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Catalog 2021-2022

Gender Studies Certificate Program

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Coordinator, Amy Reynolds

The certificate in gender studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to help students investigate national and international questions related to gender. One of the primary goals of the program is to strengthen critical thinking skills through the study of global sociopolitical gender concerns, biblical and historical approaches to femininity and masculinity, relationships between men and women, and the complex cultural processes involved in gender construction. The interdisciplinary focus of the program prepares students to become proactive participants in the world by exposing them to economic, political, and cultural realities at home and around the world. Responsible Christian inquiry coupled with increasing cultural sensitivity can help create effective ambassadors for Christ in our rapidly changing world.

The program’s academic home is the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, providing a foundational understanding of sociocultural factors related to gender. The program assumes that solid Christian inquiry is foundational to productive scholarship and problem solving regarding issues that face our world today. As such, we strive to provide students with resources from our Christian heritage that will equip them for local and global leadership in all areas that pertain to human diversity.

Students from any major are eligible for the 24-hour gender studies certificate. Students will complete a ten-hour core of courses that investigate sociological and theological approaches to gender issues, and end their study with a capstone course designed to integrate approaches from several key disciplines. In addition, students will select 14 hours of classes from a variety of offerings from different departments. These classes will be distributed among three main areas:

  • Theology and Theory
  • Social, Historical, & Global Context
  • Gender in Life and Culture
Course List
Code Title Credits
Certificate Requirements
Core10
BITH 383
Gender and Theology
GEND 495
Gender Studies Independent Study
SOC 347
Gender & Society
GEND 494
Gender Studies Capstone
Content Units 114
Theology and Theory
Select 4-6 credits of the following:
BITH 332
Ruth & Esther
BITH 354
Women in the World of the NT
BITH 373
Marriage, Sex and Family in the Christian Tradition
ENGL 434
Modern Literary Theory
PHIL 257
Gender and Being Human
PSYC 431
Psychology of Human Sexuality
Social, Historical, & Global Context
Select 4-6 credits of the following:
ANTH 381
Politics of Veiling in the Modern Middle East
ANTH 435
Power and Gender in Southeast Asia
HIST 346
Renaissance Europe (1300-1600)
HIST 355
History of Women in the U.S.
PSCI 344
Women, Politics, and American Society
SOC 228
Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 356
The Family
Gender in Life and Culture
Select 4-6 credits of the following:
ART 319
Documentary Photography
ART 221
Taking Pictures
ART 329
Community Art
BIOL 318
Global Health
COMM 221
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 223
Communication and Gender
COMM 324
Communication and Diversity
COMM 476
Theater and Culture
ENGL 326
Children's Literature
ENGL 328
Young Adult Literature
ENGL 379
African-American Literature
ENGL 375
Women Writers
PSYC 487
Men and Addictions
Total Credits24
1

Students select 14 credits of courses from each of the areas listed. At least three different disciplines need to be represented in courses selected.

Flexible Course Additions (2-4 hours). On a case-by-case basis, the Gender Studies Certificate can include courses and independent study work in which students participate in a class with gender-related topics and/or pursue work directly related to the issues addressed in the Gender Studies program. This can occur in one of two ways.

  • Special Topics Courses that are offered on an occasional basis and address gender-related topics may be petitioned for acceptance as partial fulfillment of the Course Content Units in either the Social, Historical, and Global Context or Gender in Life and Culture. Examples include, but are not limited to, COMM 424 Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication or certain gender-related Advanced Topics in Psychology (PSYC 482 - 488).
  • With permission of the professor and Gender Studies program, students could take a course in which they pursue gender issues as a significant part of the course. An example is BITH 393 Topics in Christian Thought in which a student would focus on gender as an aspect of personhood.

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