Major/Minor
Major/Minor
The Major
A major in WGSS consists of 11 courses, to include the following:
WGSS 120: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Two courses chosen from:
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WGSS 202: History of Western Feminist Thought
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WGSS 204: Global Feminisms
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WGSS 206: Queer Lives
WGSS 310: Seminar in Feminist Teaching and Learning
Four electives from cross-listed courses accepted for WGSS credit.
-Two of these must be courses accepted for WGSS credit from one division (AH, HSS, or MNS).
-One of these must be a course accepted for WGSS credit from a second division (AH, HSS, or MNS).
-One elective must be a course accepted for WGSS credit and focused on race, class, or culture in an area other than the United States
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WGSS 401: Junior Independent Study
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WGSS 451: Senior Independent Study
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WGSS 452: Senior Independent Study
WGSS 407: Practicum may be substituted for one of the cross-listed courses, as may one WGSS 200-level course and one WGSS 400-level course.
The Minor
A minor in WGSS consists of 6 courses, to include the following:
WGSS 120: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
One course from:
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WGSS 202
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WGSS 204
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WGSS 206
WGSS 310: Seminar in Feminist Teaching and Learning
Two electives from cross-listed courses accepted for WGSS credit from two different divisions (AH, HSS, or MNS).
- One of these must be a course accepted for WGSS credit and focused on race, class, or culture in an area other than the United States.
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WGSS 330: Feminist Methodologies
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WGSS 407: Practicum may be substituted for one of the cross-listed courses.
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WGSS 120 and 202 may be counted toward either Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences within the Learning Across the Disciplines requirement.
WGSS 407: Practicum may be substituted for one of the cross-listed courses, as may one WGSS 200-level course and one WGSS 400-level course.