Degree Requirements
A major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for the degree:
Required Core Courses
WGS 124 | Intro: Decolonizing Feminism | 1 Course Credit |
WGS 200 | Inst Queer/Transgender Studies | 1 Course Credit |
WGS 206 | Feminist&Queer Dis/Ability Std | 1 Course Credit |
WGS 208 | Black Feminist Theory (AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
WGS 450 | Capstone: Intersectionality | 1 Course Credit |
Required Collateral Methods Course
One (1) course chosen from the following:
ENG 270 | Intro to Methods in English | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 200 | Intro to Historical Study | 1 Course Credit |
PSC 235 | Research Methods | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 300 | Ethnographic Methods | 1 Course Credit |
SOC 335 | Methods of Social Research | 1 Course Credit |
Collateral courses do not count towards credits within the major.
Required Distribution Courses
(Four total credits)
One (1) course in women's studies:
Other approved courses
One (1) course in sexuality studies:
Other approved courses
One (1) course in race studies:
Other approved courses
One (1) course in activism studies:
Other approved courses