Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, B.A

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To fulfill the WGSS major, students must complete at least 36 credit hours, usually nine four-credit classes (although approved two credit courses, including May X, may also count toward the major). The required courses must include:

Additional requirements

At least twenty-eight credit hours of elective courses (equivalent to seven four-credit courses), in at least
three different disciplines. FYW courses may count toward the major but cannot count toward disciplinary
distribution requirements.

Course Options for First-Year Students

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary major (and minor) that draws from courses with other prefixes. If you are interested in exploring WGSS classes, here are some possibilities:

Fall 2021 (with associated GER)

CLS-332 Women and Power in Antiquity TA - Textual Analysis
ECN-233 Economics of Gender HB - Human Behavior (Note: ECN 111 is a prerequisite, which may be waived for WGSS students.)

Spring 2022 (with associated GER)

ART-252 Women and the Arts
HST-307 Life on the Margins in Early Modern Europe
SOC-242 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality HB - Human Behavior (Note: Appropriate for first-years if they have completed either SOC-101 or PSY-111.)
WGS-230 Issues in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies