Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez, Head
Christie Launius, Associate Head  
  
003 Leasure Hall  
785-532-5738  
E-mail: soctran@k-state.edu 
Web address: https://www.k-state.edu/social-transformation/

Drawing on the interdisciplinary scholarly and pedagogical traditions of the fields of ethnic studies and gender, women, and sexuality studies, Social Transformation Studies offers students a base of knowledge and skills that will enable them to launch and sustain careers devoted to tackling some of the most pressing social issues facing Kansans, and Americans more broadly, including health disparities, food insecurity, gender violence, and racial and economic inequalities.  

Social Transformation Studies offers students the opportunity to think critically about the multifaceted realities, identities, and important knowledges created by diverse peoples; develop cultural competencies that can be used in workplace settings; learn about and promote practices of inclusivity; and foster community-based engaged research and praxis responsive to the needs and realities of underserved communities. 

A major in Social Transformation Studies equips students to approach issues of equity and civic engagement from a variety of perspectives and prepare them to excel in a wide range of fields, including violence prevention and advocacy, law and policy studies, health professions, the technology sector, business, and public health, as well as graduate-level studies.  The Social Transformation Studies program provides students with skills that employers seek: innovation skills to create new solutions to both emerging and enduring social problems, the ability to work with and serve diverse and underserved constituencies, and critical thinking, writing and communication. 

In addition to the general university and college requirements for the BA/BS degree, all Social Transformation Studies majors are required to complete 30 credit hours.  All STRAN majors will complete one 3 credit introductory course (AMETH 160 or GWSS 105), 9 cr. of core courses (STRAN 400, STRAN 550  , and STRAN 600  ), and 3 cr. of elective in either AMETH or GWSS.  For the remaining 15 credits of the Social Transformation Studies major, students will choose one of two tracks: American Ethnic Studies or Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies.

The department offers an undergraduate major, minors in American Ethnic Studies, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, and Queer Studies, a certificate in Intercultural Competence, and a graduate certificate in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies.  

Programs

• Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate

Courses

• AMETH 160 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 300 - Intercultural Competence in Institutions
• AMETH 351 - African American Perspectives
• AMETH 352 - American Indian Perspectives
• AMETH 353 - Latina/o Perspectives
• AMETH 354 - Asian American Perspectives
• AMETH 370 - Politics of Women of Color
• AMETH 450 - Comparative Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 460 - Independent Reading and Research in American Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 461 - Transformative Thought
• AMETH 499 - Senior Research Project in American Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 501 - Recitation Leadership
• AMETH 556 - Multicultural Psychology
• AMETH 560 - Topics in American Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 660 - Independent Reading and Research in American Ethnic Studies
• AMETH 700 - Advanced Topics in American Ethnic Studies

• GWSS 105 - Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 275 - Gender and Sex in Science Fiction
• GWSS 300 - Selected Studies of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 305 - Engaging Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 325 - Queer Studies: Concepts, History, and Politics
• GWSS 335 - Transgender Studies
• GWSS 350 - Gender in American Film
• GWSS 365 - Reproductive Rights and Wrongs
• GWSS 375 - Disability Justice and Gender
• GWSS 380 - Women and Global Social Change
• GWSS 405 - Resistance and Movements for Social Change
• GWSS 410 - Feminist Thought
• GWSS 435 - Race/Sex/Science
• GWSS 450 - The Stories of a Young Girl
• GWSS 460 - Coming Out and Sexual Identity
• GWSS 480 - Seminar in Gender, Environment and Justice
• GWSS 499 - Honors Project
• GWSS 500 - Topics in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 505 - Independent Study in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 510 - Research Methods in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 550 - Gender and Popular Culture
• GWSS 560 - Intersections of Violence & Resistance
• GWSS 570 - Gender and Food Justice
• GWSS 605 - Social Change Field-Experience
• GWSS 610 - Capstone Seminar in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 700 - Advanced Topics in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 784 - Internship in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• GWSS 799 - Independent Study for Graduate Students or Advanced Undergraduate Students
• GWSS 810 - Theories and Methodologies

• STRAN 400 - Transforming Society
• STRAN 550 - Practicing Social Justice
• STRAN 600 - Pathways to Social Change