Gender Studies
5 courses · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
GNDR A100 Introduction to Gender Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SOCI 140
An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of gender in influencing experiences in society. Focus is on the role of gender in all levels of society and in all social institutions, including family, business, education, health, and religion. The perspective will be both historical and cross-cultural.
GNDR A105 Introduction to Queer and Sexuality Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Celebrates queer communities in the U.S. and worldwide. Explores interdisciplinary scholarship that examines the historical, cultural, and ideological forces that shape LGBTQ+ identities. Considers how queer and trans groups organize and present themselves through activism, resistance, cultural organizations, media, etc. Highlights ongoing struggles for decolonization, equity, and social justice with an emphasis on how queerness intersects with race, class, immigration status, dis/ability, and other categories. Students will leave empowered to make contributions to their own communities.
GNDR A130 Women, Politics, and Inequality
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Perspectives on women and their participation in resisting and reproducing inequality in national and international contexts. Examines the gendered character of societal institutions and politics from the bedroom to the boardroom by focusing on gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality in education, work, politics, the household, and activism.
GNDR A165 Gender Communication
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Explores the role, influence, effects, and significance of gender on our everyday communication interactions. Analyzes issues of gender and communication by examining the theoretical perspectives used to explain gender phenomena, gender socialization, and male and female interactions and stereotypes. Explores, with an emphasis on improving communication skills, the relationship between gender and communication as it pertains to the nature of gender(s), the language of gender, and gender differences in verbal and nonverbal communication. Enrollment Limitation: CMST A165; students who complete GNDR A165 may not enroll in or receive credit for CMST A165.
GNDR A187 Women in History
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Provides a broad overview of the experiences of women in the history of the world from hunter-gatherer societies to the present. It examines how women’s political, economic, social, and cultural experiences have been shaped by gender and affected by place, time, class, and race. Enrollment Limitation: HIST A187; students who complete GNDR A187 may not enroll in or receive credit for HIST A187.