Major and Minor in Women's & Gender Studies
Requirements for the Major:
Required Courses: 12 courses, of which at least 8 must be upper division, fulfilling the following categories of requirements. Courses for the companion major may also count for the primary major and/or Core requirements. Courses may not be counted in more than one required category.
- Disciplinary Requirements
- WGST 101: Feminist Theory or WGST 163/ENGL 125: Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism.
- WGST 102/COMM 111G: Research Methods.
- WGST 190: Senior Seminar. Offered every year during the winter quarter.
- WGST 197: Capstone Project. Students complete a capstone project EITHER in their primary major under the direction of a member of the WGST teaching faculty and with the approval of the WGST Program Director, OR under the direction of the WGST Program Director. All WGST majors and minors take WGST 196, which meets monthly, during the quarter(s) in which they are working on their capstones.
- Breadth Requirements
- At least one course from EACH of the five categories:
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- Race/Ethnicity in the U.S.
- Transnational/Global
- Sexuality
- Religious Studies
- Electives
*all courses can be viewed in the brochure linked at the top of the page
Emphasis
Three courses. Student designs an emphasis in consultation with the Program Director:
- Option 1: Emphasis in student’s primary major
- Option 2: Thematic emphasis (e.g., transnational studies, sexuality studies)
- Option 3: Emphasis in a discipline outside student’s primary major
- Co-Curricular Requirement
- Majors must attend two events per year that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the WGST Program. For each event, a 1-2 page reflective analysis (not a summary) of the event is required, due in the WGST Program office within a week of the event.
Requirements for the Minor:
Required Courses: 7 courses of which at least 5 must be upper division. Courses taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum or student’s major may also count toward the minor.
- Disciplinary Requirements
- WGST 101/163: Feminist Theory or ENGL 125: Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
- WGST 190: Senior Seminar. Offered every year during the winter quarter.
- Breadth Requirements
- Select 5 courses from at least three of the five categories: Race/Ethnicity in the U.S., Transnational/Global, Sexuality, Religious Studies, Electives. At least three must be upper division courses.
- Co-Curricular Requirement
- Minors must attend two events per year that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the WGST Program. For each event, a 1-2 page reflective analysis (not a summary) of the event is required, due in the WGST Program office within a week of the event.
