Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
Also available via Ecampus.
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major represents multidisciplinary approaches to the study of gender and sexuality, particularly as they intersect with race, ethnicity, class, culture, nation, and ability. The curriculum incorporates feminist social justice theory and research to better understand differences in power and privilege and to contribute to practices that help transform our world. Many classes incorporate a social activism component, and students are encouraged to consider the ways knowledge and activist engagements help promote social justice in local and global communities.
A total of 48 credits is required for the major: 27 credits of required Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies core courses, and 21 credits of elective courses. Electives may include courses taught in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as well as courses that are taught in other academic units that are approved as Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program courses. These courses have a focus on gender, sexuality, and/or women's issues, and have been approved as fulfilling the requirements of a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies course. No more than 9 credits of these Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program courses may be used toward the major.
All required course work for the on-campus major must be taken on campus and no more than 6 credits of online elective course work can be used toward the on-campus major.
Total credits required for graduation is 180.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate Core | ||
| Select 48 credits excluding WIC | 48 | |
| College Requirements | ||
| Select 15 credits 1 | 15 | |
| Liberal Arts Core | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Non-Western Culture | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | 3 | |
| One additional course from the above areas | 3 | |
| Free Electives to allow for a minor or second major | ||
| Select 54 credits | 54 | |
| WGSS Major Requirements 2 | ||
| Core | ||
| WGSS 223 | *INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
| WGSS 262/QS 262 | *INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES | 3 |
| WGSS 319 | *FEMINIST DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH | 3 |
| WGSS 410 | INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| WGSS 414 | *SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN WOMEN'S LIVES | 4 |
| WGSS 416 | THEORIES OF FEMINISM | 4 |
| WGSS 480 | *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | 3 |
| WGSS 498 | FEMINIST PRACTICE | 4 |
| Electives | 21 | |
| *GENDER, RACE, AND POP CULTURE | ||
| *FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| SPECIAL STUDIES | ||
| *WOMEN: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| *WOMEN IN THE MOVIES | ||
| *WOMEN IN WORLD CINEMA | ||
| *GENDER AND SPORT | ||
| *RESISTING GENDER VIOLENCE | ||
| *WOMEN WORLDWIDE | ||
| *FEMINISM AND THE BIBLE | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| *GLOBAL EXPERIENCE: CULTURAL DIVERSITY | ||
| *GLOBAL EXPERIENCE: WESTERN CULTURE | ||
| *GLOB EXPER: CONTEMP GLOB ISSU | ||
| *GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| *QUEER POP CULTURE | ||
| *FEMINIST ACTIVISMS | ||
| *DISNEY: GENDER, RACE, EMPIRE | ||
| *GENDER AND SCIENCE | ||
| *POLITICS OF MOTHERHOOD IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | ||
| *MEN AND MASCULINITIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | ||
| (RE)FRAMING RACE THROUGH FILM PRODUCTION | ||
| *SERVING LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES | ||
| *TRANSGENDER POLITICS | ||
| APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| *MUSLIM WOMEN | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| PROJECTS | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS | ||
| *QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES | ||
| *GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE | ||
| *WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| ECOFEMINISM | ||
| ^SEXUALITIES, FEMINISMS, WOMEN | ||
| *QUEER THEORIES | ||
| WOMEN, WEIGHT, AND BODY IMAGE | ||
| *FAT STUDIES | ||
| ^INDIGENOUS TWO-SPIRIT AND QUEER STUDIES | ||
| TRANSGENDER LIVES | ||
| QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTS AND ACTIVISM | ||
| GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||
| RACE, GENDER, AND HEALTH JUSTICE | ||
| CAPSTONE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| GLOBAL EXPERIENCE I | ||
| GLOBAL EXPERIENCE II | ||
| GLOBAL EXPERIENCE III | ||
| SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL POWER | ||
| *GLOBAL FEMINIST THEOLOGIES | ||
| *FEMINIST THEOLOGIES IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| TOPICS | ||
| Program Course Electives | ||
| Taught through other departments but approved as WGSS Program Courses | ||
| *GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE | ||
| GENDER AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| *POWER AND REPRESENTATION | ||
| *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES | ||
| WOMEN AND LITERATURE | ||
| *(EN)GENDERING ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICA | ||
| *LITERATURE BY WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NEGLECT | ||
| *FAMILIES AND POVERTY | ||
| WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | ||
| *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA | ||
| *MIDEAST WOMEN: IN THEIR OWN WORDS | ||
| THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | ||
| THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN WOMEN FROM 1400 TO 1789 | ||
| GENDER AND POLITICS | ||
| *GENDER AND RACE IN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| *GENDER AND THE LAW | ||
| *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | ||
| *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY | ||
| GENDER AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: GENDER ISSUES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| Total Hours | 180 | |
| 1 | College of Liberal Arts BA/BS Requirements:
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| 2 | With the exception of WIC, courses used to satisfy requirements for the major may not be used to meet baccalaureate or liberal arts core requirements. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Major Code: 808