Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Common Core
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WGS 100 | WOMEN'S LIVES:RACE/CLASS/GENDER (Students are encouraged to take this before taking additional coursework in the major) | 4 |
| WGS 200 | WOMEN'S STUDIES IN TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| WGS 250 | INTERSECTIONAL & TRANSNATIONAL FEMINIST FORMATIONS | 4 |
| WGS 300 | FEMINIST THEORIES | 4 |
| WGS 391 | METHODS AND SCHOLARSHIP IN WOMEN'S STUDIES | 4 |
| WGS 395 | WOMEN'S STUDIES ADVANCED SEMINAR | 4 |
Course in Women of Color Feminisms: Local/Global Contexts
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 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 List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WGS 225 | CONSTRUCTING GENDER AND SEXUALITY | 4 |
| WGS 330 | LESBIAN LIVES | 4 |
| WGS 362 | INTRODUCTION TO TRANSGENDER STUDIES | 4 |
| WGS 363 | GLOBALLY QUEER: TRANSNATIONAL LGBTQ POLITICS | 4 |
| WGS 372 | LATINA FEMINIST THOUGHT AND CULTURE | 4 |
| WGS 388 | QUEER THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION | 4 |
Globalization & Transnational Politics
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WGS 305 | MOTHERING, WORK, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | 4 |
| WGS 307 | WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL | 4 |
| WGS 334 | GIRLHOOD ALL AROUND THE WORLD | 4 |
| WGS 345 | WOMEN, WAR AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| WGS 363 | GLOBALLY QUEER: TRANSNATIONAL LGBTQ POLITICS | 4 |
| WGS 364 | POLITICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY | 4 |
| WGS 375 | FEMINISMS OF THE BLACK DIASPORA | 4 |
Social Justice and Advocacy
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WGS 265 | YOGA AND FEMINIST THOUGHT: EMBODYING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION | 4 |
| WGS 275 | BLACK FEMINIST THEORIES IN A U.S. CONTEXT | 4 |
| WGS 303 | GENDER, VIOLENCE AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| WGS 305 | MOTHERING, WORK, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | 4 |
| WGS 314 | ANTIRACIST FEMINISMS | 4 |
| WGS 320 | TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| WGS 372 | LATINA FEMINIST THOUGHT AND CULTURE | 4 |
| WGS 390 | WOMEN OF COLOR FEMINISMS | 4 |
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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