Sexuality Studies Certificate

This Certificate in Sexuality Studies allows students to explore human sexuality in a profoundly interdisciplinary way. It encompasses scientific and medical fields as well as humanities and social sciences, and encourages the study of sexuality transhistorically and crossculturally. The goal of offering the certificate is three-fold. 1) To train students for fields in which knowledge of diverse perspectives on sexuality is important - including health-related fields, human resources-related fields, and international scholarship or business. 2) To provide students with an opportunity for transformative exploration of the relationship between sexuality and society. 3) To provide leadership in promoting sexuality education with an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach on the college level that profoundly enhances abstinence-only education offered in public high schools.

At least 8 credit hours must be at the 200 level or above, and a minimum of 6 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above.

Core Courses: 8

GWS 200 - INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Credit(s): 3
KHP 220 - SEXUALITY EDUCATION Credit(s): 2

Choose one from either:

GWS 410 - INTRODUCTION TO QUEER THEORY Credit(s): 3
GWS 506 - HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE U.S. Credit(s): 3

Elective courses: 6

Courses on the core list above that are not used to satisfy core requirements may be used to satisfy the elective requirements.

Choose one from the following:

*Subtitle must be related to the field of sexuality studies.

ANT 251 - GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
FAM 253 - HUMAN SEXUALITY: DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES Credit(s): 3
PSY 563 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 *
PGY 401G - HUMAN REPRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
CPH 203 - SEXUAL HEALTH Credit(s): 3

Choose one from the following:

GWS 250 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Credit(s): 3
GWS 302 - GENDER ACROSS THE WORLD: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
GWS 300 - TOPICS IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
GWS 301 - CROSSROADS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
GWS 309 - HEALTH, HISTORY, AND HUMAN DIVERSITY Credit(s): 3
GWS 430 - GENDER, POWER AND VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3

either:

GWS 410 - INTRODUCTION TO QUEER THEORY Credit(s): 3
OR
GWS 506 - HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE U.S. Credit(s): 3