Skip to main content
  • Current Students
  • Parents & Families
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Staff

Footer quick links

  • Request Info
  • Plan a Visit
  • Apply Now
  • Apply
  • About
    • Campus Map
    • College Profile
    • Community Commitments
    • Our Commitment to Diversity
    • History of Westmont
    • Institutes & Centers
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts
    • Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
    • Westmont Magazine
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Academics
    • Academic Services
    • Augustinian Scholars Program
    • Academic Opportunities
    • Majors and Programs
    • Office of the Provost
    • Outcomes
    • Voskuyl Library
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
  • Admissions & Aid
    • Prospective Students
    • Visit Westmont
    • Financial Aid
    • Admitted Students
    • Confirmed Students
    • Prospective Parents
    • Meet your Counselor
    • Confirm your Place
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Student Life
    • Words of Warriors
    • CATlab
    • Living on Campus
    • On Campus Activities
    • Off Campus Activities
    • Our Commitment to Diversity
    • COVE Career Center
    • Ministries
    • Chapel
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Giving
    • Why Give?
    • Where to Give
    • How to Give
    • Giving Societies
    • Contact Us
      • Give Today
  • Athletics
  • Research

Academics Sidebar Menu

  • Academics
    • Majors & Programs
    • Faculty
    • Our Approach
    • Experience Opportunities
    • Outcomes
    • Academic Services
    • Voskuyl Library
    • Augustinian Scholars Program
    • Registrar/Student Records Office
    • Office of the Provost
    • Our Commitment to Diversity
    • Consumer Information
Gender Studies Minor Flyer

Gender Studies

Gender Studies Program

The Gender Studies Program is the campus home for the Gender Studies Minor, and for campus-wide events sponsored by the minor. Faculty from several academic departments teach in the minor, advise student's and assist in programming.

Because the Gender Studies Minor is housed in various departments and buildings on campus, the program provides a visible presence, and a resource, for campus conversations about gender, about femininity and masculinity, about how our gender impacts our faith, and how our faith shapes our understandings of gender.

If you have questions about the program or the minor, or you would like to suggest an event, or need a resource; contact the Gender Studies Program Coordinators, Cheri Larsen Hoeckley either by email (larsen@westmont.edu) or by visiting Reynolds Hall 103 and Caryn Reeder, either by email (creeder@westmont.edu) or by visiting Porter Center 13, or contact any members of the Advisory Committee.

Gender Studies Minor (24 Units)

The gender studies minor is designed to be an interdisciplinary exploration of gender in contemporary and international life. Students will study gender and its importance to politics, culture, history, philosophy, psychology, literature, theology, communication, language and religion.

  • AN 135 Gender and Sex Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
  • ENG 160 Women Writers (4)
  • HIS 91 Topics in Women’s History (4)
  • POL 126 Sex, Gender and Power (4)
  • RS 134 Gender in Theological Perspective (4)
  • TA 140 Ethnicity and Gender on the American Stage (4)

With approval of the course faculty member and the Gender Studies Program Coordinator, students can substitute 195 (Special Topics) courses, HIS 134, or HIS 121.

See career paths for graduates who majored or minored in gender studies at Westmont.

Gender Studies Events

Click here for current gender studies events

Footer links menu

  • Request Info
  • Plan a Visit
  • Apply Now

Footer Utility menu

  • Employment
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Emergency Info
  • Consumer Information

955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108 

805-565-6000

Contact Us

 

Social media menu

©2023
Westmont College - All rights reserved