College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Academics > Women's and Gender Studies > Undergraduate > Women's and Gender Studies (BA) > Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Common Core

Course Title Quarter Hours
WGS 100WOMEN'S LIVES:RACE/CLASS/GENDER (Students are encouraged to take this before taking additional coursework in the major)4
WGS 200WOMEN'S STUDIES IN TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXTS4
WGS 250INTERSECTIONAL & TRANSNATIONAL FEMINIST FORMATIONS4
WGS 300FEMINIST THEORIES4
WGS 391METHODS AND SCHOLARSHIP IN WOMEN'S STUDIES4
WGS 395WOMEN'S STUDIES ADVANCED SEMINAR4

Concentration

Students must also complete a four-course concentration. All students develop an Individualized Concentration in consultation with their faculty advisor. 

WGS students have developed concentrations in areas such as Arts & Activism; International Perspectives; Social Policy & Social Justice; Women of Color & Feminist Thought; Gender & Sexualities; among others.  We encourage students to develop an individualized program of study that best suits their academic interests and career goals, and are committed to working closely with students as they develop their major concentration and interdisciplinary curricular focus.

Major Field Electives

Three additional electives chosen by the student from the list of courses approved for the Women’s and Gender Studies major.

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