Gender Studies AA-T

SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES: GENDER STUDIES ASSOCIATE IN ART FOR TRANSFER (AA-T) Degree

Plan your AA-T in Social Justice Studies: Gender Studies!

The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T), Social Justice Studies-Gender Studies is designed for all students regardless of gender identification. It is a dynamic interdisciplinary field of study that examines diverse human experiences and identities from a social, cultural, historical and economic perspective. Using an intersectional, feminist, transnational, LGBTQ+ and social justice framework, the degree aims to help students understand and dismantle not only sexism, but also racism, homophobia/heterosexism, transphobia, and other forms of institutionalized oppression. Gender Studies graduates are well positioned to hold positions in business, government, law, and the non-profit sector, where they are actively working to create positive changes in society. More specifically, the program can lead to a variety of careers including community organizer, social worker, lawyer, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, political lobbyist, political strategist, and many more. The AA-T degree prepares students who wish to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in a field related to Social Justice, particularly at the California State University campuses.

1. Required Core (9 units)

  • SOC 210 or ETHN 210: Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. (3 units)

AND

  • WGS 101: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3 units) OR WGS 202 or SOC 202 Gender and Society (3 units)
  • or WGS 140: Introduction to LGBT Studies (3 units)
  • or WGS 202 or SOC 202: Gender and Society (3 units)

AND

  • WGS 115 or COMM 115: Gender, Communication, and the Digital Revolution (3 units)

2. List A (9-10 units)

Select three course from at least two of the following areas. Only one course from Area 4 may be used.

Area 1: History or Government

  • WGS 204 or HIST 204: Women in American Society (3 units)

Area 2: Arts and Humanities

  • ART 109 or HUM 109: Gender and Sexuality in Art (3 units)
  • ENGL 236: Studies in Women's Literature (3 units)
  • WGS 109 or PHIL 109: Philosophy of the Body, Feminism, and Gender (3 units)
  • WGS 118 or ART 118: History of Women in Visual Art (3 units)
  • WGS 102: Women and Religion (3 units)
  • ENGL 236: Studies in Women's Literature (3 units)

Area 3: Social Sciences

  • WGS 105: Gender Studies and the Chicana/Latina Experience (3 units)
  • WGS 107 or HUM 107: Men and Masculinities: Constructing Manhood in America (3 units)
  • WGS 108 or KIN 108: Women in Sports (3 units)
  • WGS 205 or ANTH 205: Anthropology of Sexuality and Gender (3 units)
  • WGS 206 or ECON 102 Women in the Global Economy (3 units)
  • WGS 209: Gender and Science (3 units)
  • PSYC 265: Psychology of Gender (3 units)

Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods

  • MATH 112: Elementary Statistics (4 units)
  • or MATH 112S: Enhanced Elementary Statistics (4.5 units)
  • or PSYC 210: Elementary Statistics (4 units)
  • or SOC 205: Research Methods (3 units)
  • or PSYC 220: Research Methods (4 units)

Area 5: Major Preparation (3 units)

  • WGS 103 or HED 103: Women, Their Bodies and Health (3 units)

Total Units for Major: 18-19.5 units

Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) Requirements

1. Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,

2. Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,

3. Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and

4. Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.