GEND - Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Program Title
College
Department(s)
Program Level
Program Type
Degree Designation
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:
Articulate a critical understanding of the impact of gender and sexuality within their own lives.
Describe how constructions of gender/sexuality have socially, historically, and globally shaped the experiences of both women and men.
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.
Analyze gender and sexuality using interdisciplinary and feminist theories, methodologies, and paradigms.
Identify ethical and social justice dimensions and implications within the study of gender/sexuality.
Demonstrate the development of knowledge and skills to deal positively with gender and sexuality-based inequality within their communities.
Major Requirements
36 credit hours
GEND 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
GEND 4000 | CRITICAL FEMINIST INQUIRY | 3 |
GEND 4100 | INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR | 3 |
CE 2001 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0 |
Subtotal: 9
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 six additional courses (18 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:
HS 2059* | WOMEN IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
PL 2051* | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | 3 |
SC 1150 | MASCULINITIES | 3 |
SC 3200 | SEX AND GENDER | 3 |
Group 2: Core Sexuality courses:
HS 1162 | SEXUALITY IN AMERICA | 3 |
PL2052 | PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND SEX | 3 |
SC 3150 | SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
TRS 3564 | CHRISTIAN SEXUALITY | 3 |
Group 3: Global/Diversity courses:
HS 2059* | WOMEN IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
HS 3210 | WOMEN IN EUROPE SINCE 1500 | 3 |
HS 3472 | RACE AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 3473 | WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
IC 1630 | ITALIAN WOMEN AND SOCIETY | 3 |
PL 2051* | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | 3 |
PL 2072 | PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND RACISM | 3 |
PS 3420 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE | 3 |
SC 2550 | PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION | 3 |
SC 3530 | LATINA/O TRANSNATIONAL EXPERIENCE | 3 |
SP 3430 | HISPANIC WOMEN'S FILM | 3 |
*HS 2059, PL 2051: These courses may be used for either group, but not both.
List of courses offered in other departments approved for the GEND major/minor:
CL 1310 | WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME | 3 |
EN 1750 | WRITING WOMEN: AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
EN 2681 | WOMEN, VIOLENCE, AND LITERATURE | 3 |
FR 3330 | EVIL OR MEDIEVAL? WICKED WOMEN AND MERRY MEN | 3 |
FR 3520 | FRENCH WOMEN | 3 |
HS 2059 | WOMEN IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
HS 1162 | SEXUALITY IN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 3210 | WOMEN IN EUROPE SINCE 1500 | 3 |
HS 3472 | RACE AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 3473 | WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
IC 2030 | GLOBAL FAIRY TALES, FABLES, FOLK TALES, AND SHORT FICTION | 3 |
IC 1630 | ITALIAN WOMEN AND SOCIETY | 3 |
IC 3672 | LEGACY OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WOMEN IN ITALY TODAY | 3 |
IC 3750 | HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS | 3 |
PL 2050 | MAJOR WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS | 3 |
PL 2051 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | 3 |
PL 2052 | PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND SEX | 3 |
PL 2072 | PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND RACISM | 3 |
PO 3160 | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | 3 |
PO 3660 | GENDER, JUSTICE AND THE LAW | 3 |
PS 2620 | ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
PS 2890 | PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAUMA: MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT | 3 |
PS 2930 | PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDERED VIOLENCE | 3 |
PS 3420 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE | 3 |
PS 3810 | EATING DISORDERS | 3 |
PS 4760 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES | 3 |
SC 1150 | MASCULINITIES | 3 |
SC 2250 | SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY | 3 |
SC 2550 | PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION | 3 |
SC 2730 | PUBLIC HEALTH IN U.S. SOCIETY | 3 |
SC 2750 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 |
SC 3150 | SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
SC 3200 | SEX AND GENDER | 3 |
SC 3530 | LATINA/O TRANSNATIONAL EXPERIENCE | 3 |
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SC 3030 | WOMEN, GENDER RELATIONS, AND SPORTS | 3 |
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SPL 3030 | WOMEN, GENDER RELATIONS, AND SPORTS | 3 |
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SP 3430 | HISPANIC WOMEN'S FILM | 3 |
TRS 3416 | THE RABBIS ON SEX AND GENDER | 3 |
TRS 3564 | CHRISTIAN SEXUALITY | 3 |
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.