Women and Gender Studies, B.A.

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Requirements for the liberal arts major in women and gender studies, B.A. program

The major requires a minimum of 40 credits in women and gender studies, distributed as follows:

1. Core courses

WGS 200 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 320 - Feminist Theory (4)
WGS 321 - Methods of Feminist Analysis (4)
WGS 399 - Field Experience in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 405 - Women and Gender Studies Capstone Course (4)

Note

Students must earn a grade of at least 2.0 in both WGS 200 and WGS 320 .

2. Five courses selected from

WGS 207 - Human Sexuality (4) or
SOC 207 - Human Sexuality
(4)
WGS 301 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 302 - Global Women, Global Issues (4)
WGS 303 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)
WGS 305 - The Life Course in Anthropological Perspectives (4) or
AN 305 - The Life Course in Anthropological Perspective
(4)
WGS 307 - Philosophy of Gender (4) or
PHL 305 - Philosophy of Gender
(4)
WGS 308 - Population and Society (4) or
SOC 308 - Population and Society
(4)
WGS 311 - Women and Politics (4) or
PS 311 - Women and Politics
(4)
WGS 322 - Women in Modern America (4) or
HST 322 - Women in Modern America
(4)
WGS 325 - Issues in Women’s Health (4) or
WHP 325 - Issues in Women’s Health
(4)
WGS 326 - Family and Community Processes (4)
or SOC 326 - Family and Community Processes
COM 327 - Gender Communication (4)
WGS 330 - Women, Crime and Justice (4) or
CRJ 330 - Women, Crime and Justice
(4)
WGS 335 - Sociology of Family (4) or
SOC 335 - Sociology of Family
(4)
WGS 336 - Sociology of Gender (4) or
SOC 336 - Sociology of Gender
(4)
WGS 337 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) or
AN 337 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective
(4)
WGS 339 - Women in Early Modern Europe (4) or
HST 339 - Women in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789
(4)
WGS 343 - Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4) or
PS 343 - Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court
(4)
WGS 351 - Women in Art (4) or
AH 351 - Women in Art
(4)
WGS 352 - Gender and Work (4) or
SOC 352 - Gender and Work
(4)
WGS 362 - History of African-American Women (4) or
HST 362 - History of African-American Women
(4)
WGS 364 - Gender and Int’l Relations (4) or
PS 364 - Gender and Int’l Relations
(4)
WGS 374 - Psychology of Gender (4) or PSY 346 - Psychology of Gender (4)
WGS 375 - Women in China: Past and Present (4) or
HST 375 - Women in China: Past and Present
(4)
WGS 382 - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)
WGS 385 - Historical Archaeology (4) or
AN 385 - Historical Archaeology
(4)
WGS 387 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4) or
COM 387 - Media, Gender and Sexuality
(4)
WGS 400 - Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 OR 4)
WGS 401 - Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 404 - Queer Social Theory (4)
or SOC 404 - Queer Social Theory
WGS 481 - Gender Socialization in the Schools (4) or
EED 481 - Gender Socialization in Schools
(4)

Notes

At least 28 credits counted towards the major must be at the 300 level or above.

To remain in good standing, students must complete all other courses in the major with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00.

Students using this catalog to meet women and gender studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the electives category (requirement #2) and published in a later catalog.

For students electing a major in Women and Gender Studies and a minor in LGBTQ Studies, only 4 credits of course overlap between the two programs is allowed.