Degree options

• Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

• Minors

  • Women’s Studies
  • Queer Studies

WGSS Program Strengths

• Faculty in WGSS work in a number of new research areas, including theories of identities and bodies, women and the environment, feminist theory, queer theory, global feminism, critical race studies, and disability studies.
• The WGSS program maintains close relations with the Women*s Center and the Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center.
• WGSS students tend to be people who want to make a difference in the world. Their personal goals and intellectual development are of major importance to our faculty.
• The program emphasizes collaborative learning and critical thinking in a global and activist context, one that gives students ownership over their education.
• Each student is assigned a faculty mentor who is a resource for majors who are pursuing graduate degrees, undergraduate research, academic publications, and career exploration within the field.

Certification Requirements

• 24 completed semester credits
• 2.0 minimum grade point average

Suggested Classes for First Year Students

WGSS 101: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGSS 120: Sex, Race, and Reproduction in Global Health Politics
WGSS/ENGL 211: Sex Matters: Introduction to Queer Culture and Literature

Suggested Classes for Transfer Students

WGSS/SOC/ 300/ENGL 310: Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
WGSS 338: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture
WGSS/SOC 385: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
WGSS 485: Theoretical Issues in Queer Studies

Math Requirement

Any UCORE math, including:
MATH 105: Exploring Mathematics
PHIL 201: Elementary Logic

Required Courses

WGSS 101: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies OR WGSS 120: Sex, Race, and Reproduction in Global Health Politics
WGSS/ANTH 332 Global Feminisms OR WGSS 340 Third World Women and Film OR WGSS 406 Women and Work in Global Contexts
WGSS/SOC 385 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
WGSS 481: Feminist Theory
WGSS/CRIM J 403: Violence Toward Women OR WGSS 495 ReDirections in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies