Program Overview

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Gender & Women's Studies: Chicana and Latina Studies Emphasis

Overview

Gender & Women's Studies aims to be an evolving interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on:

• Feminist approaches to all possible areas of scholarly investigation
• The inextricably interconnected processes by which the social formations of gender, race, class, sexuality, and nation are constructed, in the past and the present
• Feminist and related social movements
• The constitution of women's lives in diverse social contexts
• The analysis of diverse feminisms

An undergraduate degree in Gender & Women's Studies provides students with a wide array of skills and knowledge, including:

• Knowledge of feminist theories and methodologies
• Development of critical research skills
• Knowledge of the history of feminist and other social movements
• Multicultural competency
• Opportunities for activism
• Career-related skills

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theories, histories, and/or methods used in the field of Gender & Women's Studies
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theories, histories, and/or methods in Chicana and Latina Studies as they inform the field of Gender & Women's Studies
• Think critically as demonstrated by the use of synthetic, analytic, or computational/quantitative reasoning in written, spoken, or visual form
• Understand how differences among humans, or between humans and non-humans, have been constructed and organized and why those differences are important
• Identify, evaluate, and use evidence from information sources following scholarly standards of ethical conduct
• Write clearly and grammatically

Program Details

Sample Courses

• GWS 307: Chicana Feminist Theories
• GWS 325: Gender, Sexuality & International Migration
• MAS 365: Latinos and Latinas: Emerging Contemporary Issues

Career Fields

• Nonprofit
• Academia
• Journalism
• Social work
• Public policy

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus, only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 4th Semester Proficiency

Fourth-semester skill level in a second language is required. B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options:

• Scoring the equivalent of fourth-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona
• Completion of a two-course sequence beyond the second semester of post-secondary language instruction
• Completion with a C or higher of a 300- or 400-level language course at the post-secondary level
• Completion of one course beyond the third semester in combination with an AP (Advanced Placement) score, IB (International Baccalaureate) score, or a CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) score determined by the individual language department
• An AP, IB, or CLEP language score determined by individual language departments
• A minimum of one semester study abroad in a language program approved by the appropriate language department as the equivalent of fourth-semester skill level

Pre-major Required?

• No

This Major's College

• College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Degree

• Bachelor of Arts

Sample Plans

2025, Gender & Women's Studies: Chicana and Latina Studies Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

• 1st Semester
  • First Year Composition (3 credits)
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course) (1 credit)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • Second Language (4 credits)
• 2nd Semester
  • First Year Composition (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • Second Language (4 credits)

Second Year

• 3rd Semester
  • Major Core Course (3 credits)
  • Math: General Strand (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
  • Second Language (4 credits)
• 4th Semester
  • Major Core Course (3 credits)
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course) (1 credit)
  • Major Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Second Language (4 credits)

Third Year

• 5th Semester
  • Major Core Elective (3 credits)
  • Major Core Elective (3 credits)
  • Major Chicana/Latina Studies (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
• 6th Semester
  • Major Core Elective (3 credits)
  • Major Chicana/Latina Studies (3 credits)
  • Major Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)

Fourth Year

• 7th Semester
  • Major Chicana/Latina Studies (3 credits)
  • Major Upper Division Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (0 credits)
• 8th Semester
  • Major Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
  • Major Elective (3 credits)
  • Major Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)
  • Minor, Second Major, or Elective (3 credits)