UNDERGRADUATE MAJORWOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: 42

FOUNDATION/REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
WGS 201 or
EYE 109 / Women, Knowledge & Power OR
Gender, Representation &* Resistance / 3 / EYE 109 or non degree student
Coll Writing or conc1st yr students only
WGS 201 / Women, Knowledge & Power / 3 / WGS 201 OR EYE 109 or Perm.
WGS 380 / Politics of Difference / 3 / WGS 201 or instructor permission
WGS 390 / Contemporary Feminist Theories / 3 / WGS 101 or EYE 109, WGS 201
WGS 490 / Capstone Experience in Women & Gender Studies / 2 / WGS Major or Minor & SR standing

SELECT One Topics Course from TWO of the following: 6 Credits total

WGS 235/335/435 / Topics in Science,Technology, & Health I/II/III / 3 / 235: none listed
335: SOC 210 or WGS 280 & Min.
grade of C
435: none listed
WGS 245/345/445 / Topics in Culture, & the Arts I/II/III / 3 / 245: none listed
345: none listed
445: none listed
WGS 255/355/455 / Topics in History & Resistance I/II/III / 3 / 255: none listed
355: none listed
455:none listed
WGS 265/365/465 / Topics in Gender & Institutions I/II/III / 3 / 265: none listed
365: none listed
465: none listed

MAJOR ELECTIVES: Choose ONE of the following: 4-6 Credits

WGS 485 / Internship / 4 - 6 / WGS Major or Minor & SR standing
WGS 486 / THESIS / 4 / WGS Major or Minor & SR standing

WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES RELATED COURSES AT LEAST 18 CREDITS

Students must take one course focusing on periods before 1800 and one course dealing with cultures not in the Western mainstream. Students may take no more than three electives from one department or program. Any WGS course may be used for elective credit; courses eligible for elective credit are listed at the end of this section.

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES

MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:

CORE AREA / COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / REQUIRED BY MAJOR?
INT / WGS 265 / Topics in Gender &
Institutions I / An option
& DIV / WGS 245 / Topics in the Culture & the Arts I / An option
Capstone / WGS 490 / Capstone Experience in Women & Gender Studies / YES
CI & DIV / WGS 201 / Women, Knowledge & Power / YES
SCA & DIV / WGS 101 / Intro. to Women & Gender Studies / YES
EISRC & DIV / WGS 380 / Politics of Difference / YES
DIV / WGS 390 / Contem. Feminist Theories / YES
Note: Other courses may be offered that are cross-listed with other department’s offerings and may also satisfy other Core areas.

Text from the 2016 – 2017 Catalog:

Program Requirements

The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University's Core curriculum) required for the major: 36.

The women and gender studies major consists of 24 hours of required courses and 12 hours of women and gender studies related courses as follows:

Required Courses (18 hours)

Either of the following (3 hours)
WGS 101 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
EYE 109 Gender, Representation, and Resistance

All of the following
WGS 201 Women, Knowledge, and Power
WGS 380 Politics of Difference
WGS 390 Contemporary Feminist Theories
WGS 490 Capstone Experience in Women and Gender Studies

One Topics Course from TWO of the following subject areas (6 hours)
WGS 235/335/435 Topics in Science, Technology, and Health I/II/III
WGS 245/345/445 Topics in Culture, and the Arts I/II/III
WGS 255/355/455 Topics in History and Resistance I/II/III
WGS 265/365/465 Topics in Gender and Institutions I/II/III

Either of the following (4-6 hours)
WGS 485 Internship
WGS 486 Thesis

Women and Gender Studies Related Courses: (at least 12 hours)

  • Students must take one course dealing with cultures not in the Western mainstream. Students may take no more than three electives from one department or program. Any WGS course may be used for elective credit; courses eligible for elective credit are listed under Course Descriptions.

Core curriculum codes

EYE – Entry Year Experience

CW – College Writing

QR – Quantitative Reasoning

CE – Creative Expression

SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis

CI – Cultural Interpretation

SE – Science Exploration

EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship

DIV – Diversity

INT – International

CAP - Capstone