MCCCD Program Description

Major: 6225N
Effective Term: 2020 Fall

Award: AC
Total Credits: 15
CIP Code: 05.0207

Instructional Council: Women and Gender Studies (81)
GPA: 2.00

SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as:
13-1071.00 Human Resources Specialists
43-4105.03 Patient Representatives
21-1093.00 Social and Human Service Assistants
19-4061.00 Social Science Research Assistants

Upon completion of a bachelor`s degree, students may pursue a career as:
21-1021.00 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
13-1041.03 Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
27-3031.00 Public Relations Specialists
11-9151.00 Social and Community Service Managers

Upon completion of a graduate degree, students may pursue a career as:
25-1062.00 Area Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Post-Secondary
21-1022.00 Healthcare Social Workers
23-1011.00 Lawyers
25-1199.00 Post-Secondary Teachers

Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Women and Gender Studies is an intensive interdisciplinary liberal arts certificate program, which provides students with tools and opportunities to discuss and critique historical and contemporary theories and practices of feminism(s) and gender identities. The curriculum enables students to think critically, analyze problems, and communicate effectively. Using women`s experiences and perspectives, students explore cultural and global issues by completing a variety of courses focusing on gender, history, culture, class, race, ethnicity, and sexuality to foster equality and understanding.

Required Courses

WST100 Introduction to Women`s and Gender Studies 3

Credits: 3

Restricted Electives
Students must complete 12 credits from the list below: ASB211 Women in Other Cultures 3 ENH/WST284 19th Century Women Writers 3 ENH/WST285 Contemporary Women Writers 3 HIS201 History of Women in America 3 HLR/WST286 Women and Health: Body/Mind/Spirit/Connection 3 HUM/WST209 Women and Films 3 + PSY235 Psychology of Gender 3 REL/WST290 Women and World Religion 3 SOC212 Gender and Society 3 WST120 Gender, Class, and Race 3 WST128 Law and Violence Against Women 3 WST160 Women and the Early American Experience 3 WST161 American Women Since 1920 3 WST200 Essential Feminist Writing 3	Credits: 12

General Electives
	Credits:

Learning Outcomes
1. Analyze historic, contemporary, and recurring issues in society through the perspectives of feminist and gender theories. (WST100, ENH/WST285, HIS201, REL/WST290, SOC212, WST128, WST160, WST161, WST200) 2. Apply an interdisciplinary perspective to critically evaluate the interrelationship between gender and race, class, and sexual orientation. (WST100, ASB211, PSY235, SOC212, WST120) 3. Evaluate how gender identity was and is portrayed in various social and cultural perspectives through the lens of feminist and gender theories. (WST100, ASB211, ENH/WST285, HUM/WST209, REL/WST290, WST200) 4. Demonstrate how feminist and gender theories and methodologies have local, national, and global applications and consequences. (WST100, ASB211, REL/WST290, SOC212, WST128) 5. Evaluate and implement strategies to address societal and power inequities to improve women`s status and promote social justice and human rights for all genders. (WST100, ASB211, PSY235, REL/WST290, SOC212, WST120, WST128, WST200) 6. Critically assess the impact of popular culture in shaping individual and collective gender identities. (WST100, ASB211, ENH/WST284, ENH/WST285, HLR/WST286, HUM/WST209, WST160, WST161, WST200) 7. Communicate using research in varied settings, both orally and in writing, in a culturally responsive manner. (WST100)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 26, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.