Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Major/Minor
Course Requirements for Major
A major in WGSS consists of 11 courses, to include the following:
- WGSS 120: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGSS 310: Seminar in Feminist Teaching and Learning
Two courses chosen from:
- WGSS 202: History of Western Feminist Thought
- WGSS 204: Global Feminisms
- WGSS 206: Queer Lives
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
- 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 following Independent Study Courses:
- WGSS 401: Junior Independent Study
- WGSS 451: Senior Independent Study
- WGSS 452: Senior Independent Study
Course Requirements for Minor
A minor in WGSS consists of 6 courses, to include the following:
- WGSS 120: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, which may be counted toward either Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences within the Learning Across the Disciplines requirement.
- WGSS 310: Seminar in Feminist Teaching and Learning
- WGSS 330: Feminist Methodologies
One of the following:
- WGSS 202, which may be counted toward either Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences within the Learning Across the Disciplines requirement.
- WGSS 204
- WGSS 206
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
- 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