This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 100 (meets GE Area 3B Humanities, or GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies) or GWS 110 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, or GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies) |
3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GE Area 3A Arts | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 205/CS (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) | 1/2 |
| GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 3 |
| GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| GE Area 3B Humanities | 3 |
| CARQ American History Campus Requirement | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 301 | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 302 | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 400 | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
Gender and Women’s Studies Electives (15 units)
GWS 220, AIS 222 or GWS 222, GWS 230, GWS 315, GWS 320, GWS 340, GWS 351, GWS 360, GWS 370, GWS 380, GWS 396A-Z, GWS 410, GWS 420, GWS 430, GWS 440, GWS 495A-Z
Areas of Concentration (12 units)
Philosophy and Religion
ANTH 308, GWS 315, GWS 420, JS 330, PHIL 337, PHIL 348, RS 304
Race and Ethnicity
AAS 340, AFRS 324, CAS 365, CHS 246 or CHS 346 or CHS 365, AIS 222 or GWS 222, GWS 315, GWS 351, GWS 420, GWS 440, JS 330, QS 201, RTM 330
Communication and Media
ART 468 or CTVA 413, COMS 360, COMS 435, GWS 230, GWS 315, GWS 410, JOUR 371, JOUR 372
Law and Public Policy
BLAW 391, GWS 370, HIST 349A, HIST 349B, POLS 350, POLS 361, POLS 448
Social Work and Welfare
GWS 370, FCS 340, HSCI 231, SOC 324, SOC 325, SOC 357
Criminology
BLAW 391, CJS 418, GWS 370, SOC 304, SOC 324, SOC 355