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Department of
Ethnic & Gender Studies
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Gender Studies
Minor in Gender Studies
For Ethnic Studies click here
This program is designed to provide support to students who wish to specialize in gender issues, and to provide a coherent academic program in Gender Studies which is well integrated with other disciplines and departments. All students are greatly benefited by exposure to analysis and study of the way in which gender affects the various aspects of their lives, including their careers and the way in which careers impact home and leisure.
The Gender Studies minor examines the roles of men and women in modern society. The core courses include those that focus on women’s studies and on gender issues in our society. Electives examine gender roles within the context of other topics. These courses provide supporting background and assist the student in integrating the interdisciplinary minor with career goals.
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Core Requirements (12 units)
- Complete the following core course (3 units):
GEND 3550 Society and Gender, 3 units
- Select ONE of the following (3 units):
GEND 3000 Contemporary Gender Studies Research, 3 units or
GEND 4200 Gender Theory, 3 units
- Select 6 additional units from the following core courses (6 units):
GEND 2020 Introduction to Women’s Studies, 3 units
GEND 2500 Women’s Development and Lifestyle Choices, 3 units
GEND 3000 Contemporary Gender Studies Research, 3 units*
GEND 4100 Gender and Education, 3 units
GEND 4150 Gender and Ethnicity in Children’s Literature and Culture, 3 units
GEND 4200 Gender Theory, 3 units
GEND 4910 Cooperative Education, 2-4 units*
GEND 4920 Gender Studies Practicum, 1-4 units* (recommended)
GEND 4950 Selected Topics in Gender Studies, 1-5 units*
GEND 4980 Individual Study, 1-4 units*
Electives (6 units)
- Select 6 units of electives with a GEND designation or cross-listed with Gender Studies.
Additional courses may be included in the minor if approved by the Director of Gender Studies. Courses listed in the core but not used as part of the 12-unit requirement may be selected as electives. Approved courses currently include:
GEND/SOCL 2010 Sociology of Sexual Behavior, 3 units
GEND 2020 Introduction to Women’s Studies, 3 units
GEND 2500 Women’s Development and Lifestyle Choices, 3 units
GEND 3000 Contemporary Gender Studies Research, 3 units*
GEND/ETHS 3200 Gender Roles in the Chicano Community, 3 units
GEND/SOCL 3320 The Sociology of Men and Society, 3 units
GEND/PSCI 3444 Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East, 4 units
GEND/PSYC 3660 Psychology of Women, 3 units
GEND/ANTH 3900 Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality (WP), 3 units
GEND/ENGL 3950 International Non-European Women Authors, 3 units
GEND/ETHS 4000 The Mexican American Family, 3 units
GEND/ETHS 4010 The African American Family, 3 units
GEND/ETHS 4020 The African American Woman: Soul Sister, 4 units
GEND/ETHS 4030 Asian American Families, 3 units
GEND/COMM 4040 Gender Communications, 3 units
GEND 4100 Gender and Education, 3 units
GEND 4150 Gender and Ethnicity in Children’s Literature and Culture, 3 units
GEND 4200 Gender Theory, 3 units
GEND/PSCI 4305 Gender Politics at Work, 3 units
GEND/PSCI 4311 Women in American Law, 3 units
GEND/ETHS 4350 Multiculturalism: From Bias to Reality, 3 units
GEND/ENGL 4510 British Women Authors, 3 units
GEND/ENGL 4520 American Women Authors, 3 units
GEND/ENGL 4530 Gender and Sexuality in Literature, 3 units
GEND/PHIL 4600 Philosophy and Feminism, 3 units
GEND/HIST 4620 Gender in United States History, 3 units
GEND/HIST 4750 Comparative World Women: Perceptions of Gender, 3 units
GEND 4910 Cooperative Education, 2-4 units*
GEND 4920 Gender Studies Practicum, 1-4 units*
GEND 4950 Selected Topics in Gender Studies, 1-5 units*
GEND 4980 Individual Study, 1-4 units*
*Repeated enrollments in these courses may be included in the Minor if approved by the Director of Gender Studies.
Learning Objectives
- Identify major contemporary social, economic, political, and psychological issues facing the sexes.
- Discuss major topics and approaches in the history of feminist theory, queer theory, and masculinity theory.
- Explore how social constructions of gender, sex, and sexual identity intersect with institutions, society, cultural practices, careers, and work environments.
- Identify how differences in sex, sexual identity and orientation, race/ethnicity, class, age, ablebodiedness, religion, geographic identification, and other identities structure the nature of gender-based inequality, justice, and oppression.
- Analyze the variations in gender systems across cultures and time.
- Explore strategies for transforming coercive and unequal gender systems and enhancing individual choice and our common humanity.
- Connect scholarly inquiry to practical applications.
- Engage in cultural critique of representations of sex, gender, and sexuality as they intersect with other identity and cultural factors.
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