Student Equity Center

SEC Recommended Courses

Striving to promote intersectionality and acceptance through an array of classes offered at SMC

Mentors/Faculty 

SMC staff and faculty are committed to supporting gender equity, racial justice equity, LGBTQ+ equity and DREAMER equity, we see them as mentors and advisors for students who want to expand their understanding of those around us.

Classes that highlight Gender Equity Issues 

  • Anthropology 14
  • Anthro 14, Sex, Gender, and Culture
  • ANTHRO 7, Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
  • AHIS 6, Latin American Art History 2  
  • NUTR 7, Food and Culture in America 
  • COM ST 36, Gender and Communication 
  • ECON 8, Women in the Economy 
  • ENGL 14, Contemporary American Literature 
  • ENGL 39, Images of Women in Literature 
  • FILM 6, Women in Film  
  • GLOBAL STUDIES 10, Global Issues 
  • HIST 27, History of Southeast Asia 
  • HIST 39, African History II 
  • HIST 52, The History of Women in American Culture
  • KIN PE 41M, Self Defense – Men 
  • KIN PE 41W, Self Defense – Women 
  • MEDIA 10, Media, Gender, and Race 
  • NURSNG 45, Women’s Health Care 
  • POL SC 21, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Difference
  • POL SC 23, Sex, Gender, and Power 
  • PSYCH 5, The Psychology of Communication 
  • PSYCH 25, Human Sexuality 
  • PSYCH 13, Social Psychology 
  • SOCIOL 1, Introduction to Sociology 
  • SOCIOL 1 S, Introduction to Sociology - Service Learning
  • SOCIOL 33, Sociology of Sex and Gender
  • WGS 10, Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WGS 20, Gender, Feminisms, and Social Movements: A Global Approach
  • WGS 30, Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Popular Culture
  • WGS 8, Women in the Economy 
  • WGS 80, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Leadership Practicum 
  • WGS 88A, Independent Studies in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WGS 40: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

LGBTQ+ Friendly Classes 

  • Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies (WGS40) 
  • Intro to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGS10) 
  • Women, Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture (WGS30) 
  • Psychology of Human Sexuality (PSYCH25)  
  • Gay & Lesbian Literature (ENGL59)