Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major

Major Requirements

A minimum of eight courses, four of which are required as follows:

Required Courses

WGSS 202 - Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies A student must receive a minimum grade of C in WGSS 202 in order to be admitted to the major program.
One of
WGSS 260
,
WGSS 279
,
WGSS 341
/
ALST 341
as a required theory course
WGSS 301 - Feminist Methodologies: Theory and Praxis
WGSS 490 - Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Senior Seminar
One course in LGBTQ Studies with either an LGBT prefix or counts toward LGBQT credit (
WGSS 202
does not fulfill this requirement).

Feminist Methodology

Feminist Theory

A course in feminist theory:

Divisions

At least four more courses from the following lists. Must have two courses from each list and at least one must count towards LGBTQ Studies.

List A

List B

Other Courses

Other courses may count toward a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major, depending on the orientation of the course, the instructor’s choice of syllabus, and/or the direction of the readings and student projects during a particular year. Such courses need the approval of the instructor and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies director to be counted toward a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major. Students must check with their WGSS adviser about which of the following courses meet WGSS concentration requirements. WGSS credit cannot be granted once the course is completed with a non-approved instructor.

These courses include:

Additional Information

Students’ relationships with their advisers are a critical part of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program. Following admission to the program, students, in consultation with their advisers, may develop a sequence of required and elective courses related to a particular topic. Some suggested topics are postcolonial and critical race studies; family studies; women in the United States; global perspectives on women; women, work, and family; women and social change; women and religion; and women, knowledge, and text.

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program page.

Women’s Studies Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, and more, please visit the Women’s Studies program catalog page.