Undergraduate Major

The major consists of six required common core courses. Three of the courses provide students with the basic skills needed for an education in Women’s and Gender Studies. By analyzing the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, national identity, and disablity students are afforded a gendered lens through which to see social, cultural and political issues. The three upper level required courses offer a more in depth examination of feminist theories and research. All program majors also choose four courses within a specialized area of study and three complementary electives.

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Requirements

To attain the Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies, students are required to successfully complete the following:

• Women’s and Gender Studies Common Core
• WMS 100 Women’s Lives: Race/Class/Gender
  (taken before additional coursework in the major)
• WMS 200 Women’s Studies in Transnational Contexts
• WMS 250 Feminist Frameworks
• WMS 300 Feminist Theories
• WMS 391 Scope and Methods in Women’s Studies
• WMS 395 Advanced Seminar

Four Classes within a One of the Following Concentrations

• International Perspectives
• Gender, Culture and the Arts
• Perspectives on Race and Class
• Gender and Human Development
• Social Justice and Public Policy
• Theoretical Perspectives

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An individualized concentration is also offered by the program. Contact your program advisor for more information.

Three General Electives within the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

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