BA in Gender and Sexuality Studies (36 UNITS)

NOTE: If you are unable to register for a course because of a prerequisite requirement, please contact the GSS Academic Advisor, Matt Grossbard, at: mgrossbard@fullerton.edu

Requirements

Core: 15 units (5 classes) | Breadth: 9 units (3 classes) | Electives: 12 units (4 classes)*

*Any GSS/QS course not applied to Core or Breadth requirements may be used as an elective.
*Approved courses in other departments may also be used as an elective (if not used as Core or Breadth in GSS). See list of approved courses below.

*The department was formerly known as Women and Gender Studies, and we are in the process of getting course codes changed.

Core

Take the following:

GSS 205: Gender & Globalization
GSS 302: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
GSS 350: Thinking and Writing: Methods to Change the World (Offered only in fall. See GSS Advisor if needed in spring.)
GSS 480: Liberation and Love: Feminist Theory in Action (offered only in spring beginning 2026)
GSS 492: Capstone in GSS (offered only in spring)

Breadth

Take 3 of the following:

GSS 360: Politics of Sexuality
GSS 340: Masculinities
GSS 305: Gender Frameworks: Introducing Intersectionality
AMST 320: Women in American Society
ANTH 332: Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
POSC 485: Women & Politics (GSS 485)
PSYC 310: Psychology of Women
SOCI 354: Gender, Sex and Society
PHIL 343: Philosophy of Feminism (GSS 343)

GSS Electives

Take 4 total electives (can be from GSS Electives list or Other Dept. Electives List)

GSS 100: Decoding Desire: Gender and Sexuality in the Humanities
GSS 101: Intro to Ethnic Studies
GSS 105: Intro to Queer Studies
GSS 205: Gender & Globalization
GSS 220: Intro to Gender and Social
GSS 302: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
GSS 305: Gender Frameworks: Introducing Intersectionality
GSS 320: Digital Culture, Gender, and Sexuality
GSS 330: Women in Leadership
GSS 340: Masculinities
GSS 350: Thinking and Writing: Methods to Change the World
GSS 360: Politics of Sexuality
GSS 370: Gender, Activism & Social Change
GSS 410: Gender, Health & Aging
GSS 420: Queer Theory
GSS 470T: Film & Feminism; Gender & Rock & Roll; Ethnic Sexism in Popular Culture; Politics of Reproduction; Feminism & Sustainability
GSS 480: Liberation. and Love: Feminist Theory in Action
GSS 482: Difference & Intersectionality
GSS 490T: Intensive Reading in Feminist Theories-Angela Davis; Anzaldúa; Simone de Beauvoir
GSS 492: Capstone in GSS
GSS 495: Internship & Community Service
GSS 499: Independent Study

Other Dept. Electives

Take 4 total electives (can be from GSS Electives list or Other Dept. Electives List)

AFAM 306: American Indian Women (GSS 306)
AFAM 310: Black Women in America (GSS 310)
AFAM 311: Race & Relationships
AMST 412: Women, Race, & Ethnicity in American Culture
AMST 413: The Shifting Role and Image of the American Male
AMST 419: Love in America
AMST 420: Childhood and Family in American Culture
ANTH 316: Anthropology of Sex & Gender
ART 401: History of Women Artists
ASAM 308: Asian American Women (GSS 308)
BIOL 360: Biology of Human Sexuality
CHIC 313: La Chicana (GSS 313)
CRJU 430: Women and Crime
ECON 355: Economics of Gender & Work
ENGL 355T: Images of Women in Literature
ENGL 356: Queer Literature & Theory
HCOM 331: Sex & Gender in Communication
HIST 332: Concepts and Approaches in Women’s History (GSS 332)
HIST 377: Women’s Image in American Film
HIST 424T: Gender and Sexuality in History
HIST 437B: Gender & Sexuality in Modern European History
HIST 437 C: Gender in Russia & USSR
HIST 449A: Race, Ethnicity & Gender in Latin America: A History
KNES 480: Women and Sport
LING 369: Language, Sex Roles & the Brain
MUS 305: Women in Music
PHIL 325: Philosophy of Sex & Love
PHIL 377: Philosophical Approaches to Race, Class, and Gender
PHIL 384: Philosophy of the Body
POSC 433: Women in Comparative Perspective
POSC 474: Civil Liberties
PSYC 312: Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior
SOCI 355: Women in Contemporary Society
SOCI 381: Sociology of Sexualities
SOCI 408: Sexual Abuse in American Society