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Gender Studies (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary degree that draws upon courses in Gender Studies, American Studies, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology, and other gender-related courses. The program is designed to examine the ways that gender as a complex social construction that intersects with class, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and sexual identity; to examine the lives and experiences of groups which have been underrepresented in traditional academic work; and to acquaint students with the fundamental methodologies of women's and gender studies.

Gender Studies graduates work in fields such as human resources, management, social service, and sales. The B.A. in Gender Studies also prepares students to pursue professional degrees in education, law, health sciences, social work, policy studies, and management or graduate degrees in the humanities and social sciences.

Each student in the Gender Studies program is actively involved in the formulation of his or her program of study, working with a faculty advisor to devise an individualized degree plan. Students pursuing a degree in Gender Studies may incorporate a minor from another discipline in their degree program. Students are encouraged to double major in Gender Studies and another discipline.

Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies Degree Requirements (120 hours)

I. Core Curriculum Requirements¹: 42 hours
    A. Communication (6 hours)
        3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)
        3 hours Communication (BIS 3320)
    B. Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
        6 hours American Government (GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2302)
        6 hours History (HIST 1301 and HIST 2301)
        3 hours Social and Behavioral Science Elective
    C. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
        3 hours Humanities (AMS 2341 or HUMA 1301)
        3 hours Fine Arts (ARTS 1301)
    D. Mathematics and Quantitative Methods (6 hours)
        3 hours College Algebra (MATH 1300 or MATH 1314)
        3 hours Quantitative Methods or Math (STAT 1342 or PSY 2317)
    E. Science (9 hours)
        One course must have a lab component
        See Associate Deanacademic advisor for appropriate courses

¹ Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parenthesis are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at U.T. Dallas.

II. Major Requirements: 48-49 hours (36-37 hours beyonf the Core Curriculum)
    Major Preparatory Courses (6 hours)
        One of the following:
            MATH 1306 College Algebra for the Non-Scientist²
               or MATH 1314 College Algebra²
            STAT 1342 Statistical Decision Making²
               or PSY 2317 Statistics for Psychology²
            GST 2300 Introduction to Gender Studies²
    Major Courses (36 hours)
        A. Gender Studies Core Courses (9 hours)
            GST 3301 Psychology of Gender
            GST 3302 Gender in Western Thought
            GST 3303 Gender, Society and Politics
        B. Disciplinary Methods (3-4 hours)
            One of the following:
                AP 3300 Elements of Art and Performance
                HIST 3301 Historical Inquiry
                LIT 2341 Literary Analysis
                SOCS 3305 and SOCS 3105 Introduction to Social Statistics with Laboratory
        C. Gender Studies Major and Related Courses (27 hours)
            See academic advisor. Must include BIS 3320 The Nature of Intellectual Inquiry²

² A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. An additional IS course will be taken if BIS 3320 is used to satify the Core Curriculum Communication Elective requirement.

III. Elective Requirements: (41-42 hours)
    Advanced Electives (6 hours)
    Free Electives (35-36 hours)
        Students must complete 51 hours of upper-division credit to graduate.

Minor in Gender Studies

The Gender Studies minor is 18 semester hours. The courses consist of GST 2300/SOC 2300, two courses chosen from AHST 4342 (when topic is Venus to Vampire), GST 3301/PSY 3324, GST 3302/HIST 4380 (when topic is Gender in Western Thought), and GST 3303/GOVT 3354/SOC 3354, and nine hours chosen from: AHST 4342 (when topic is Venus to Vampire), AMS 3300, AMS 3318, BIS 4V04, CJS 3324, GOVT 3353/SOC 3353, GOVT 4334, GOVT 4358/SOC 4355, HIST 3324, HIST 3366, HIST 3371, HIST 3384, HIST 4360, ISGS 3306, ISGS 3312, ISGS 4306, ISGS 4311, ISGS 4320/SOC 4379, LIT 3327, LIT 3380, PSY 3338, PSY 4345, PSY 4346, SOC 3343, SOC 3352, SOC 3353/GOVT 3353, SOC 4355/GOVT 4358, SOC 4375, or SOC 4379/ISGS 4320.

The University of Texas at Dallas 2006-2008 Undergraduate Catalog
Volume 31, Number 1
Copyright © The University of Texas at Dallas

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