I. Core (16 credits)

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

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

• WGST 301 - Filming American Feminisms

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• 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.

• WGST 103 - Gender and Literature
• WGST 104 - Sexuality and Literature
• WGST 207 - Women and Religion
• WGST 211 - Interdisciplinary Topics in Women’s Studies
• WGST 212 - Anthropology of Gender
• WGST 225 - Sociology of Gender
• WGST 233 - Policing and the Rule of Law: Gender, Race, and Citizenship
• 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 - Gender and Contemporary Anglophone Literature
• 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, and Gender
• WGST 318 - Gender and Globalization
• WGST 321 - American Women’s History
• WGST 324 - Sociology of Reproduction
• WGST 331 - Advanced Topics in 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

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• HIST 338 - Women in Modern European History

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• MUS 236 - Women and Music

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• PAST 240 - Philosophy of Race and Gender

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• THEA 265 - Women in Theatre
• THEA 367 - Enter Laughing: On Women, Men and Comedy

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

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• 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.