Gender Studies
What is Gender Studies?
Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary endeavor organized around questions, particularly about how gender and sexuality affect people’s lives and individual lived experiences in the present and at different times in history.
- What do we mean when we say “gender”?
- How does sexuality relate to masculinity and femininity?
- Why do those who challenge conventional expressions of gender and sexuality make folks uncomfortable?
Many young people’s expressions of gender fluidity and “nonbinary” and “trans” identity have taken these questions in new directions, giving these questions a broader relevance.
Why Gender Studies?
The interdisciplinary nature of Gender Studies makes it a perfect match for the interdisciplinary studies major because it provides a critical lens and then applies that lens to real world pursuits and endeavors. What Gender Studies students share is a keen analytic intelligence and an ethical commitment to a better world.
Faculty Representative
Jaime Harker
- Director of the Isom Center and Professor of English
Possible Gender Studies Plans
Students pursuing this theme study representations of gender in the media, broadly defined, and learn the skills to contribute to these conversations through film, print, social media, and more.
- R = Required Course
- E = Recommended Elective
| Gender Studies | Journalism | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1: | G ST 201 R | JOUR 101 Media, News & Audience R | SST 350 The South and Sexuality E |
| Course 2: | G ST 202 R | JOUR 102 Introduction to Multimedia Writing or IMC 205 Writing for IMC R | SOC 314 Sociology of News E |
| Course 3: | G ST 333 R | JOUR 310 Social Media in Society E | |
| Course 4: | G ST 350 Gender and Sexuality in Cinema E | JOUR 345 Digital Media Diversity E | |
| Course 5: | G ST 353 Gender and Sexuality in the Media E | JOUR 574 Public Opinion and the Mass Media E | |
| Course 6: | G ST 386 Gender on Film E | JOUR 575 Mass Media Ethics and Social Issues E | |
| 18 Hrs | 18 Hrs | 6 Hrs |
The question of gender has played a major role in our understanding of spirituality, from the nature of God to the leadership of religious institutions to the experience of believers. This concentration provides historical context and critical tools to explore the relationship between gender and spirituality across different times, cultures, and traditions.
- R = Required Course
- E = Recommended Elective
| Gender Studies | Religious Studies | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1: | G ST 201 R | Rel 101: Introduction to Religion R | Hst 434: US Religious History E |
| Course 2: | G ST 202 R | Rel 102: Introduction to Asian Religions E | Hst 455: History of Religion in the South E |
| Course 3: | G ST 333 M/R | Rel 311: Women and the Goddess in Asian Religions E | |
| Course 4: | G ST 337: The South and Sexuality E | Rel 326: Saints and Sexuality E | |
| Course 5: | G ST 368: Feminism, Women, and Religion E | Rel 366: Sex, Gender, and the Bible E | |
| Course 6: | G ST 425: Religion, Gender, and Sexuality E | Rel 389: Religious Responses to Poverty E | |
| 18 Hrs | 18 Hrs | 6 Hrs |
Health care professions have recognized the importance of gender and sexuality in ensuring quality of care, access, and recruitment of health care professionals. This concentration provides the expertise and critical tools needed to offer equitable health care across gender and sexual diversity.
- R = Required Course
- E = Recommended Elective
| Gender Studies | HERSM – Community Health Emphasis | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1: | G ST 201 R | HP 191: Personal and Community Health R | Jour 585: Health Communication E |
| Course 2: | G ST 202 R | PH 195: Foundations of Public Health R | Anth 349: Medical Anthropology E |
| Course 3: | G ST 333 R | ES 350: Research Methods in HESRM M | |
| Course 4: | G ST/NHM 329: Gender and Families E | PH 528: Public Health Policy E | |
| Course 5: | G St 325: Sociology of Gender E | PH 305: Program Planning and Evaluation E | |
| Course 6: | G St 565: Psychology of Gender E | PH 319: Global Health E | |
| 18 Hrs | 18 Hrs | 6 Hrs |
Non-profits play a significant role in improving the lives of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and nonbinary and trans people. Learn how to combine your passion for gender and sexual equality with the practical skills for managing nonprofits, fundraising, and building successful programs.
- R = Required Course
- E = Recommended Elective
| Gender Studies | Business | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1: | G ST 201 R | Bus 101: Business for a Better World R | Accy 201: Introduction to Accounting Principles I E |
| Course 2: | G ST 202 R | Bus 220: Starting and Building Your Business R | Econ 202: Principles of Microeconomics E |
| Course 3: | G ST 333 R | Bus 250: Legal Environment of Business E | Econ 203: Principles of Macroeconomics E |
| Course 4: | G ST 396: Exploring the Feminist Nonprofit R | Bus 271: Business Communication E | |
| Course 5: | G ST 423: Black Women’s Enterprise & Activism E | Ent 101: Social Entrepreneurship E | |
| Course 6: | Ent 476: Entrepreneurial Leadership E | ||
| 15 Hrs | 18 Hrs | 9 Hrs |
LGBTQIA+ culture is diverse, exciting, and transformative. This concentration provides grounding in queer history, activism, aesthetics, and distinctive cultural practices.
- R = Required Course
- E = Recommended Elective
| Gender Studies | Sociology, Theatre and Film, English, History | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1: | G ST 201 R | ENG 488: Special Topics in Gender/Sexuality Studies E | NMH 535: Human Sexuality E |
| Course 2: | G ST 202 R | ENG 490: Special Topics in Queer Theory E | SOC 425: Gender, Religion, and Sociology E |
| Course 3: | G ST 333 R | HIST 436: US Sexuality History E | SOC 433: Theory of Gender and Sexuality E |
| Course 4: | G ST 384: Gay and Lesbian Literature and Theory E | PSYCH 100: Psychology of Human Sexuality E | THEA 329: Queer Playwriting E |
| Course 5: | G ST 402: Advanced Queer Studies E | PSYCH 460: Psychology of Human Sexuality E | |
| Course 6: | |||
| 15 Hrs | 15 Hrs | 12 Hrs |