Gender and Social Justice Minor

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The minor in gender and social justice provides students with the intellectual foundation and practical skills necessary to tackle inequality and injustice as they relate to gender and sexuality in today's increasingly global world. This minor prepares students for employment in nonprofit organizations, politics, government agencies, cultural reporting and socially conscious niches within the entertainment industry.

Twenty units of course work are required to complete the minor in gender and social justice:

Required Course - Lower Division (4 Units)

Choose one:

SWMS 210gmw Social Analysis of Gender Units: 4
SWMS 212gp Introduction to Gender and Sexuality: American Perspectives Units: 4
SWMS 215gw Introduction to Gender and Sexuality: International Perspectives Units: 4
SWMS 219gp Introduction to Feminist Theory Units: 4
SWMS 221g Introduction to Queer Theory Units: 4

Required Course - Upper Division (4 Units)

SWMS 310 Gender and Social Justice Units: 4

Electives - Upper Division (12 Units)

Choose three:

IR 316 Gender and Global Issues Units: 4
POSC 381 Sex, Power, and Politics Units: 4
SOCI 402 Human Trafficking Units: 4
SWMS 308 Advanced Gender Theory Units: 4
SWMS 311 Gender and Sexuality Studies: Internship Units: 2, 4, 8
SWMS 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity Units: 4
SWMS 349 Women and the Law Units: 4
SWMS 385m Men and Masculinity Units: 4