Introduction

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A concentration in Gender and Society provides students with an understanding of the role of gender in the experiences of females, males, and gender non-conforming individuals. The interdisciplinary nature of the concentration enables students to develop the skills to critically evaluate the ways in which inequality, oppression, and social structure contribute to various social problems such as restrictions on reproductive health, the pay gap, sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. The Gender and Society concentration equips students for jobs in a variety of areas such as advocacy, counseling, public health, policy-making and government, business, and criminal justice.

All prospective majors should contact the undergraduate advisor in Sociology as early in their academic careers as possible for information about the degree requirements. Transfer or returning students should consult with the undergraduate advisor in Sociology concerning completion of the core courses.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a total of 38 credit hours, including a minimum of 20 SOCY credit hours and 18 ancillary credits.

2. Students must complete a minimum of 16 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours from the approved courses.

3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.

4. Students must complete a minimum of 13 SOCY credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Allowances and Restrictions

1. Students must take four electives for the major. Three of these electives must be cross-listed as SOCY and WGST. The fourth elective must be a WGST course that is not cross-listed with a Sociology course or a WGST internship.

2. Students who pursue this concentration simultaneously earn a minor in Women's and Gender Studies.

3. Transfer courses must be evaluated for acceptability to CU Denver prior to being applied to any of the following major requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following required courses:		26
SOCY 1001	Understanding the Social World
SOCY 2001	Inequalities in Social World
SOCY 3115	Quantitative Methods & Analysis
SOCY 3119	Qualitative Methods
SOCY 3140	Sociological Theory
SOCY 4830	Senior Capstone: Worklife Practices & Policies
WGST 1050	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
or WGST 4308	Contemporary Feminist Thought
Complete three courses (nine credit hours) in WGST/ SOCY cross-listed elective courses:		9
SOCY/WGST 3010	Sociology of Human Sexuality
SOCY/WGST 3080	Sex and Gender
SOCY/WGST 3700	Families and Society
SOCY/WGST 4270	Social Meanings of Reproduction
SOCY/WGST 4780	Violence in Relationships
Complete one additional WGST Elective from the following list:		3
WGST 3020	Gender, Sexuality and Race in American Popular Culture
WGST/HIST 3343	Women & Gender in US History
WGST/ENGL 3450	Contemporary Women Writers
WGST 4010	Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies
WGST/PSCI 4150	Gender Politics in the Middle East: Beyond Orientalism & Islamism
WGST/PSCI 4215	Women's Rights, Human Rights: Global Perspectives
WGST/HIST 4225/GEOG 4625	Urban America
WGST/HIST 4230	Women in the West
WGST/PSCI 4248	Gender, Development and Globalization
WGST/HIST 4303	Sex and Gender in Modern Britain
WGST/ETST 4305	Women of Color Feminisms
WGST/ENGL/HIST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
WGST/HIST 4307	History of Sexuality
WGST/ENGL/PHIL 4308	Contemporary Feminist Thought
WGST/HIST 4345	Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present
WGST/RLST 4420	Goddess Traditions
WGST/PHIL 4500	Feminist Philosophy
WGST/ENGL 4510/RLST 4730	Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
WGST 4511/FREN 4510	French Women Writers
WGST 4540/SPAN 4340	Race, Class, and Gender in Spanish Golden Age Literature
WGST/PSCI 4564	Gender and Politics
WGST/COMM 4610	Communication, Media, and Sex
WGST/COMM 4660	Queer Media Studies
WGST/RLST 4710	Women and Religion
WGST/PHIL 4933	Philosophy of Eros
Total Hours		38

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These courses are examples. Students should check course descriptions and the schedule to find courses that meet this requirement.

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