As a department in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the department of women's, ethnicity and intersectional studies (WEIS) offers an interdisciplinary major and minor on the experiences of marginalized peoples with a focus on intersectionality. Both the major and the minor reflect a thematic, rather than disciplinary, focus. Students should expect to acquire knowledge and develop skills to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries that will help them obtain a deeper understanding of other peoples’ perspectives and experiences. The analysis of gender, race/ethnicity, class and sexuality is central to the major. In addition, cross-cultural and international perspectives represent the department’s commitment to move beyond culturally and nationally parochial understanding of marginalized peoples’ identities and struggles. Students may elect to double-major in WEIS and other fields in the liberal arts and sciences or other colleges. The major prepares students for careers in a variety of fields and prepares them many professional and advanced degrees. Courses that count toward the major and minor are listed as ETHS and WOMS but can also be cross-listed courses from other LAS departments, as well as courses that the department determines to have high intersectional content.