Gender and Women's Studies (BA)

Gender & Women's Studies

Bachelor of Arts

Coursework Location(s)

Main/Tucson

Areas of Interest

• Communication, Journalism & Public Relations
• Law, Policy & Social Justice
• Psychology & Human Behavior
• Social & Behavioral Sciences

Overview

Gender & Women's Studies aims to be an evolving interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on:

- feminist approaches to all possible areas of scholarly investigation;

- the inextricably interconnected processes by which the social formations of gender, race, class, sexuality and nation are constructed, in the past and the present;

- feminist and related social movements;

- the constitution of women's lives in diverse social contexts;

- and the analysis of diverse feminisms.

An undergraduate degree in Gender & Women's Studies provides students with a wide array of skills and knowledge, including: knowledge of feminist theories and methodologies, development of critical research skills, knowledge of the history of feminist and other social movements, multicultural competency, opportunities for activism, and career related skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theories, histories, and/or methods used in the field Gender & Women's Studies.
• Chicana and Latina Studies Concentration in B.A. Major Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theories, histories, and/or methods in Chicana and Latina Studies as they inform the field of Gender & Women's Studies.
• Queer, Transgender, and Sexuality Studies Concentration in B.A. Major Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theories, histories, and/or methods in Queer, Transgender, and Sexuality Studies as they inform the field of Gender & Women's Studies.
• Think critically as demonstrated by the use of synthetic, analytic, or computational/quantitative reasoning in written, spoken or visual form.
• Understand how differences among humans, or between humans and non-humans, have been constructed and organized and why those difference are important.
• Identify, evaluate, and use evidence from information sources following scholarly standards of ethical conduct.
• Write clearly and grammatically.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• GWS 200: Women and Western Culture
• GWS
• HIST 202: History of Modern Sexualities
• GWS
• HIST 308-001: Gender, Labor and Families

Career Fields

• Nonprofit
• Academia
• Advocacy
• Public relations
• Education