Women's Studies
Certificate of Achievement English · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Women’s Studies program offers students an understanding of gender, socialization and women’s experiences across cultures; knowledge of women’s literary, political, and historical achievements; strategies for improving communication; and promoting healthy behaviors in our personal, social, and work lives. The program includes experiential learning through a service-learning requirement.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Examine the process of gender socialization.
- Analyze sexism in conjunction with other forms of oppression such as racism, homophobia/heterosexism, classism, ageism, transphobia.
- Distinguish women's experiences across cultures.
- Examine women's political, historical, and literary achievements
- Demonstrate healthy behaviors in personal, social and work lives
- Apply strategies for improving communication
- Obtain work experience in programs that serve women and girls
Program Requirements
SUBJECT #
TITLE
UNITS
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SERV 85A | Learning in Action: Beginning | 1 |
| COMM 12 | Gender, Sexual Identity, and Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 31 | Introduction to Queer Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 32 | U.S. Women's Literature | 3 |
| ES 7 | Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| HLTH 4 | Women and Health | 3 |
| HIS 48 | U. S. Women's History Through Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIS 49 | U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction | 3 |
| POSC 35 | Politics of Race and Gender: History, Governance, and Public Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 6 | Introduction to Gender | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Social Sciences, Humanities & Education
Program Control Number: 36329
TOP Code: 220110 - Women's Studies
CIP Code: 05.0207 - Women's Studies