Women and Gender Studies Major, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree; B.S. degree; B.A.A. degree

Women and Gender Studies is a multi-disciplinary course of study that fosters understanding of the ways in which social patterning of female and male roles impacts on human behavior and on the accumulation of knowledge. It satisfies the needs of students working in a large number of disciplines. The Women and Gender Studies major requires 30 hours of coursework. The director of the Women and Gender Studies Program serves as advisor for all students taking this major.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (9 hours)

WGS 100	How Gender Affects Our Lives	3(3-0)
WGS 426/PHL 426/PSC 426	Feminist Theory	3(3-0)
WGS 496	Capstone Seminar in Women's Studies	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (9 hours)

Three of the following

WGS 230/ECO 230	Women in the Economy	3(3-0)
WGS 317/SOC 317	Sociology of Gender	3(3-0)
WGS 326/PSC 326	Women and Politics	3(3-0)
WGS 334/PSY 334	Psychology of Women	3(3-0)
WGS 430/HDF 430	Women and Aging	3(3-0)
WGS 590/ANT 590/SOC 590	Gender, Culture, and Society	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (6 hours)

Two of the following

WGS 207/REL 207	Women in Religion	3(3-0)
WGS 226/HST 226	From Trials to Women’s Liberation: Women in America	3(3-0)
WGS 303/REL 303	Goddesses	3(3-0)
WGS 327/ENG 327	Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature	3(3-0)
WGS 354/HST 354	Women in European History	3(3-0)
WGS 362/COM 362	Gender Communication	3(3-0)
WGS 382/ART 382	Gender and Art	3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Chosen from the courses not selected from the lists above, or from the following group:

HST 221	Growing Up in America	3(3-0)
JRN 380	Racial and Cultural Diversity: Mass Media's Role	3(3-0)
MGT 357	Women in Management	3(3-0)
WGS 213/HDF 213	Introduction to Human Sexuality	3(3-0)
WGS 297	Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies	3-6(Spec)
WGS 319/PES 319	Women and Sport	2(2-0)
WGS 410/SOC 410	Women, Crime and Deviance	3(3-0)
WGS 497	Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies	3-6(Spec)

Additional Requirements:

Courses must be selected in consultation with an advisor.

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