Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, B.A.

Program Learning Goals in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Students who complete a major or minor will be able to:

1. Articulate a critical understanding of the impact of gender and sexuality within their own lives.

2. Describe how constructions of gender/sexuality have socially, historically, and globally shaped the experiences of both women and men.

3. Describe the importance within people’s lives of the intersections of gender and sexuality with other social hierarchies such as race, ethnicity, class, religion, and disability.

4. Analyze gender and sexuality using interdisciplinary and feminist theories, methodologies, and paradigms.

5. Identify ethical and social justice dimensions and implications within the study of gender/sexuality.

6. Demonstrate the development of knowledge and skills to deal positively with gender and sexuality-based inequality within their communities.

Major Requirements

36 credit hours

Subtotal: 12

Career Development Program

All majors in the Humanities and Social Sciences complete a 0 credit course, CE 2001, “Professional Development Program,” as one of their degree requirements. In this course, students are introduced to resources and strategies for finding internships, articulating transferable skills, and preparing for employment or graduate/professional schools after college. Students typically complete this course in their sophomore year. Opportunities for ongoing Professional Development will be provided within the major, in collaboration with Career Services.

Additional Requirements

Complete one course from Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 below (9 cr.).

Complete any other five additional courses (15 cr.) from the approved list. Of the 36 total credit hours, at least 9 credit hours should be from humanities and at least 9 credit hours from the social or natural sciences.

Choose one course (3 cr.) from each group for major or minor.

Group 1: Core Gender courses:

Group 2: Core Sexuality courses:

Group 3: Global/Diversity courses:

*HS 2059, PL 2050: These courses may be used for either group, but not both.

List of courses offered in other departments approved for the GEND major/minor:

Please see the program webpage, http://sites.jcu.edu/womensstudies/ for updates to this list and special topics courses being offered. Scheduling needs across the University may determine when these courses are offered.