Program Map

Women's Studies - Certificate of Achievement

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
Effective Date: Fall 2023
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
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.

What can I do with this Major?

Students who complete a cross-disciplinary course of study that focuses on women's experiences often pursue careers in the social justice field. Possible career paths include education, law, non-profit organizations, public health, and social service agencies.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
16 units
SERV 85A
Learning in Action: Beginning (Active)
1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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Choose five courses from the list below:

27 units
ENGL 32
U.S. Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
COMM 12
Gender, Sexual Identity, and Communication (Active)
3.0
ENGL 31
Introduction to Queer Literature (Active)
3.0
ES 7 (same as SOCI 7)
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Historical)
3.0
HLTH 4
Women and Health (Active)
3.0
HIS 48
U. S. Women's History Through Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
HIS 49
U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
POSC 35
Politics of Race and Gender: History, Governance, and Public Policy (Active)
3.0
SOCI 6
Introduction to Gender (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 16.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.