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Women's and Gender Studies Major Requirements
All majors must consult a Women's and Gender Studies advisor. Because courses have changed in recent years, please check the current bulletin and with the advisor if you have questions about courses you have already taken.
A major may pursue either:
Option A:
36 hours from required courses and course listings
or
Option B:
30 hours from course listings and required courses, and at least 18 hours in a related minor to be determined by the Women's Studies advisor.
All majors must fulfill the following requirements:
Core Courses (9 credits):
-WMNS 101. Intro to Women's and Gender Studies
-WMNS 400. Senior Seminar
-WMNS 485. Feminist Theories, Feminists' Perspectives
History Courses (6 credits):
-CLAS/WMNS 440. Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
-HIST/WMNS 204. Women & Gender in United States History
-HIST/WMNS 225. Women in History
-HIST/WMNS 329. Women in European History
-*HIST/ETHN/WMNS 356. Black and/or African American Women's History
-*HIST/ETHN/WMNS 358. Native American Women -*HIST/WMNS 363. History of Women and Gender in the American West
-*HIST/WMNS 402. Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America
-HIST/WMNS 436 Saints, Witches, and Madwomen
-*HIST/ETHN/WMNS 459. Women/Gender in African Societies
-HIST/WMNS 441. Seminar in US Women and Gender History
- *Hist/WMNS 476A. Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
-**WMNS 201. Intro to LGBT/Sexuality Studies
Literature/Rhetoric and other Humanities Courses (6 credits):
-*ENGL/WMNS 212. Intro to Lesbian and Gay Literature
-ENGL/WMNS 215. Intro to Women's Literature
-ENGL/WMNS 239B. Women Filmmakers
-*ENGL/ETHN/WMNS 244B. Black Women Authors
-*ENGL/WMNS 245N. Native American Women
-ENGL/WMNS 253A. Women and Poetry
-ENGL/WMNS 315A. Survey of Women's Literature
-ENGL/WMNS 315B. Women & Popular Culture
- ENGL 414. Women's Literature
-*ENGL/WMNS 414B. Modern and Contemporary Women Writers
-ENGL/WMNS 475A. The Rhetoric of Women Writers
-RELS/WMNS/JUDS 340. Women in the Biblical World
-PHIL/WMNS 218. Philosophy of Feminism
-**WMNS 201. Intro to LGBT/Sexuality Studies
Social Sciences Courses (6 credits):
-ANTH/WMNS 410. Women & Men: An Anthropological Perspective
-COMM 380. Gender & Communication
-CRIM 339. Women, Crime, & Justice
-HIST/ECON/WMNS 375. Women and Work in the US Economy
- ECON/WMNS 445. Gender, Economics and Social Provisioning
-POLS/WMNS 338. Women and Politics
-PSYC/WMNS 421. Psychology of Gender
-SOCI 200. Women in Contemporary Society
-SOCI 490. Sociology of Women
-TXCD 410/WMNS 410A. Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing
-**WMNS 201. Intro to LGBT/Sexuality Studies
WMNS/AGRI/NRES 385. Women, Gender & Science
Electives (3-9 credits from the above lists or any of the additional elective courses listed below):
-ANTH/WMNS 408. Cross-Cultural Mentoring I
-ANTH/WMNS 409. Cross-Cultural Mentoring II
-ARCH/IDES 481. Women in Design
-TXCD 325. Woven & Nonwoven Textile Design
-TXCD 407. History of Costume
-WMNS 210. Activism and Feminist Communities
-WMNS 211. Applying Justice to LGBTQA Programs and Services
-WMNS 399. Independent Study
-WMNS 399H. Honors Thesis (up to 6 credits)
-WMNS 497. Internship in Women's and Gender Studies (up to 6 credits, Pass/No Pass)
-WMNS 498. Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies
* Courses that fulfill diversity requirement
** This class may count for only one of the three areas
Majors must take at least 6 hours of courses that fulfill the diversity requirement.
Majors must take 12 hours of courses at the 300 level or above.
Nota bene: Requirements vary. Students must refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin from the year they entered UNL for Women's Studies Program requirements.
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