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, distributed as follows:

1. Core

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

AH 351 - Women In Art (4) or
WGS 351 - Women in Art (4)
AN 305 - The Life Course in Anthropological Perspective (4) or
WGS 305 - The Life Course in Anthropological Perspectives (4)
AN 337 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) or
WGS 337 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
AN 385 - Historical Archaeology (4) or
WGS 385 - Historical Archaeology (4)
COM 327 - Gender Communication (4)
EED 481 - Gender Socialization in Schools (1 to 4) or
WGS 481 - Gender Socialization in the Schools (4)
HST 322 - Women in Modern America (4) or
WGS 322 - Women in Modern America (4)
HST 339 - Women in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789 (4) or
WGS 339 - Women in Early Modern Europe (4)
HST 361 - History of American Families (4) or
WGS 361 - History of American Families (4)
HST 362 - History of African-American Women (4) or
WGS 362 - History of African-American Women (4)
HST 375 - Women in China 1700 to the Present (4) or
WGS 375 - Women in China, 1700 to the Present (4)
MUS 370 - Women in Music (4) or
WGS 370 - Women in Music (4)
PHL 305 - Philosophy of Gender (4) or
WGS 307 - Philosophy of Gender (4)
PS 311 - Women and Politics (4) or
WGS 311 - Women and Politics (4)
PSY 374 - Psychology of Women (4) or
WGS 374 - Psychology of Women (4)
WRT 365 - Women Writing Autobiography (4) or
WGS 365 - Women Writing Autobiography (4)
SOC 207 - Human Sexuality (4)
SOC 335 - The Family (4)
SOC 336 - Sociology of Gender (4)
SOC 352 - Women And Work (4)
WGS 325 - Issues in Women’s Health (4) or
WHP 325 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WGS 300 - Women in Transition (4)
WGS 301 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 382 - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)
WGS 400 - Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 or 4)

Note

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.