Women’s and
S
(WEST)) is an interdisc
ciplinary progra
am that brings together facullty from acrosss the campus. The WEST
Ethnic Studies
and minor—as well as our certificate progrrams in Native American, Lattino/a, Gender & Sexuality, an
nd Global Stud
dies—center on
n
major a
the histo
ories, experiences, and culturral expressions
s of women and racial or ethn
nic groups not only in the United States butt also across
the world. Our approa
ach is intersecttional in that it explores the co
onnections am
mong race/ethn
nicity, class, ge
ender, sexualityy and other
hies. WEST em
mphasizes cultu
ural responsive
eness, critical and
a cross-disciiplinary thinking, creative and
d innovative tea
aching,
hierarch
commun
nity engageme
ent, and local and global awarreness. We aim
m to create an equitable and sustainable w
world by analyziing structural
inequalitty from historic
cal and cultural perspectives, and explore practical
p
strateg
gies for change
e. WEST offers one-on-one m
mentoring,
small cla
asses, travel co
ourses, and a range
r
of schola
arship and inte
ernship opportu
unities.
Consideer Choosin
ng a Double Major in
n WEST…
Many UC
CCS students double major in
i WEST in a ra
ange of disciplines including History, Psych
hology, Philoso
ophy, Sociologyy,
Anthrop
pology, Nursing
g, Languages and
a Cultures, Visual
V
and Perfo
orming Arts, En
nglish, and Edu
ucation. Stude
ents interested in a dual majo
or
in WEST
T and another discipline
d
will need
n
to comple
ete the requirem
ments for both
h majors, but th
hey may double
e count up to ttwo courses
(6 creditts) that are cros
ss-listed betwe
een the disciplines. In additio
on, we have a fformal WEST/S
SOC major.
WES
ST Studen
nts Gradua
ate with th
he Followin
ng
Comppetitive Career Skillss…




Exhibit critic
cal thinking, re
esearch, and writing
w
Implement an
a interdiscipliinary approac
ch to history,
culture, and society
Become cultturally effectiv
ve in order to engage
e
with
both differen
nce and comm
monalities in th
he
workplace
Develop and
d Foster good communicatio
on, leadership
p,
and commun
nity engageme
ent
WEST Prrepares
Stud
dents for the
t Future…
…
hing and mode
eling ways to work
w
effectively
y with people and
By teach
groups ffrom various backgrounds an
nd experiences
s, WEST provid
des
studentss with the know
wledge and skiills that are app
plicable to a wiide
range off graduate or professional
p
pro
ograms and ca
areers. Many of
o
our stud
dents have gon
ne one to comp
plete graduate degrees or beg
gin
careers in the following
g fields:

Human Reso
ource Manage
ement

Administratio
on

Politics and Government

Teaching

w Enforcemen
nt
Law and Law
Requirem
ments for tthe WEST Major
A. Corre Requireme
ents
12 Cre
edits
WEST 1
1010 Intro to Soc
cial Justice Stud
dies
WEST 3
3300 Topics in M
Methods and Ressearch
WEST 3
3400 Advanced T
Theory: An Interrsectional Appro
oach
WEST 4
4950 Capstone/S
Senior Seminar
B. Sub
bstantive Area
as
9 Crredits
Choosee one from each of the Substantive Areas listed
below; an updated list o
of courses in on the WEST webssite.
national/Global S
Studies
Transn
ommunities and
d History
Social Movements, Co
Expression
Creativve and Artistic E
C. Ele
ectives
9 Crredits
Three u
upper-division W
WEST or cross-listed courses
TOTAL
L
30 Cre
redits
Transfe
er credits: A ma
ajor is 30 (max 5
54) hours. At le
east 21 credits
must b
be upper division
n. Of those 21 u
upper-division c
credits, 15 must
be take
en at UCCS. A m
minimum grade
e of C (2.0) mustt be earned for
any cou
urse counted to
oward the major. Courses take
en on a pass/fail
basis w
will not be accep
pted.
Requirem
ments for tthe WEST
T Minor
A. Corre Requireme
ents
3 Crredits
WEST 1
1010 Intro to Soc
cial Justice Stud
dies

Internationall Relations

Healthcare and
a
Counselin
ng
Upper-d
division WEST c
courses

Community Organizing,
O
Non-Governme
N
ent
TOTAL
L
Organization
ns (NGO’s), an
nd Non-Profits
s
Transfe
er credits: Of th
he 18 hours req
quired for a mino
or in WEST,
9 hourss must be taken
n at UCCS, and 6 of those must be upper
division
n. A minimum g
grade of C (2.0) must be earned
d for any course
e
counte
ed toward the m
minor. Courses ttaken on a pass
s/fail basis will
not be accepted.

Public Relatiions

Ethnography
y and Social Work
W

Human Relations

The Arts, inc
cluding Writing
g, Filmmaking
g and Visual Arrts

Sustainable Management Practices

Diversity Pro
ogramming an
nd Management
B. WE
EST Electives
Credits
15 C
18 C
Credits
For moore information please visit: http://catalog.uccs.edu/ For q
questions abou
ut the major, m
minor, or certificates please
e
@uccs.edu or 719.255.4553
conttact Jane Mulller at jmuller@