Women’s and Gender Studies, BA

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The Women’s and Gender Studies Major is for students interested in questioning all suppositions, givens, and assumptions about the ideas surrounding women, gender, and sexuality, with a commitment to equality, equity, social change, and social justice.

Learning Outcomes

When students have completed a minor or major in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, they will be able to:

IDENTIFY assumptions and arguments about gender, race, class, and sexuality in scholarly, popular, public, and interpersonal discourses.
EVALUATE theories of feminism and debates about gender.
DIFFERENTIATE among complex and diverse points of view regarding gender, race, class, and sexuality in a variety of academic fields.
WRITE clear and well-reasoned prose employing appropriate methods of research in the field.
ENGAGE in Social Justice Praxis, including intellectual or social advocacy locally or globally.

Lower Division

The following two lower-division courses are required for the major.

Upper Division

The following upper-division courses are required for the major

WGS 351 - Feminist and Gender Theories
WGS 496 - Senior Thesis Research
Take one praxis course with its Engaged Learning component:
WGS 321 - Social Justice Praxis
WGS 321EL - Social Justice Praxis EL
Note: May be taken in another program or department so long as the content is WGS

Topics in WaGS

Take two courses that explore specific issues in women, gender, and sexuality studies in-depth from the following list:

Electives

Take four classes from across the disciplines at the 200 level or above.