Major in Women's and Gender Studies

Program Overview

The Women's and Gender Studies major explores the diverse experiences and perspectives of women and gender, building awareness and critical thinking skills to prepare students for an interconnected world. The program emphasizes intersectionality and offers a range of elective courses from various disciplines, allowing students to tailor their studies to specific interests. Students must maintain a grade of C or higher in required courses to complete the major.

Program Outline

Outline:

Freshman Year:

• Semester 1:
• CO 150 College Composition (GT-CO2) - 3 credits
• ETST 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3) - 3 credits
• Arts and Humanities - 3 credits
• Biological and Physical Sciences - 3 credits
• Elective - 3 credits
• Semester 2:
• WS 200 Introduction to Women's Studies - 3 credits
• Historical Perspectives - 3 credits
• Quantitative Reasoning - 3 credits
• Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 credits
• Elective - 3 credits

Sophomore Year:

• Semester 3:
• Select two courses from the following:
• ECON 211 Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1) - 3 credits
• ETST 201 Introduction to Queer Studies - 3 credits
• ETST 254 La Chicana in Society - 3 credits
• WS 268 Whiteness, Gender, and Sexuality - 3 credits
• WS 269 Women of Color in the United States - 3 credits
• WS 270 Feminist Theory - 3 credits
• Minor - 3 credits
• Electives - 6 credits
• Semester 4:
• Advanced Writing - 3 credits
• Arts and Humanities - 3 credits
• Biological and Physical Sciences - 3 credits
• Minor - 3 credits
• Elective - 2 credits

Junior Year:

• Semester 5:
• Intersectional Elective (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 3 credits
• Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 3 credits
• Minor - 6 credits
• Elective - 3 credits
• Semester 6:
• Intersectional Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 3 credits
• Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 3 credits
• Minor - 3 credits
• Elective - 6 credits

Senior Year:

• Semester 7:
• ETST 305 Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. - 3 credits
• Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 6 credits
• Minor - 3 credits
• Elective - 3 credits
• Semester 8:
• WS 472 Seminar in Multiracial Decolonial Feminisms - 3 credits
• WS 487 Internship - 3 credits
• Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) - 3 credits
• Minor - 3 credits
• Elective - 3 credits

Intersectional Electives:

• ANTH 338 Gender and Anthropology - 3 credits
• ANTH 447 Gender Equity in Development - 3 credits
• E 334 LGBTQ+ Literature - 3 credits
• ETST 201 Introduction to Queer Studies - 3 credits
• ETST 254 La Chicana in Society - 3 credits
• ETST 300 Queer Studies and Women of Color - 3 credits
• ETST 342 Queer Indigenous Studies - 3 credits
• ETST 352/SOWK 352 Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes - 3 credits
• ETST 354 Black Cinema and Media - 3 credits
• ETST 411 Black Feminism(s) - 3 credits
• ETST 413 Queer Creative Expressions - 3 credits
• HIST 369 History of Sexuality in America - 3 credits
• IE 470 Women and Development - 3 credits
• LSPA 445 Women Writers in the Hispanic World - 3 credits
• PHIL 353 Feminist Philosophies - 3 credits
• PSY 327 Psychology of Women - 3 credits
• PSY 437 Psychology of Gender - 3 credits
• SOC 330 Social Inequality - 3 credits
• WS 362/ETST 362 Indigenous Consciousness and Gender - 3 credits

Women's and Gender Studies Program Electives:

• ANTH 338 Gender and Anthropology - 3 credits
• ANTH 416 Gender, Culture, and Health - 3 credits
• ANTH 447 Gender Equity in Development - 3 credits
• ART 314 Women in Art History - 3 credits
• E 330 Gender in World Literature - 3 credits
• E 331 Early Women Writers - 3 credits
• E 332 Modern Women Writers - 3 credits
• ETST 201 Introduction to Queer Studies - 3 credits
• ETST 254 La Chicana in Society - 3 credits
• ETST 300 Queer Studies and Women of Color - 3 credits
• ETST 352/SOWK 352 Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes - 3 credits
• ETST 411 Black Feminism(s) - 3 credits
• ETST 413 Queer Creative Expressions - 3 credits
• ETST 354 Black Cinema and Media - 3 credits
• ETST 342 Queer Indigenous Studies - 3 credits
• HIST 304 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome - 3 credits
• HIST 312 Women in Medieval Europe - 3 credits
• HIST 320 Women and Gender in Europe, 1450-1789 - 3 credits
• HIST 358 American Women's History to 1800 - 3 credits
• HIST 359 American Women's History Since 1800 - 3 credits
• HIST 369 History of Sexuality in America - 3 credits
• LGEN 382/ETST 382 Italian Ethnic Identity, Culture, and Gender - 3 credits
• LSPA 445 Women Writers in the Hispanic World - 3 credits
• PHIL 353 Feminist Philosophies - 3 credits
• PSY 327 Psychology of Women - 3 credits
• PSY 437 Psychology of Gender - 3 credits
• SPCM 320 Communication and Human Trafficking - 3 credits
• SPCM 335 Gender and Communication - 3 credits
• SOC 330 Social Inequality - 3 credits
• SOC 333 Gender and Society - 3 credits
• SOC 334 Sociology of Intersectionality - 3 credits
• SOC 357 Women, Crime, and Victimization - 3 credits
• WS 362/ETST 362 Indigenous Consciousness and Gender - 3 credits
• WS 397 Group Study - 3 credits
• WS 484 Supervised College Teaching - 1-3 credits
• WS 487 Internship - 1-12 credits
• WS 495 Independent Study - 1-3 credits

Other:

Students in the Women's and Gender Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all WS and ETST courses required for the major.