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Bachelors in Queer and Sexuality Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of California Santa Cruz

Program Overview

Scholarship pertaining to the critical study of gender and sexuality can be found across a broad range of departments at UCSC. This presence is manifested in a diverse faculty, in course offerings, and in research programs. Courses with queer content can be found across a broad range of departments, programs, and colleges at UCSC.For more specialization, departments such as Feminist Studies and Literature have sufficient flexibility to allow students to design a course of study within those majors to explore these interests. For students who prefer to take a more self-directed approach, there is the option of designing an individual major.Research activities are sponsored by the Queer Theory research cluster (a part of the Center for Cultural Studies), the Queer and Sexuality Studies Working Group, and many campus departments and student organizations.

Program Key Stats

$48500 (Annual cost)



58 %

Eligibility Criteria

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6.5
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Additional Information & Requirements

Typical SAT scores: Math (550-670), Critical reading (520-640), Writing (520-640), ACT Composite (23-29), Average GPA 3.51, TOEFL: IBT- 80, PBT- 550, IELTS-6.5

Career Options

  • It prepares students for the expanding opportunities available in graduate programs and in numerous careers in both the public and private sectors
  • Businesses and corporations increasingly find the need for increased knowledge about gender and sexuality
  • and the growth of organizations and agencies that deal with women's and LGBT rights issues at the local
  • national
  • and global levels is creating new opportunities for graduates with specializations in Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Graduates bring unique skills and knowledge to the professions of law
  • medicine
  • social work
  • education
  • counseling
  • and to government service
  • all of which increasingly require expertise on issues concerning gender and sexuality
  • Students of Gender and Sexuality Studies develop critical and analytical skills which prove valuable in the full range of life choices

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