Women’s & Gender Studies, BA

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Required Credits in Major: 33

Program Code: BA-WGS

Pioneer Success Seminar

Required Course: 1

WPU 1011 Pioneer First Year Success Seminar Credits: 1.0

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits: 40

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World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Women and Gender Studies Core Courses

Required Credits: 12

WGS 2100 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3.0
WGS 2720 Politics and Sex Credits: 3.0
WGS 3100 Contemporary Feminist Issues Credits: 3.0
WGS 4100 Capstone Course in Women’s Studies Credits: 3.0

Women and Gender Studies Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 21

ANTH 3350 Latina Testimonies 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
ENG 3760 Life/Writings Indigenous Women Credits: 3.0
HIST 3160 American Women’s History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3460 Modern European Women’s History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3520 Medieval and Early Modern European Women’s History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3590 Women and Islam Credits: 3.0
HIST 4700 Women and Revolution in China 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
PHIL 3240 Philosophy and Feminism Credits: 3.0
POL 3290 Women and the Law in US Credits: 3.0
POL 3700 Feminist Theory Credits: 3.0
POL 3730 Politics of Sexual Violence Credits: 3.0
PSY 3110 Psychology of Women Credits: 3.0
SOC 3470 Sociology of Women Credits: 3.0
URBN 3980 Women in the City 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 Female Icons 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 Latina Testimonios: Ethnographies, Memoirs and Poetry 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 Women and Islam Credits: 3.0
WGS 3600 Gender and Globalization 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

Technology Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 2

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Writing Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of University Core Curriculum Area 2B: ENG 1100

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the major requirements: WGS 4100

Two (2) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

Writing Intensive requirement and courses.