Major in WSGS
The undergraduate program offers both a major and a minor. Adding a WSGS second major or minor is easy due to a range of cross-listed classes. To declare a major or minor in Women's Studies and Gender Studies, students can go online to LOCUS and meet with the Program Director Dr. Betsy Jones Hemenway.
Explore the Undergraduate Major:
Requirements and Course Descriptions
Learning Outcomes
The WSGS major can be declared at any time. You may major in WSGS with or without a second major. The major consists of 36 hours, or 12 courses. A total of at least 21 hours (7 courses) must be at the 300 level or higher. Follow link above for details.
Courses for students interested in English:
- WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
- ENGL 283: Women in Literature
- ENGL 306: Studies in Women Writers
- ENGL 307: Feminism & Gender in Literature
- FNAR 207: Women, Art, & Society
Below is a list of courses for students interested in Political Science:
- WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
- PLSC 355: Women & Politics: A Cross-National Perspective
- PLSC 394: Comparative Family Policy: Work & Family Reconciliation
- PLSC 312: Feminist Theory
- PLSC 319: Women, Law, and Public Policy
- PHIL 327: Liberalism & Feminism
Below is a list of courses for students interested in Psychology:
- WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
- PSYC 235: Psychology of Human Sexuality
- PSYC 238: Gender & Sex: Differences & Similarities
- PSCY 340: Psychology of Women
- SOCL 250: Inequality in Society
Below is a list of courses for students interested in Sociology:
- WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
- SOCL 123: Popular Culture & Mass Media
- SOCL 240: Men, Women, & Work
- SOCL 271: Sociology of Sex and Gender
- SOCL 276: Sociology & Politics of Food
Below is a list of courses for students interested in Theology:
- WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
- THEO 278: Women & Religion
- THEO 192: Gender & Values
- THEO 365: Women, Gender, & Embodiment in Islam
- SOCL 271: Sociology of Sex and Gender