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Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Women’s and Gender Studies, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 33+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Complete the following:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

WGST 200 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 250 Approaches to Research and Practice in WGS (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or HONS 174

WGST 401 Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

Prerequisite(s): Only open to senior students with a declared major or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 174 in lieu of WGST 200.

Experiential Learning

Students choose a minimum of one of the following experiential learning programs or courses to complete this requirement:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

WGST 328 Directed Undergraduate Research (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200

WGST 338 Community-based Learning (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200

WGST 381 Women’s and Gender Studies Internship (1-4)

WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

Study Abroad relevant to WGS (as approved by the WGS Director)*

Notes:

* Students who have completed the Experiential Learning requirement via an approved study abroad experience (versus a credit earning course) will also need to complete an additional 3 credit hours selected from among the courses listed below to reach the required hours in the major.

Complete 6 credit hours from each of the following two categories:

Social and Behavioral Sciences:

These courses from disciplines including psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology, communication emphasize explanatory and descriptive theories and applications of human behavior, institutions and social systems. These classes emphasize how gender, as a construct both intersects with other constructs and is impacted by the social environment.

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)

AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)

ANTH 341 Introduction to Psychological Anthropology (3)

ANTH 346 Anthropology of Gender (3)

COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *

Prerequisite(s): COMM 104 or COMM 280; COMM 214 or COMM 215 or COMM 216; or department chair permission.

COMM 410 Analysis of Communication Practice (4) *

Prerequisite(s): COMM 280; COMM 281; COMM 214; COMM 215; COMM 216; COMM 310; or department chair permission.

ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3)

HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)

HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)

LACS 310 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean (3)

LACS 332 Latin American Politics and Society in Film (3)

MGMT 308 Managing Diversity (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher

PHIL 206 Topics in Law and Morality (3) *

POLI 214 LGBT Politics (3)

POLI 292 Topics in Gender, Theory, and Law (3)

POLI 332 Women and Politics (3)

POLI 350 Global Gender Politics (3)

PSYC 330 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or permission of the instructor

PSYC 332 Psychology of Social Change (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or ENVT 200

PSYC 350 Psychology of Gender (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103.

SOCY 103 Sociology of the Family (3)

SOCY 106 Sociology of Peace (3)

SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102

SOCY 322 Sociology of Sexualities (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102

SOCY 364 Gender and Society (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.

SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.

WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 321 Special Topics in Social & Political Organization (3)

WGST 350 Gender, Violence and Prevention (3)

WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200

WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves. Senior rank, WGST 200, 3.250 minimum overall GPA

WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A

Note:

*When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGS program director.

Arts and Humanities:

These courses focus on human creative constructions in the arts, philosophy, literature, religion and history. These classes consider questions concerning gendered representations, places, and identities.

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3)

AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3)

AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3)

AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)

AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3)

CLAS 242 Images of Women in the Classical World (3)

CLAS 345 Love, Beauty, and Sexuality in the Greco-Roman World (3)

Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Classics or WGST 200 or permission of the instructor

ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent

ENGL 336 Women Writers (3)

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent.

ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3)

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent.

ENGL 390 Special Topics in Film (3) *

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 212 or permission of the instructor.

HIST 221 Women in the United States (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 252 Women in Europe (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

JWST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3)

LACS 310 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean (3)

PHIL 165 Philosophy of Sex and Gender (3)

PHIL 206 Topics in Law and Morality (3) *

PHIL 275 Feminist Theory (3)

RELS 185 Women and Religion (3)

RELS 285 Religion and Feminism (3)

RUST 250 Vampires (3)

RUST 300 Gender & Sexuality in Russian Culture (3)

THTR 315 Feminist Theatre (3)

THTR 318 History of Fashion and Manners (3)

WGST 120 Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 323 Special Topics in Culture & Representation (3)

WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)

WGST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3)

WGST 356 Conservative Voices in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or consent of instructor

WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200

WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A

Note:

*When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGS program director.

Electives:

Complete an additional 9 credit hours from any of the courses listed above, and/or these courses below.

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

BIOL 343 Animal Behavior (3)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111, BIOL 111L, BIOL 112, BIOL 112L, and BIOL 211(or BIOL 213)

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 250 or equivalent course in statistics or permission of instructor.

WGST 120 Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

WGST 322 Special Topics in Historical & Global Perspectives (3)

WGST 324 Special Topics in Mind & Body (3)

WGST 356 Conservative Voices in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or consent of instructor

WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200

WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A

Notes:

Certain Special Topics courses from the various departments may also be counted toward the major requirements. Please consult the instructor or the director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 120 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 250 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 21 credit hours from WGST 320 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 328 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 338 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 381 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 400 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 420 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None. All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.

Notes: This worksheet is not intended to replace face-to-face advising.

Course Name	Term Taken	Grade
Program Planner Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog
Women’s and Gender Studies, B.A.
Major Requirements Credit Hours: 33+ In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog. Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.
Required Courses Complete the following:
WGST 200 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 250 Approaches to Research and Practice in WGS (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or HONS 174
WGST 401 Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) Prerequisite(s): Only open to senior students with a declared major or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Note: Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 174 in lieu of WGST 200.
Experiential Learning Students choose a minimum of one of the following experiential learning programs or courses to complete this requirement:
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade
WGST 328 Directed Undergraduate Research (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200
WGST 338 Community-based Learning (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200
WGST 381 Women’s and Gender Studies Internship (1-4)
WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Study Abroad relevant to WGS (as approved by the WGS Director)*
Notes: * Students who have completed the Experiential Learning requirement via an approved study abroad experience (versus a credit earning course) will also need to complete an additional 3 credit hours selected from among the courses listed below to reach the required hours in the major.
Complete 6 credit hours from each of the following two categories:
Social and Behavioral Sciences: These courses from disciplines including psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology, communication emphasize explanatory and descriptive theories and applications of human behavior, institutions and social systems. These classes emphasize how gender, as a construct both intersects with other constructs and is impacted by the social environment.
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade
AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)
AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)
ANTH 341 Introduction to Psychological Anthropology (3)
ANTH 346 Anthropology of Gender (3)
COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) * Prerequisite(s): COMM 104 or COMM 280; COMM 214 or COMM 215 or COMM 216; or department chair permission.
COMM 410 Analysis of Communication Practice (4) * Prerequisite(s): COMM 280; COMM 281; COMM 214; COMM 215; COMM 216; COMM 310; or department chair permission.
ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3)
HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
LACS 310 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
LACS 332 Latin American Politics and Society in Film (3)
MGMT 308 Managing Diversity (3) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher
PHIL 206 Topics in Law and Morality (3) *
POLI 214 LGBT Politics (3)
POLI 292 Topics in Gender, Theory, and Law (3)
POLI 332 Women and Politics (3)
POLI 350 Global Gender Politics (3)
PSYC 330 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or permission of the instructor
PSYC 332 Psychology of Social Change (3) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or ENVT 200
PSYC 350 Psychology of Gender (3) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103.
SOCY 103 Sociology of the Family (3)
SOCY 106 Sociology of Peace (3)
SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3) Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 322 Sociology of Sexualities (3) Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 364 Gender and Society (3) Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.
SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3) Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.
WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 321 Special Topics in Social & Political Organization (3)
WGST 350 Gender, Violence and Prevention (3)
WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200
WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves. Senior rank, WGST 200, 3.250 minimum overall GPA
WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A
Note: *When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGS program director.
Arts and Humanities: These courses focus on human creative constructions in the arts, philosophy, literature, religion and history. These classes consider questions concerning gendered representations, places, and identities.
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade
AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3)
AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3)
AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3)
AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3)
CLAS 242 Images of Women in the Classical World (3)
CLAS 345 Love, Beauty, and Sexuality in the Greco-Roman World (3) Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Classics or WGST 200 or permission of the instructor
ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent
ENGL 336 Women Writers (3) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent.
ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent.
ENGL 390 Special Topics in Film (3) * Prerequisite(s): ENGL 212 or permission of the instructor.
HIST 221 Women in the United States (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 252 Women in Europe (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
JWST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3)
LACS 310 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
PHIL 165 Philosophy of Sex and Gender (3)
PHIL 206 Topics in Law and Morality (3) *
PHIL 275 Feminist Theory (3)
RELS 185 Women and Religion (3)
RELS 285 Religion and Feminism (3)
RUST 250 Vampires (3)
RUST 300 Gender & Sexuality in Russian Culture (3)
THTR 315 Feminist Theatre (3)
THTR 318 History of Fashion and Manners (3)
WGST 120 Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
WGST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
WGST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3) Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 323 Special Topics in Culture & Representation (3)
WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
WGST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3)
WGST 356 Conservative Voices in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or consent of instructor
WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200
WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves. Senior rank, WGST 200, 3.250 minimum overall GPA
WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A
Note: *When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGS program director.
Electives: Complete an additional 9 credit hours from any of the courses listed above, and/or these courses below.
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade
BIOL 343 Animal Behavior (3) Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111, BIOL 111L, BIOL 112, BIOL 112L, and BIOL 211(or BIOL 213) Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 250 or equivalent course in statistics or permission of instructor.
WGST 120 Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 322 Special Topics in Historical & Global Perspectives (3)
WGST 324 Special Topics in Mind & Body (3)
WGST 356 Conservative Voices in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or consent of instructor
WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4) Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, WGST 200
WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves. Senior rank, WGST 200, 3.250 minimum overall GPA
WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3) Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A
Notes: Certain Special Topics courses from the various departments may also be counted toward the major requirements. Please consult the instructor or the director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 120 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 250 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 21 credit hours from WGST 320 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 328 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 338 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 381 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 400 may be applied towards the program requirements. No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 420 may be applied towards the program requirements.
Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation None. All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.
Notes: This worksheet is not intended to replace face-to-face advising.