Major Requirements: 10 Courses
Section I: Six Core Courses
- WGS 200 Women, Culture and Society
- WGS 325 Feminist Theories
- WGS 326 Feminist Methodologies
- WGS 398 Field Study in Women’s Studies
- WGS 495 Senior Seminar
Choose one of the following to fulfill the WGS Global Requirement:
- WGS 260/AAS 280 Africana Women in Global Perspective
- WGS 360/LIT 334 Lit by Latinas & Latin American Women*
- WGS 375 Transnational Feminisms
- WGS 376/LIT 316 Global Women Writers*
- WGS 381/ANT 311 Women and Migration
Section II: WGS Elective Options
Four additional WGS courses.
*Five courses of the ten in the major must be at a level of 300 or above.
School of Education/WGS Major Requirements:
Section I: Five Core Courses
- WGS 200 Women, Culture and Society
- WGS 325 Feminist Theories
- WGS 350 Gender Equity in the Classroom
- WGS 495 Senior Seminar
Choose one of the following to fulfill the WGS Global Requirement:
- WGS 260/AAS 280 Africana Women in Global Perspective
- WGS 360/LIT 334 Lit by Latinas & Latin American Women*
- WGS 376/LIT 316 Global Women Writers*
- WGS 381/ANT 311 Women and Migration
Section II: Five Additional WGS Elective Courses
It is suggested that Education majors take:
- WGS 225 Gender and Children’s Literature
- WGS 302 Women in the US to 1900; or WGS 303 Women in 20th Century US; or WGS 361 African American Women’s History
- Additional WGS/Social Studies Courses
- Additional WGS/English Courses
*Five courses of the ten in the major must be at a level of 300 or above.
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