Minor in Feminist Health Justice
The 15-unit Minor in Feminist Health Justice is a complement to a variety of campus undergraduate majors such as public health, women & gender studies, sexuality studies, nursing, ethnic studies, biology, geography, social work, political science, counseling, psychology, or other health sciences, social sciences or policy-driven majors. The program offers three areas of focus:
- Social determinants, feminist theory and implications for health
- Health equity and social justice praxis
- Politics and policy – analysis, and strategies for changing policies relevant to health, gender, and equity.
Students take a core course in each of these areas, then choose two electives. Electives from related fields will be considered on advisement as related to student's needs and interests. Advisor approval is required for courses not listed below.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the effects of power inequities by engaging and synthesizing feminist theory and theories of health and health equity.
- Identify and analyze how oppression and marginalization take shape within health outcomes, health care organizations, and public health, and how social movements approach and confront these dynamics.
- Discuss the implications of gender, race, sexuality, ability, and other forms of difference to public health policy and praxis.
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge about power and social difference to research projects across disciplines.
Feminist Health Justice Minor — Minimum 15 units
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Core Courses (9 units)
Select one course from each category.
Social Determinants and Feminist Theories
Code | Title | Units |
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PH 210 | Personal and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
WGS 200 | Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | 3 |
WGS 220 | Introduction to Feminist Disability Studies | 3 |
WGS 280 | Introduction to Feminist Science Studies | 3 |
Health Equity and Social Justice
Code | Title | Units |
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ETHS 500 | Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, and Health | 3 |
PH 414 | Women's Health | 3 |
PH 520 | Structural Oppression and Social Foundations of Health | 3 |
WGS 593 | Gender, Health, and the Environment | 3 |
Politics and Policy
Code | Title | Units |
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PH 450 | Public Health Policy | 3 |
RRS 571 | Women, Race, and Class | 3 |
WGS 511 | Women and Violence | 3 |
WGS 515 | Gender, Race, and Reproductive Justice | 3 |
Electives (6 units)
Select two courses (6 units) in consultation with an advisor. Courses listed above not used to fulfill core requirements can be used as electives.
Code | Title | Units |
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AA S 591 | Asian American Community Health Issues | 3 |
AFRS 370 | Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community | 3 |
AIS/WGS 420 | Native Genders and Feminism | 3 |
GEOG/PH 434 | Geographies of Health and Health Care | 3 |
LTNS 210 | Latina/o/x Health Care Perspectives | 3 |
LTNS 500 | Latina/o Community Mental Health | 3 |
PH 210 | Personal and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
PH 410 | Public Health Systems | 3 |
PH 520 | Structural Oppression and Social Foundations of Health | 3 |
PHIL 383 | Ethics in Medicine | 3 |
PLSI/SXS/WGS 470 | The Politics of Sex and Reproduction | 4 |
PLSI/USP 480 | Introduction to Urban Policy and Analysis | 4 |
PLSI 614 | Seminar: Politics of Abortion in the United States | 3 |
RRS 304 | Decolonize Your Diet: Food Justice and Gendered Labor in Communities of Color | 3 |
RRS 460/COUN 450/SXS 460 | HIV and AIDS Impacts and Resistance Among Communities of Color | 3 |
SOC 469 | Gender and Society | 4 |
SOC 476 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
SXS/SOC 601 | Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Health | 3 |
USP/LABR/PLSI 570 | Urban Health Policy | 3 |
WGS 300GW | Gender, Race, and Nation - GWAR | 3 |
WGS 514 | Women and the Prison Industrial Complex | 3 |
WGS 578 | Feminist Environmental and Climate Justice | 3 |