2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog 
    
    Dec 04, 2024  
2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.


Our major lies at the intersections of Ethnic Studies (ES), Women’s Studies (WS), and Multicultural Queer Studies (MQS). This interdisciplinary program analyzes how notions of race, gender, sexuality, nation, class, physical ability, and other aspects of social location materially influence people’s lives. Students take a common core of classes then choose an emphasis in ES, WS, or MQS. 

CRGS graduates will be prepared to work in such fields as politics and government, business, social services, activism, and community organizing, and to pursue a variety of other jobs in the non-profit sector. In addition, graduates will be in a strong position to enter and successfully complete graduate study programs in the social sciences and humanities as well as obtain professional degrees and credentials leading to a range of careers. Graduates of our program are likely to pursue professions in, for example, social work, library science, education (K-12, community college, and university levels), health care (counselor, psychologist, midwife, doctor, nurse, hospice, and hospital counseling), and law (civil rights attorney, legal representation for domestic abuse and violence cases, human rights law).

A bachelor’s degree requires a total of 120 units. For a description of degree requirements to be fulfilled in addition to those listed below for the major, please see “Bachelor’s Degree Requirements 

Requirements for the Major (42 units)

All courses required for the major must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

Core Courses (26 Units)


Historical Content


Complete one course:

Contemporary Issues


Complete one course:

Community Engagement & Leadership


Emphases


Complete one of the following 16-unit emphases to fulfill the requirements of the major.   

Ethnic Studies Emphasis (16 Units)


Multicultural Queer Studies Emphasis (16 Units)


Multicultural Queer Studies Elective Courses


Complete 12 units from the following list. Select courses in consultation with major advisor. Courses not on this list require advisor approval.

Women’s Studies Emphasis (16 Units)


Women’s Studies Elective Courses


Complete 12 units from the following list. At least two courses must have a transnational focus. Courses not on this list require advisor approval.

Program Learning Outcomes


Students completing this program will have demonstrated the ability to:

  • use intersectional analysis to examine social issues
  • explain prominent debates in critical social theory
  • examine gendered, racialized, and/or sexualized relations in a transnational context
  •  link theory to practice
  • write effectively within scholarly contexts
  • articulate the relationship between social justice movements and history.