FGSS-BA - Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BA)
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Program Overview
The Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies equips students with the knowledge and skills to examine the significance of gender and sexuality across all areas of human life. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the program explores understandings of and experiences related to gender and sex and how these intersect with race, nationality, religion and belief, class, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, medicine and health, technology, and age. The program also coordinates courses from across the University into a cohesive curriculum in LGBTQ+ studies.
Students design personalized, interdisciplinary programs of study built around a self-defined thematic focus that integrates coursework from multiple departments. Majors may choose one of several subplans—Humanities and the Arts; Technology, Medicine, and Science; Law and Social Sciences; or LGBTQ+ Studies—or may design their own thematic focus. Subplans are printed on the diploma, while individual thematic foci are not. Through this flexible curriculum and opportunities for practical experience, students engage diverse methodologies and theories in gender and sexuality studies, developing the tools to ask critical questions, conduct research, and chart their own intellectual and career paths. The program also offers an interdisciplinary honors program open to undergraduates in all majors.
Minimum Units in the Program
Minimum University Units
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Students must complete an additional two courses from any two approved subplan courses other than their own. One course may not count for more than one requirement.
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- 2213771
- 2226991
Note: Not all courses are offered yearly.
Senior Capstone Project
Students who select to do a senior project for their capstone should enroll in FEMGEN 104X during Spring Quarter of their junior year, followed by FEMGEN 199A in Autumn Quarter of their senior year. Capstone papers must be at least 7,000 words (excluding notes and figures). Creative Capstones may include formats such as short films, podcasts, poetry collections, or performance, and must be paired with a critical written analysis.
All Capstone proposals are reviewed and approved by the FEMGEN 199 instructor(s) and the student’s faculty advisor. Creative projects must meet scholarly standards and clearly articulate their research context, audience, and methodology. Units earned through the FEMGEN 199 series will count toward the major’s unit requirement.
For more information, visit the FGSS website.
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- 2255321
Students must take FEMGEN 104X or an alternative junior year preparation for honors class to allow them to gather data for the thesis over the summer before senior year.
Students pursuing honors must complete FEMGEN 199A. In addition, they will complete a minimum of 9 units, including 199A, from the following course list.
Honors Thesis must be a written thesis of at least 15,000 words (excluding notes and figures) that demonstrates original, in-depth research.
Creative Honors Projects are more extensive in scope than a standard senior Capstone project, which may take forms such as a feature-length film, digital media work, or curated exhibition.
All Honors proposals are reviewed and approved by the FEMGEN 199 instructor(s) and the student’s faculty advisor. Creative projects must meet scholarly standards and clearly articulate their research context, audience, and methodology.
Units earned through the FEMGEN 199 series do count toward the major’s unit requirement.
- 2147901
Students pursuing honors must complete FEMGEN 199A. In addition, they will complete a minimum of 9 units, including 199A, from the following course list.
Honors Thesis must be a written thesis of at least 15,000 words (excluding notes and figures) that demonstrates original, in-depth research.
Creative Honors Projects are more extensive in scope than a standard senior Capstone project, which may take forms such as a feature-length film, digital media work, or curated exhibition.
All Honors proposals are reviewed and approved by the FEMGEN 199 instructor(s) and the student’s faculty advisor. Creative projects must meet scholarly standards and clearly articulate their research context, audience, and methodology.
Units earned through the FEMGEN 199 series do count toward the major’s unit requirement.
- 2147901
- 2147901
- 2147921
- 2148121
- 2255321
- 1299261
The Humanities and Arts subplan centers the arts, history, literature, language, media, and performance in the analysis of how ideas about feminism, gender, and sexuality are developed, produced, and experienced alongside other categories of difference.
Not all courses are offered every year.
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- 2208341
- 2143412
- 2226802
- 2226991
- 2167272
- 1152064
- 2027063
- 2254782
- 2141492
- 2191463
- 1252302
- 2080092
The Queer and Transgender Studies subplan focuses on the histories, practices, and theories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer identities and communities through multidisciplinary study.
Not all courses are offered every year.
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- 2014592
- 2196521
- 2063663
- 2167272
- 2191463
The Technology, Science, and Medicine subplan investigates ethical considerations in how gender, sex, sexuality and other categories of embodied difference shape and are shaped by technology, science, and health and medicine in the application of scientific knowledge.
Not all courses are offered every year.
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- 2193522
- 2259931
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The Law and Social Sciences subplan investigates how gender, sex, and sexuality and other categories of embodied difference are studied, regulated, and experienced in economics, politics, education, public policy, and the law.
Not all courses are offered every year.
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- 2196631
- 2063663
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Students interested in an individually designed subplan should speak to a prospective advisor from the list of affiliated faculty, and should develop a proposal describing a thematic focus and outlining a course of study. The proposal is then submitted to the Program Office (Bldg. 460, Room 216) for approval by the Director or Associate Director.