I. Core (16 credits)

• WGST 101 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGST 201 - Global Feminisms
• WGST 310 - Contemporary Feminist Theory and Methodology

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• And one of the following two courses focused on the History of Feminist Thought

• WGST 301 - Filming American Feminisms OR
• WGST 304 - Sexuality and Gender in 19th Century Literature and Culture

II. Intermediate and Upper Level (20 credits)

Five elective courses (20 credits), chosen in consultation with the adviser, of which at least three courses (12 credits) must be at the upper-level. No more than 2 courses (8 credits) from any single department; no more than two courses (8 credits) may be completed in a study abroad program. Students may choose from the following but should also consult the list published each semester by the department for additional courses.

• HIST 338 - Women in Modern European History
• MUS 236 - Women and Music
• PAST 240 - Philosophy of Race and Gender
• THEA 265 - Women in Theatre
• THEA 367 - Enter Laughing: On Women, Men and Comedy
• WGST 103 - Gender and Literature
• WGST 104 - Sexuality and Literature
• WGST 207 - Women and Religion
• WGST 211 - Interdisciplinary Topics in Women’s Studies
• WGST 225 - Sociology of Gender
• WGST 235 - Women’s Voices Through the Ages
• WGST 236 - Women in Music
• WGST 253 - Gender, Sexuality and Performance in Spanish Theater
• WGST 265 - Women in Theater
• WGST 301 - Filming American Feminisms
• WGST 311 - Advanced Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGST 303 - Women’s Literary Tradition
• WGST 304 - Sexuality and Gender in 19th Century Literature and Culture
• WGST 313 - Gender and US Politics
• WGST 314 - Engendering Prisons
• WGST 315 - Political Economy of Race, Class, Gender
• WGST 318 - Gender and Globalization
• WGST 321 - American Women’s History
• WGST 324 - Sociology of Reproduction
• WGST 331 - Gender and Culture
• WGST 332 - Reading Nation, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin American Culture
• WGST 338 - Women in Modern European History
• WGST 354 - Gender in Contemporary Hispanic Fiction and Film
• WGST 361 - Seminar in Gender Violence and Women’s Resistance
• WGST 362 - Seminar in the Psych of Women
• WGST 363 - Women in Asian Traditions
• WGST 367 - Seminar on Gender and International Politics
• WGST 370 - History of Sexuality
• WGST 385 - Applied Performance: Addressing Sexual Harassment, Violence, and Discrimination through Interactive Performance
• WGST 390 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies

III. Internship (4 credits)

Selected in consultation with the advisor, and to be planned as experience/praxis linked to an aspect of the student’s major.

IV. Independent Senior Project (4 credits)

• WGST 300 - Independent Study in Women’s and Gender Studies OR
• WGST 410 - Specialized Honors I
• WGST 411 - Specialized Honors II

Notes

Majors, particularly those intending to pursue graduate studies, are strongly encouraged to have a minor in a traditional discipline rather than in an interdisciplinary field. Other courses may be applied to the major if they are proposed to and approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Committee.