Gender Studies
Required for the Major in Gender Studies
- Two core courses (interdisciplinary in nature):
- Gender Studies
100: Introduction to Gender Studies
- Gender Studies 200: Introduction to
Feminist Theory and Practice
- Two additional six-unit
courses, cross-listed and offered within various disciplines,
that focus primarily on gender. These courses must be distributed as
follows:
- One must be either Gender Studies 110 or Gender Studies
350.
- One must be either Gender Studies 180 or Gender Studies 270.
- At least six additional six-unit courses, some cross-listed and some gender-component courses, as described below. The six courses
must be distributed as follows:
a. At least two courses must be at the level of 200
or above.
b. At least one course must be at the level of 400
or above.
c. Courses must be taken in at least two academic
divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts).
d. Two of the six-unit courses may be gender-component
courses that are offered in other departments but which may be taken for credit
in gender studies. These courses include those whose primary focus
is something other than gender but
in which
students' individual work (essays, research projects, etc.) must be
focused on gender issues. In order to have a gender-component course
approved for the major,
students
must complete
a
form (to be signed by the instructor and their gender studies advisor) that
outlines which course requirements will be fulfilled with work
applicable to gender studies. This form must be completed and submitted
to the gender studies advisor by the end of the second week of the
term. Forms may be downloaded from the gender
studies Web page.
e. Completion of independent study in gender
studies can be substituted for one course.
- Students will enroll in a
capstone experience that is approved by the Gender Studies Steering
Board and mentored by a gender studies faculty member. The capstone may be an
independent study, internship/practicum, or an approved project in an advanced course.
The capstone experience should draw on concepts and materials from the
gender studies core courses.
Gender studies faculty members have developed a list of
potential
courses in which the instructors have agreed that students can focus
individual work on gender or in which a focus on gender is a regular
part.
Courses cross-listed in
gender studies will count toward completion of the major whether
students register for them using the program's designation (GEST) or an
individual department's designation.
Required for the Minor in Gender Studies
- Two core courses:
- Gender Studies 100: Introduction to Gender
Studies
- Gender Studies 200: Introduction to Feminist Theory and Practice
- Four additional six-unit courses that focus primarily on gender.
The four courses must be distributed as follows:
a. Two must be
cross-listed in gender studies; the two remaining courses may be gender-component
courses. If
these are gender-component courses, students must complete a form (to be signed
by
the
instructor and their gender studies advisor) that outlines which course
requirements will be fulfilled with work applicable to gender studies.
This form must be completed and submitted to the gender studies advisor
by the end of the second week of the term. Forms may be downloaded from
the gender studies Web page.
b. At least two
courses must be at the level of 200 or above.
c. Courses must be taken in at least
two academic divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, fine
arts). Completion
of independent study in gender studies can be substituted for one
course.
- C average in the minor
Courses cross-listed in gender studies will count toward completion of
the minor whether students register for them using the program's
designation (GEST) or an individual department's designation.
