Women and Gender Studies, B.A.

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Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement, Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of coursework used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

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 1000 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 3020 - Feminist Theory (4)
WGS 3030 - Methods of Feminist Analysis (4)
WGS 4930 - Field Experience in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 4020 - Women and Gender Studies Capstone Course (4)

Note

Students must earn a grade of at least C in both WGS 1000 and WGS 3020 .

2. Five courses selected from

COM 3405 - Gender Communication (4)
COM 4203 - Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)
WGS 3010 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)
WGS 3040 - LGBTQ+ Lives Through Global Lens (4)
WGS 3810 - Global Women, Global Issues (4)
WGS 3811 - Family and Community Processes (4) or SOC 3410 - Family and Community Processes (4)
WGS 3812 - Women, Crime and Justice (4) or CRJ 3330 - Women, Crime and Justice (4)
WGS 3813 - Sociology of Family (4) or SOC 3400 - Sociology of Family (4)
WGS 3814 - Sociology of Gender (4) or SOC 3620 - Sociology of Gender (4)
WGS 3815 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) or AN 3132 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
WGS 3816 - Women in Early Modern Europe (4) or HST 3365 - Women in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789 (4)
WGS 3817 - Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4) or PS 3265 - Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4)
WGS 3818 - Women in Art (4) or AH 3720 - Women in Art (4)
WGS 3819 - Gender and Work (4) or SOC 3650 - Gender and Work (4)
WGS 3821 - History of American Families (4) or HST 3275 - History of American Families (4)
WGS 3822 - History of African-American Women (4) or HST 3285 - History of African-American Women (4)
WGS 3823 - Gender and Int’l Relations (4) or PS 3715 - Gender and Int’l Relations (4)
WGS 3824 - Psychology of Gender (4) or PSY 3460 - Psychology of Gender (4)
WGS 3825 - Women in China: Past and Present (4) or HST 3830 - Women in China: Past and Present (4)
WGS 3826 - Historical Archaeology (4) or AN 3560 - Historical Archaeology (4)
WGS 3827 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4) or COM 3606 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
WGS 3830 - Human Sexuality (4) or SOC 3110 - Human Sexuality (4)
WGS 3850 - Philosophy of Gender (4) or PHL 3100 - Philosophy of Gender (4)
WGS 3860 - Population and Society (4) or SOC 3200 - Population and Society (4)
WGS 3870 - Women and Politics (4) or PS 3210 - Women and Politics (4)
WGS 3880 - Women in Modern America (4) or HST 3265 - Women in Modern America (4)
WGS 3890 - Issues in Women’s Health (4) or WHP 3250 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WGS 3900 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 4010 - Queer Social Theory (4) or SOC 4800 - Queer Social Theory (4)
WGS 4810 - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)
WGS 4995 - Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 OR 4)
WGS 4900 - Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)

Notes

At least 28 credits counted towards the major must be at the 3000 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.