Women's and Gender Studies Major
The major in Women's and Gender Studies is composed of 36 credits that are completed in the following way:
- Five (5) Core Courses for 15 credit hours as follows:
- WGS 101: Introduction to Women’s Studies
- WGS 201: Introduction to Feminist Theory (note: this course is a prerequisite for upper level feminist theory core course)
- WGS 312: Feminist Research Methods
- Upper level Feminist Theory Course (choose one):
- WGS 302: Global Feminism
- WGS 305: Contemporary Feminist Theory and Practice
- WGS 306: Third Wave
- WGS 307: Ecofeminism: Philosophy & Practice
- WGS 499: WGS Capstone Seminar
- One (1) course in each of the following concentration areas for 12 credit hours:
- Two (2) additional courses in one of the four concentration areas for a “specialization” (6 credits)
- One (1) elective in any of the concentrations or in feminist theory (3 credits)
For a listing of Courses by Concentration please click here: Courses by Concentration
Note: 7 of the 12 courses must be at the upper level (300/400 level courses)
Do you want to major in Women's and Gender Studies?
Please contact either Prof. Heidi Berggren, Co-Chairperson of Women's and Gender Studies, ext. 8272, LArts 328, or Prof. Stephanie O'Hara, Co-Chairperson of Women's and Gender Studies, ext. 8336, LArts 352.
The following sheets outline the major requirements:
- For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2012 and for transfer students with more than 30 credits, who matriculated in 2012-2013: WGS Major Tracking Sheet - Gen. Ed. Requirements
- For students matriculating in Fall 2012 and after and for transfer students with less than 30 credits, matriculating in Fall 2012 and after: WGS Major Tracking Sheet - Univ. Studies Requirements
