Title of Major: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Certificate 

Award: Certificate 

Code: CRT.GSS.STDS 

Total Credit Hours: 15  

About the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program

Purpose: The certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies is offered for students who desire concentrated study in the field of Gender and Sexuality Studies for career purposes, personal enrichment, or as a pathway to the Associate of Arts degree in Transfer Studies or a more advanced degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies. 

Multidisciplinary in nature, Gender and Sexuality Studies focuses on the role of gender and sexuality in the construction of individual identities, interpersonal relationships and social institutions. Courses promote an understanding of power and privilege in a social context. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills by analyzing the ways in which gender and sexuality intersect with other social variables like class, race, ethnicity and disability. 

Credits earned for the certificate may be applied to the Associate of Arts degree in Transfer Studies. The certificate also enables students to prepare for employment that focuses on the role of gender and sexuality in fields such as health, law, psychology, social work, education, public policy and business, and provides a credential offering evidence of concentrated study in the field of Gender and Sexuality Studies. 

Additional Program Requirements: 

Completion of the required courses with a grade of C or better in each course. 

All students must demonstrate eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A . Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements , “Certificate Requirements” for more information. 

Faculty Contact (https://webapps.aacc.edu/directory/): Heather Rellihan 

Course/Advising Notes: _____________________________________________________________________________ 

Term 1

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
GSS 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies	3 credit hours
Elective Must be chosen from: GSS 102 - Introduction to Masculinity Studies   GSS 113 - Women’s Health   GSS 117 - Healthy Aging for Women   GSS 169 - Music, Power and Gender   GSS 210 - Images of Women   GSS 211 - Gender and Mass Media in the United States   GSS 212 - Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies   GSS 213 - Marriage and the Family   GSS 215 - Psychology of Relationships   GSS 216 - Human Sexuality   GSS 220 - Gender and Culture: Gender Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective   GSS 221 - Psychology of Men   GSS 222 - Psychology of Women   GSS 223 - Philosophy and Gender   GSS 225 - Cultural Representations of Disability, Gender and Sexuality in the U.S.   GSS 228 - Literature in English by Women	3 credit hours

Term 2

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
Elective Choose one course from the list of electives in Term 1.	3 credit hours

Term 3

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
Elective Choose one course from the list of electives in Term 1.	3 credit hours

Term 4

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
Elective Choose one course from the list of electives in Term 1.	3 credit hours