Gender and Sexuality Studies

(Formerly Women’s Studies)

Subject abbreviation: GSST College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Juliann Emmons Allison, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 2033C CHASS INTN juliann.allison@ucr.edu

• (951) 827-1583;

genderandsexualitystudies.ucr.edu

Professors

Alicia Arrizón, Ph.D. Anthonia Kalu, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature and

Foreign Languages) Marguerite R. Waller, Ph.D. (Comparative

Literature and Foreign Languages) Associate Professors

Juliann Emmons Allison, Ph.D. Katja Guenther, Ph.D. (Sociology) Sherine Hafez, Ph.D. Tamara Ho, Ph.D. Chikako Takeshita, Ph.D. Jane Ward, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Jade S. Sasser, Ph.D. Eric A. Stanley, Ph.D.

The Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies offers the B.A. in Gender and Sexuality Studies and the B.S. in Sustainability Studies.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The Gender and Sexuality Studies Department offers a coherent interdisciplinary curriculum with a major field of study in the areas of gender and sexuality. Each student is required to take a total of 13 courses.

At the upper-division level, the department provides concentrations in gender and cultural production, gender and families, sexualities and gender, and gender and work, and gender, science, and technology.

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies are as follows:

Major Requirements

• 1. Lower-division requirements (three courses

[at least 12 units])

• a) GSST 001 or GSST 001H or GSST 001S

• b) One of the following: GSST 010, GSST 020, GSST 020H, GSST 020S, GSST 030

or GSST 030H

• c) One additional lower-division GSST course

• 2. Upper-division requirements (ten courses [at

least 40 units])

• a) GSST 100

• b) GSST 191A and GSST 191B

• c) Seven courses of electives chosen

from the list below with the following distribution requirements:

• (1) One course focusing on African

American women, Asian American women, Chicanas/Latinas, or Native American women in the United States or on women from societies in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, or Africa

• (2) One course focusing on issues of

sexuality, sexual orientation, sexual identification, or masculinity and femininity

• (3) The following courses may only be

counted one time towards the major: GSST 190, GSST 195, GSST 198G

Elective Course Work

Upper-division Gender and Sexuality Studies courses or courses in another department that are cross-listed with Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Closely related upper-division courses from other programs or departments may be substituted upon approval.

Sustainability is broadly understood as the pursuit of a livable world for all human and non-human life at present and in the future. The Sustainability Studies Bachelor of Science degree offered by the Gender and Sexuality Studies Department investigates the historical and contemporary ways environments change, and are changed by, human activity. Focusing on a range of challenges to sustainability including climate change, air and water pollution, toxic contamination, energy demands, economic growth, agricultural production, and environmental injustice, the B.S. curriculum offers a comparative, interdisciplinary, transnational approach to the theories and practices of building a sustainable future. Courses in gender and sustainability, natural and earth sciences, engineering, health and medicine, cultural studies, policy, media, and social sciences prepare students to respond to challenges to local, regional, and global sustainability. Students will be trained in feminist paradigms and methodologies associated with intersectionality, dialogue, and relation. Through in-depth, engaged learning experiences, this major educates global citizens who will be prepared for careers in industry, health care, public service, policy advocacy, education, and social activism relevant to sustainability.

This is a major that accommodates CNAS transfers who have considerable amounts of training in science and aspire to get an interdisciplinary education in sustainability. This major also encourages students to do internships with local environmental organizations, health advocates, and other institutions as well as to broaden their perspectives through the study abroad program. Major Requirements

• 1. Lower-Division Requirement (4 courses,

14~16 units)

• a) GSST 101

• b) GSST 021

• c) Two courses from the following list of

courses in natural, earth, and environmental sciences. (Cannot double count with the CHASS math and science 20 unit requirement): BIOL 003, BIOL 005C, BIOL 040, BPSC 011,BPSC 021, ENTM 010, ENTM 020, ENTM 050/BPSC 050, GEO 002, GEO 004, GEO 009, GEO 010, GEO 011, GEO 012, CEE 010 (2 units), ENGR 096/NASC 096/HASS 096, ENSC 001, ENSC 002, ENSC 006/ECON 006, ME 004, PHYS 007, PHYS 010, PHYS 016, PHYS 024, PHYS 037

• 2. Quantitative Method Requirement (one

course, 4 units)

One of the following courses or sequences

OR an additional science course with a lab: SOC 001/SOC 004/SOC 005, STAT 048, STAT 100A, PSYC 011, POSC 114, ECON 101, GEO 157

• 3. Upper-Division Requirements (9 courses, 36

units)

• a) GSST 100

• b) Two GSST courses, of which at least one

is from the following courses on gender & sustainability: GSST 131, GSST 161, GSST 171, GSST 173, GSST 181, GSST 183

• c) Four courses from any of the following

lists.

(Students may concentrate in one or two areas or take courses from all areas. Up to two courses for this requirement may be replaced by any of the following CNAS courses. Students are responsible for fulfilling the relevant prerequisites: BIOL 100/ENTM 100, BIOL 165/BPSC 165, ECON 143A/ENSC 143A, ENSC 101, ENSC 102, ENSC 141, ENSC 174, ENTM 124, ENTM 125, ENTM 126, GEO 160, GEO 161, GEO 167, GEO 169.)

• (1) Environmental policy and politics:

PBPL 129, POSC 106, POSC 127, POSC 137, POSC 139, POSC 160, POSC 180, POSC 189

• (2) Health & medicine:

ANTH 143/GSST 185, ANTH 158, ANTH 160, ANTH 162, ANTH 166, ETST 116, HIST 107

• (3) Science, technology, and

related topics: ANTH 110, ANTH 132, ANTH 140T, AST 107, ETST 183, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 109/ENGR 109, MCS 122, PHIL 117, RLST 164, SOC 137, SOC 161, SOC 184

• (4) Internship or Honors Thesis focusing

on sustainability: GSST 195, GSST 198-I

• d) Capstone course sequence, required for

all seniors: GSST 191A + GSST 191C Gender and Sexuality Studies 291 / Programs and Courses 291 / Programs and Courses

The minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies consists of six courses (at least 24 units) distributed as follows:

• 1. Lower-division requirements (two courses [at

least 8 units])

• a) GSST 001 or GSST 001H or GSST 001S

• b) One GSST lower-division course

• 2. Upper-division requirements (four courses

[at least 16 units])

• a) GSST 100

• b) Three upper-division GSST courses.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel and learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Study Abroad Programs at studyabroad.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-2508.

See Education Abroad Program in the Educational Opportunities section of this catalog. A list of participating countries is found under Education Abroad Program in the Programs and Courses section. Search for programs by specific areas at uc.eap.ucop.edu.