Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies, B.A. - GEMS Subplan/Option: Roadmap 4-year (120 units)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your CPP Connect Planner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Term One: 15 Units

Term Two: 15 Units

EWS 1450 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (3)
GE Area A2: Written Communication (3) {Success Marker}
GE Area D1: U.S. History and American Ideals (3)
Option Required: Historial Content (3)
Option Required (3)
- Select emphasis units

Year 2

Term Three: 15 Units

EWS 2800S - Service Learning and Community Engagement Service Learning (3) (E)
GE Area B1: Physical Sciences (3)
GE Area C1: Visual and Performing Arts or GE Area C2: Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Civilization (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)

Term Four: 15 Units

GE Area A3: Critical Thinking (3)
GE Area D1: U.S. History and American Ideals (3)
GE Area C2: Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Civilization (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)

Year 3

Term Five: 15 Units

EWS 3900 - U.S. Women of Color (3)
GE Area C3: Arts and Humanities Synthesis (3)
Major Required: Contemporary Issues (3)
Major Required: Humanities (3)
Option Required (3)
- Select emphasis units

Term Six: 15 Units

EWS 4200 - Critical Theories in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
EWS 4400 - Feminist and Queer Theories (3)
GE Area B5: Science and Technology Synthesis (3)
Unrestricted Electives (3)
Unrestricted Electives (3)

Year 4

Term Seven: 15 Units

EWS 3950 - Methods in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
Major Required: Global/Diaspora (3)
- EWS 3500 - Immigration, Race and Gender Studies (3) or
- EWS 3800 - Women in Global Perspective (3) (D4) or
- EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) (C3 or D4) or
- EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3)
Major Required: Gender/Sexuality (3)
- EWS 4070 - Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities (3) (D4) or
- EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) (C3 or D4) or
- EWS 4040 - Contemporary Asian Pacific Islander American Studies (3) (D4)
Unrestricted Electives (3)
Unrestricted Electives (3)

Term Eight: 15 Units

EWS 4610 - Capstone Senior Project (3)
EWS 4850 - Social Movements and Resistance (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)
Unrestrictive Electives (3)

Roadmap Notes

Success Marker is a course the major department has identified as essential to making progress towards the degree.

August 5, 2022