Women’s & Gender Studies, BA

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

• WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

13 Courses Required; 40 Credits:

Assumes one (1) course required for the major is also be used for the UCC:

• UCC Area K: Identities and Inequalities: WGS 2250  

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World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Major Courses

5 Courses Required; 15 Credits:

• WGS 2100 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2250 Race, Gender and Social Justice Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3010 Feminist Methodologies Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3100 Contemporary Feminist Issues Credits: 3.0
• WGS 4100 Capstone Course in Women’s Studies Credits: 3.0

Major Elective Courses

6 Courses; Required; 18 Credits:

• ANTH 3350 Latinx Testimonios Credits: 3.0
• ASN 3760 Life/Writings Indigenous Women Credits: 3.0
• AWS 1500 Racism and Sexism in US Credits: 3.0
• AWS 1550 Justice and Racism Credits: 3.0
• AWS 2550 The Black Woman Experience Credits: 3.0
• AWS 2620 Caribbean Women:Cultr and Soc Credits: 3.0
• ENG 2170 Women in Literature Credits: 3.0
• ENG 2190 19Th Century Women’s Voices Credits: 3.0
• HIST 3160 American Women’s History Credits: 3.0
• HIST 3460 Modern European Women’s History Credits: 3.0
• HIST 3590 Gender and Islam Credits: 3.0
• LAS 3350 Modern Latin American Theater Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 2100 Women’s Health Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 3140 Reproductive Rights Credits: 3.0
• PHIL 2690 Philosophy of Sex and Love Credits: 3.0
• POL 3290 Women and the Law in US Credits: 3.0
• PSY 3110 Psychology of Women Credits: 3.0
• SOC 3470 Sociology of Women Credits: 3.0
• WGS 1100 Women’s Changing Roles Credits: 3.0
• WGS 1500 Racism/Sexism in The US Credits: 3.0
• WGS 1800 Gendered Lives and Societies Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2020 Latinos and Latinas in the US Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2070 Women, Sport and Culture Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2080 Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture: Icons, Images and Representations Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2170 Women in Literature Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2180 Life Passages Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2190 19th Century Women’s Voices Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2250 Race, Gender and Social Justice Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2500 Racism and Sexism Global Perspectives Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2550 The Black Woman Experience Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2570 Sex, Gender and Sexuality Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2690 Philosophy of Sex and Love Credits: 3.0
• WGS 2980 Caribbean Women: Culture and Society Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3000 Women’s Changing Roles Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3010 Feminist Methodologies Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3070 Sex Equity in Education Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3080 Human Trafficking Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3140 Reproductive Rights Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3160 American Womens History Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3200 Women of Color Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3240 Philosophy and Feminism Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3250 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Latin American Women Writers Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3260 Women in Modern Japanese Literature Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3280 Goddess Mythology Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3290 Women and the Law in US Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3330 Activism and Social Change Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3350 Latinx Testimonios Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3380 Queering Italian American Gender Identities & Experiences Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3400 Media Representation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgender Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3440 Men and Masculinity Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3470 Sociology of Women Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3480 Ecofeminism Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3500 Lesbian Issues Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3560 Women and Gender in Modern South Asia Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3580 Asian American Women: Gender Transformations Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3590 Gender and Islam Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3600 Global Sexualities and Queer Communities Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3606 Women and Political Leadership Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3680 Women and War Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3700 Feminist Theory Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3730 Politics Sexual Violence Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3760 Life/Writing Indigenous Women Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3820 Gender and Global Migration Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3980 Women in the City Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3990 Selected Topics Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
• WGS 4200 Global Perspectives of Women’s Lives Credits: 3.0
• WGS 4650 Internship in Women’s Studies Credits: 3.0
• WGS 4990 Independent Study Credits: 1.0 - 6.0