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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


Course in Women of Color Feminisms: Local/Global Contexts
 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select at least one course focused on Women of Color Feminisms: Local/Global Contexts from:4
WGS 275
BLACK FEMINIST THEORIES IN A U.S. CONTEXT
WGS 305
MOTHERING, WORK, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
WGS 307
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL
WGS 372
LATINA FEMINIST THOUGHT AND CULTURE
WGS 375
FEMINISMS OF THE BLACK DIASPORA
WGS 386
BLACK WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES: VARIABLE TOPICS
WGS 390
WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS


Concentration

The WGS major requires students to complete a 4-course Individualized Concentration in consultation with their WGS faculty advisor. Students may wish to focus their WGS concentration courses to match their academic and future career interests.

The department recommends the following Concentration Focus Areas as a tool for students to use in their course selection.

In addition to the courses listed below, the department offers a variety of courses, including Special Topics, that may apply to one or more of these Focus Areas. Approved electives outside WGS may also count; discuss these options with your faculty advisor for approval.

Genders and Sexualities

Course Title Quarter Hours
WGS 225
CONSTRUCTING GENDER AND SEXUALITY
WGS 330
LESBIAN LIVES
WGS 362
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSGENDER STUDIES
WGS 363
GLOBALLY QUEER: TRANSNATIONAL LGBTQ POLITICS
WGS 372
LATINA FEMINIST THOUGHT AND CULTURE
WGS 388
QUEER THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION

Globalization & Transnational Politics 

Course Title Quarter Hours
WGS 305
MOTHERING, WORK, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
WGS 307
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL
WGS 345
WOMEN, WAR AND RESISTANCE
WGS 363
GLOBALLY QUEER: TRANSNATIONAL LGBTQ POLITICS
WGS 364
POLITICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WGS 375
FEMINISMS OF THE BLACK DIASPORA

Social Justice and Advocacy 

Course Title Quarter Hours
WGS 265
YOGA AND FEMINIST THOUGHT: EMBODYING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION
WGS 275
BLACK FEMINIST THEORIES IN A U.S. CONTEXT
WGS 303
GENDER, VIOLENCE AND RESISTANCE
WGS 305
MOTHERING, WORK, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
WGS 314
ANTIRACIST FEMINISMS
WGS 320
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
WGS 372
LATINA FEMINIST THOUGHT AND CULTURE
WGS 390
WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS

Major Field Electives

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

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