Women’s and Gender Studies B.A.

Degree Requirements

A major in Women’s and Gender Studies is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for the degree:

Required Core Courses

WGS 102/HIS 102	West Civ II:Std in Gendr (HIS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 124	Intro to Women's & Gender Stds	1 Course Credit
WGS 127	Riding the Waves of Feminism	1 Course Credit
WGS 315	Classic Texts in Women's & Gen	1 Course Credit
WGS 350	Seminar I	1 Course Credit

Required Capstone Course

WGS 450

Seminar II

1 Course Credit

Required Distribution Courses

One of the following:

One (1) additional course from the following:

WGS 111/HLT 111	Human Sexuality (HLT)	1 Course Credit
WGS 302/ENG 302	Intro to Queer Theory (ENG)	1 Course Credit

Two (2) additional courses, one chosen from a Social Science area, and one from a Humanities area, as follows:

Social Science Area

WGS 202/AFR 202/PSC 202	Women & Afr Amer-Pol (AFR/PSC)	1 Course Credit
WGS 207/CFS 207	Family Relations (CFS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 220/APS 220	Gender in Appalachia (APS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 225/AFR 225/APS 225/PSJ 225/SENS 225	Envr Justice(AFR/SENS/PSJ/APS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 236/HLT 236	Women & Health (HLT)	1 Course Credit
WGS 310/COM 310	Communication and Gender (COM)	1 Course Credit
WGS 325/SOC 325	Gender and Sex Roles (SOC)	1 Course Credit
WGS 366/CFS 366	Cross-Cultrl Persp-Fam(CFS)	1 Course Credit

Humanities Area

WGS 135/AFR 135/ENG 135	Afr-Amer Women Writer(AFR/ENG)	1 Course Credit
WGS 211/REL 211	Women in Religion (REL)	1 Course Credit
WGS 212/AFR 212/ENG 212	Lit-Caribbean Women (ENG/AFR)	1 Course Credit
WGS 237/ENG 237	Women and Literature (ENG)	1 Course Credit

A total of 10 courses is required.