Gender and Sexuality Studies (BA)

Gender and Sexuality Studies is a relatively new field of study that seeks to correct institutional neglect, denial and devaluation of the study of women and gender in higher education. For students, this means learning how assumptions and policies regarding gender, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, physical ability, nationality and other social dimensions shape the material conditions of men’s and women’s lives all over the world. The curriculum is designed to focus students on the relationship between feminist theories and women’s activism throughout history. Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Gender and Sexuality Studies graduates are equipped to work in any field or profession where analysis and action are integrated.

Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Degrees web page for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.

Learning Outcomes

Gender and Sexuality Studies Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Engage in constructive discussion and demonstrate knowledge of gender and sexuality’s relationship to social justice and diversity issues.  
2. Apply broad knowledge of the intersectionality of social categories/lived experiences, including but not limited to gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, and nationality.
3. Identify the relationship between privilege and oppression on both individual and systemic levels.
4. Analyze women, gender, and sexuality from a cultural and institutional perspective.
5. Develop knowledge about feminist perspectives, including the following.
   a. Identify feminist theories
   b. Apply feminist research methods and ethics
   c. Interpret evidence from a feminist perspective
6. Produce feminist research that integrates the praxis of local and global activism for the purpose of social change.