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Major Concentration in Women, Gender and Sexuality

Effective Fall 2017

The major concentration in WGS consists of 30 hours:

I. Required WGS Courses (6 credits)

ClassCreditsTitle
WGS 2003Introduction to Women, Gender & Sexuality
WGS 4993Capstone Seminar in Women, Gender & Sexuality

II. One course in History (3 credits):

ClassCreditsTitle
CHIN 4303Women in China
WGS 3193Gender and Religion in Asian
CLAS /WGS 3843Gender and Sexuality in Greece & Rome
HIUS 376/AFST 375/WGS 3763African American Womenʼs History from Slavery to the Present
WGS 3843Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome
WGS 4193Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Western Philosophy
WGS 4363History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States
HILA 465/ LAC 4663Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America

III. One course in Arts & Literature (3 credits):

ClassCreditsTitle
CNST/WGS 4693Sexuality & Cinema
ENGL/WGS 3323Women in American Literature
ENGL/WGS 4223Women Writers in Britain
FREN 4333French and Francophone Women Writers (in French)
GERM 3703Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation
GERM 4343Extraordinary Wo(Men)―Outcasts, Rebels, Martyrs, and Saints (carries upper level pre-reqs)
MUCO/WGS 3303Music, Gender, and Sexuality
MUCO/WGS 4123Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde
SPAN 4333Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Literature and Culture (Taught in Spanish – carries upper level prereqs)
JAPA/CNST/WGS 3143Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 

IV. Two courses in Social Sciences (6 credits)

ClassCreditsTitle
ANTH 4233Feminist Anthropology
ANTH 4243Queer Anthropology
ANTH 4263Decolonization
PSYC/WGS 4343Psychology of Gender
PSYC 4353Multicultural Psychology
PSYC/AFST 4763African American Psychology
REST/ WGS 3203Gender & Religion
SOCI/WGS 3753Gender in Society
SOCI/WGS 4533Gender and Crime
WGS 3403Gender, Politics, and the Law
WGS 3703Gender & Globalization
WGS 4633Race, Science, and Medicine
WGS 4643Feminist Philosophy of Science

V. Any four additional courses (12 credits):

ClassCreditsTitle
ANTH 4233Feminist Anthropology
ANTH 424 3Queer Anthropology 
ANTH 426 3Decolonization 
CHIN 430 3Women in China 
ENGL 425 3Black Feminist Theory 
FREN 433 3French and Francophone Women Writers
GERM 370 3Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation
GERM 434 3Extraordinary Wo(Men)―Outcasts, Rebels, Martyrs, and Saints
PSYC 435 3Multicultural Psychology 
PSYC 476/AFST 476 3African American Psychology 
SPAN 433 3Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Literature and Culture 
WGS 314 3Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan
WGS 320 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
HIUS/WGS 325 3Women in American History 
WGS 326 3Gay American History 
MUCU 330/WGS 330 3Music, Gender, and Sexuality
WGS 332 3Women in American Literature 
SOCI 340/WGS 340 3Gender, Politics, and the Law
SOCI 370/WGS 370 3Gender and Globalization
SOCI 375/WGS 375 3Gender in Society
HIUS 376/AFST 375/WGS 3763African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present 
PHIL 382/WGS 382 3Philosophy of Feminism
WGS 383 3Feminism and the Environment 
CLAS/WGS 384 3Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome
WGS 400 3Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality
MUCO 412/WGS 412 3Gender, Performance, and the Avant Garde
ENGL/WGS 422 3Women Writers in Britain 
PSYC 434/WGS 434 3Psychology of Gender
WGS 436 3History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States 
WGS 453 3Gender and Crime
WGS 463 3Race, Science, and Medicine
PHIL 464/WGS 464 3Feminist Philosophy of Science 
HILA 465/ LAC 466/WGS 465 3Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 
CNST/WGS 469 3Sexuality and Cinema 
AFST/WGS 484 3African American Women in American Society 
WGS 490 1-15Internship
WGS 491 1-15Foreign Study
WGS 492 1-15Off-Campus Study
WGS 493 1-15Independent Study