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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Gender and Women’s Studies – BA Degree

Gender and Women’s Studies Major (36-39 cr)

A. Core Requirements (21 cr)

GWS 200 - Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies Credit: 3
Select one course from the approved list of Humanities courses (3 cr).

Select one course from the approved list of Social/Behavioral/Natural Sciences courses (3 cr).

Select one of the following (3 cr):
GWS 399 - Independent Study Credit: 3
GWS 498 - Internship Credit: 1-6
GWS 499 - Independent Study Credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

ENG 375 - Theories of Diverse Sexuality Credit: 3
ENG 470 - Feminist Theory Credit: 3
PHL 348 - Philosophy and Feminism Credit: 3
POL 363 - Feminist Social and Political Theory Credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

HIS 212 - Women in History Credit: 3
GWS 300 - International Perspectives on Women Credit: 3
GWS 396 - Gender and the Workplace Credit: 3
POL 378 - Gender and Global Politics Credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

HIS 212 - Women in History Credit: 3
HIS 248 - Women in American History to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 249 - Women in American History, 1865 to Present Credit: 3
HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States Credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (15 cr)

Select five courses, a minimum of 3 must be at the 300-400 level, from the following approved lists under advisement. No more than two courses can come from a single discipline. Some courses have prerequisites.

C. Cognate Requirements (0-3 cr)

Any approved General Education computer and information literacy course -OR- passing the computer information literacy competency exam.

Gender and Women’s Studies - Areas of Study for Major and Minor

HUMANITIES

ART 357 - Gender and the Visual Arts Credit: 3
ART 387 - Modern Art and Mass Culture Credit: 3
ENG 237 - Ethnicity and Cultural Difference in Literature Credit: 3
ENG 238 - Introduction to Latina/o/x Cultural Expressions Credit: 3
ENG 326 - English Drama: City Comedy and Revenge Tragedy Credit: 3
ENG 327 - English Drama: Satire and Empire Credit: 3
ENG 356 - Latina Writings and Theories Credit: 3
ENG 357 - Black Women Writers Credit: 3
ENG 370 - Women in Literature Credit: 3
ENG 375 - Theories of Diverse Sexuality Credit: 3
ENG 470 - Feminist Theory Credit: 3
CSS 489 - Women and Screen Studies Credit: 3
HIS 212 - Women in History Credit: 3
HIS 248 - Women in American History to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 249 - Women in American History, 1865 to Present Credit: 3
HIS 337 - Social and Cultural History of Sport Credit: 3
HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States Credit: 3
HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 353 - The Black Power Movement Credit: 3
HIS 390 - Harems, Bathhouses, and Brothels: Society, Gender, and Sexuality in the Early Modern Islamic World Credit: 3
NAS 340 - Native American Women Credit: 3
PHL 348 - Philosophy and Feminism Credit: 3
THT 308 - Gender and the Theatre Credit: 3
ART 110 - Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture Credit: 3
-OR-
GWS 110 - Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture Credit: 3

SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL/NATURAL SCIENCES

ANT 300 - Sex and Gender Across Cultures Credit: 3
BIO 327 - Sexual Diversity and Evolution Credit: 3
BRC 350 - Diversity in the Media Credit: 3
BRC 420 - Technology and Culture Credit: 3
COM 370 - Persuasion and Social Movements Credit: 3
COM 423 - Diversity, Identity, and Communication Credit: 3
CPS 391 - Introduction to Family Systems Credit: 3
CRJ 347 - Crime and Society Credit: 3
CRJ 360 - Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective Credit: 3
CRJ 367 - Women and Crime Credit: 3
GWS 300 - International Perspectives on Women Credit: 3
GWS 396 - Gender and the Workplace Credit: 3
HDV 120 - Fundamentals of Gerontology Credit: 3
HDV 313 - Human Sexual Development Credit: 3
HDV 322 - Child Development Credit: 3
HDV 323 - Adolescent Development Credit: 3
HDV 325 - Family Dynamics Across the Lifespan Credit: 3
PED 325 - Women in Sport Credit: 3
POL 363 - Feminist Social and Political Theory Credit: 3
POL 378 - Gender and Global Politics Credit: 3
POL 415 - Women and Politics Credit: 3
PSY 344 - Psychology of Women Credit: 3
SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family Credit: 3
SOC 366 - Popular Culture Credit: 3
SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty Credit: 3
SOC 381 - Sociology of Gender Roles Credit: 3
SOC 460 - Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination Credit: 3
GWS 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender Credit: 3
-OR-
SOC 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender Credit: 3