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The GES Master's
The Gender Equity Studies Master’s is 30 units of coursework.
The format is unique in that students are required to take 15 units in core education courses, 6 of these unit focus on Gender Equity and Education. With the remaining 12 units, students are allowed to take courses outside of the Teacher Education Department.
Offering electives in other disciplines helps broaden the graduate student’s knowledge of gender equity issues and assists with the development of the student’s thesis research. Students graduate qualified to educate the academic community on numerous issues in relation to gender equity.
One major factor which makes this training significantly unique from other Master’s is that it is the only Masters of Education within the entire 23 campuses in the California State University system that offers a Master’s Degree incorporating gender equity issues and Education.
Graduates are exceptionally qualified to train K–12 teachers, to practice gender equity techniques that can be used in the classroom. The training also prepares graduates to educate preservice teachers in the area of societal gender constructs within society and gender-fair teaching practices which as of 2001 is a California Teaching Standard requirement.