Division Office
Location: BGS 314 [map]
Phone: (949) 582-4733
Fax: (949) 347-7363
scsbs@saddleback.edu

Division Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
7:30am to 7:00pm
Friday
7:30am to 4:30pm
Closed Weekends

Department Chairperson
Allison Camelot
Office BGS 323
(949) 582-4478

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(949) 582-4979

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(949) 582-4739

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(949) 582-4484

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(949) 582-4712

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(949) 582-4505

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Welcome

The Women's and Gender Studies program at Saddleback College explores how women's lives have been and continue to be affected by society's values, traditions, and institutions. The curriculum examines how language and belief structures shap both women's and men's status in society and culture, and how the experiences of women differ by race, class, ethnicity, nationality, religion and sexual orientation.

The Women's and Gender Studies curriculum is interdisciplinary in scope. Courses count as General Education requirements for the Associate in Arts degree and for university transfer programs. When courses are combined, students can complete a major for an AA degree, plus accumulate the prerequisites needed for a transfer major in Women's and Gender Studies.

In many instances, Women's and Gender Studies courses provide the only information students may receive about the literary, artistic, scientific and political contributions of women throughout history. Students are encouraged to study, interpret and critique the experiences of women by examining the theories of feminist scholars and the contributions of writers, artists, socialactivists of varying backgrounds. In an effort to be as inclusive as possible, the curriculum stresses not only the acuisiotion of analytic skills, but also the integration of personal and social awareness.

The Women's and Gender Studies program at Saddleback, now entering its third decade, reprsents a core of evolving knowledge that has developed into a major new discipline.

Core Courses and Resources

Class Schedules and Helpful Information

Women's and Gender Studies WS 10 Introduction to Women's Studies WS 21 Ethnic Women's issues in Contemporary American Society WS 40 Women and Religion: In Search of the Goddess WS 120 Women and Careers WS 189/ Special Topics WS289 Faculty and Students Faculty Resources Student Resources

Spring 2010 - (January 11th - May 20th) Full-Term Classes (1/11/2010) to 5/20/2010) Late Starting Classes (2/08/2010 to 5/20/2010) Second Eight Week Classes (3/22/2010 to 5/20/2010) Distance Education Classes - Spring 2010 Class Schedule for Fall 2009 Final Examination Schedule Teaching Opportunities For information on Teaching positions in Women's and Gender studies Contact Patricia Flanigan Dean