake. If you are interested in this type of learning, also check out the cultural studies, multicultural studies, Latin American studies, and honors programs at Drake.

Drake University
Women's Studies Program
2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311