Gender Studies Specialization

Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary specialization that encompasses multiple disciplines and methods of inquiry. This specialization encourages students to examine gender and sexuality and their intersection with other forms of identity. Students must complete a total of 15 credits of courses within the Gender Studies specialization, including at least three credits in the Humanities and Fine Arts, as well as at least three in the Social Sciences and History.

Gender Studies Specialization

Students should complete 15 credits from 3 different departments.

Gender Studies Courses

ARH-340	Gender in Modern and Contemporary Art	3 credits
ATH-308	Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective	3 credits
COM-250	Criticism as Praxis	3 credits
COM-320	Communicating Gender and Sexuality	3 credits
COM-360	Topics in the Philosophy of Communication	3 credits
HIS-356	The Body in History	3 credits
HIS-388	Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Latin America	3 credits
MUS-208	Music, Gender, and Sexuality	3 credits
PHI-309	Feminist Philosophy	3 credits
PSY-128	Gender and Sexuality	3 credits
SOC-320	Family Sociology	3 credits
SOC-361	Intersections of Race, Ethnicity and Gender	3
SPA-414	Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Spanish-Speaking World	3 credits

Outcomes

 

After completing the specialization in Gender Studies, students will be able to:

1. Understand that gender and sexuality is a complex and multifaceted social phenomena;
2. Explain how the study of gender and sexuality connect with several different disciplines;
3. Analyze social phenomena using a lens of gender and/or sexuality; and
4. Create knowledge about gender and sexuality from different disciplinary perspectives.