Dec 14, 2024  
Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Catalog 2024-2025

Women’s Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences Area of Concentration

Location(s): Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex


Important Information


Short Description


Women’s Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed for students interested in exploring how the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, ability, and other inequalities configure historical and contemporary struggles for social change. Students will acquire an understanding of gender, race, and sexuality as categories of analysis; use an intersectional lens to analyze and assess theories about the role of gender in systems of hierarchy and its intersection with other categories of difference; develop competence in feminist, queer, and critical race theories, research methods, and pedagogy, including transnational and global issues.

Type of Credential


Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Humanities and Social Sciences
Area of Concentration – Women’s Studies

Program Code


A 285

Contacts and Additional Information


Program Coordinator:
Ingrid Sabio-McLaughlin
443-840-1483 or isabio@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Curriculum Maps


Curriculum Maps are a tool to provide students with a clear understanding of which courses to take and the order in which to complete them. Curriculum Maps help define a student’s individual path towards graduation, ensuring their time and efforts are not spent on credits that fall outside their program of study.

Each map identifies critical courses that must be completed in order to progress through the program and graduate. Curriculum Maps come complete with helpful hints for students - like recommended course electives and a reminder to apply to graduate.

Select the link(s) below to view the Curriculum Map(s) for this program:

Semester Sequence


This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .

Semester 1*


Semester 2


Semester 3


  • Gen. Ed. Elective - Biological and Physical Sciences (with lab) 4 Credit(s).
  • Program Requirement - Two-Semester Sequence (HIST 111  recommended) 3 Credit(s).
  • Program Elective 9 Credit(s).

Semester 4


  • Gen. Ed. Elective - Biological and Physical Sciences 3 Credit(s).
  • Program Requirement - Two Semester Sequence (HIST 112  recommended) 3 Credit(s). 
  • Program Electives 9 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Area of Concentration*


General Education Requirements and Electives - 34-35 Credits


General Education Requirements:


General Education Electives:


Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education Courses .

Students must have at least 60 credits for an associate degree. Students who choose to take 3 credits of Mathematics and 7 credits of Biological and Physical Sciences, rather than 4 and 8, may need to take an additional class in order to reach at least 60 credits.

  • Arts and Humanities (PHIL 101  recommended) 3 Credit(s).
  • Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab (BIOL 107  or BIOL 108  recommended) 4 Credit(s).
  • Biological and Physical Sciences (ASTM 101 , CHEM 107  or ENVS 101  recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credit(s).
  • Wellness and Health (HLTH 101  or PEFT 101  recommended) 3 Credit(s).

Concentration Requirements and Electives - 25-26 Credits


Concentration Requirements:


Critical Thinking:

Choose one from this list:

Program Electives:


Choose 15-23 credits from the following list of electives to attain 60 credits for the degree.  Additional electives beyond the list below may be used to complete the degree requirements with the approval of the Program Coordinator/Academic Dean.  A student’s selection of General Education electives will determine the total elective credits required to reach 60 credits.  Electives should be chosen based on transfer institution requirements.

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*


Notes


*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development 101 . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

 **These courses may also be used as General Education electives.

Area of Concentration Description


This Area of Concentration is designed to help students transfer to colleges and universities that offer a baccalaureate degree with a major in Gender and Women’s Studies. Beyond the General Education requirements and other degree, program, and elective requirements, this concentration should be considered in light of the requirements of the selected transfer institution. Students should consult with a transfer coordinator or an advisor for information about specific requirements.

Area of Concentration Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this area of concentration, students will be able to:

  1. analyze the complex ways in which gender is socially constructed and contextualized within different aspects of the human experience–particularly areas such as family, health, popular culture, education, and the paid and unpaid labor force;
  2. connect the discipline of Women’s and Gender Studies to the history of the feminist movement;
  3. prepare and execute written and oral communication with objectivity, conciseness, and clarity;
  4. evaluate sources of print and Internet information on gender and other forms of cultural diversity;
  5. explore their own voice by using their understanding of feminist theory and practice to examine connections between their own personal experiences and larger institutional structures;
  6. examine complex situations of women in diverse cultures and their interdependence in an era of globalization;
  7. explore the social construction of gender and the way it intersects with other forms of difference, specifically race, ethnicity, class, age, and sexuality; and
  8. apply multiple methodologies in developing research and critical thinking skills and forms of human inquiry.