Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies B.A.
Professor Elizabeth Hubble, Director of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies:
Students who choose the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) B.A. must register with the WGSS advisor, who will supervise their program.
Bachelor of Arts - Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 33
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 15 | |
| Electives | 18 | |
Humanities Core | ||
Social Science Core | ||
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Required Courses
Rule: Take all of the following courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GH 151L | Introduction to Western Humanities Antiquity | 3 |
| WGSS 163L | Hist/Lit Persp Women | 3 |
| WGSS 263S | Social and Political Perspectives on Women, Men, and Sexuality | 3 |
| WGSS 363 | Feminist Theory and Methods | 3 |
| WGSS 463 | WGS Capstone | 2 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
Electives
Rule: Additional Elective WGSS Credits (18 credits (11 credits must be UD))
Note: Interdisciplinary courses and courses that appear on the WGSS curriculum list that do not fall within the Humanities and Social Science lists may be substituted with the approval of co-directors.
WGSS Internship/Independent Study (392, 398, 492) courses may count for either the Humanities Core or the Social Science Core, depending on the topic.
List of regularly offered courses that would fulfill the WGSS elective credits (unless indicated, all courses are 3 credits). (These courses are offered, in general, every one, two, or three years. Students are advised to check with the WGSS Office for individual semester course listings.)
Humanities Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
COMX 380 | Gender and Communication | |
COMX 447 | Rhetorical Contruction of Women | |
COMX 449 | Rhetoric of Women's Activism | |
GH 329 | Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions | |
HSTA 370H | Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War | |
HSTA 371H | Wmn Amer Civil War to Present | |
HSTA 385 | Families & Children in America | |
RLST 370 | Mysticism | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Social Science Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
ANTY 427 | Anthropology of Gender | |
COUN 242S | Intimate Relationships | |
COUN 485 | Counseling Theories | |
PSYX 348 | Psychology of Family Violence | |
S W 323 | Women & Soc Action Amer | |
SOCI 220S | Race, Gender & Class | |
SOCI 275S | Gender and Society | |
SOCI 332 | Sociology of the Family | |
SOCI 441 | Capstone: Inequal and Soc Just | |
SOCI 443 | Sociology of Poverty | |
SOCI 471 | Gender and Global Development | |
WGSS 250 | Media Representations of Women, Men, and Sexuality | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |