Women's and Gender Studies Major Requirements

All majors must consult a Women's and Gender Studies advisor. 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):

-HIST/WMNS 225. Women in History
-*HIST/WMNS 242. Native American Women
-HIST/WMNS 329. Women in European History
-HIST/WMNS 402. Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America
-HIST/WMNS 436 Saints, Witches, and Madwomen
-HIST/WMNS 441. Women and Gender in the USA
-*HIST/WMNS 448. History of Women and Gender in the American West
-*HIST/WMNS 456. Black and/or African American Women's History
-**WMNS 201. Intro to LGBT/Sexuality Studies

Literature/Rhetoric and other Humanities Courses (6 credits):

-CLAS/WMNS 340. Women in the Biblical World
-*ENGL/WMNS 212. Intro to Lesbian and Gay Literature
-ENGL/WMNS 215E. Intro to Women's Literature
-ENGL/WMNS 215J. 20 th -Century Women Writers
-ENGL/WMNS 239B. Women Filmmakers
-*ENGL/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/WMNS 414B. 20 th -Century Women Writers
-ENGL/WMNS 475A. The Rhetoric of Women Writers
-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
-ECON/WMNS 375. Women and Work in the US Economy
-POLS 385. Contemporary Political Thought
-PSYC/WMNS 421. Psychology of Gender
-SOCI 200. Women in Contemporary Society
-SOCI 490. Sociology of Women
-TXCD 410/WMNS 420. Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing
-**WMNS 201. Intro to LGBT/Sexuality Studies

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 481. Women in Design
-TXCD 325. Woven & Nonwoven Textile Design (depends on instructor)
-TXCD 407. History of Costume (depends on instructor)
-WMNS 210. Activism and Feminist Communities
-WMNS/AGRI/NRES 385. Women, Gender and Science
-WMNS 399. Independent Study
-WMNS 399H. Honors Thesis (up to 6 credits)
-WMNS 497. Internship in Women's and Gender Studies
-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.