Gender Studies, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 36

Eighteen credits toward the major must be taken at the 300 level or above.

GS 100 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
Four electives in the social sciences (see electives in social sciences list)
Four electives in the humanities (see electives in the humanities list)
Two unrestricted electives (see other courses list)
GS 450 - Internship in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
OR
GS 451 - Independent Study in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)

Additional Information:

Students must meet prerequisites for courses listed for the minor. See full course descriptions of electives under departmental listings.

Electives in the Social Sciences

GS 215 - Women in the Economy 3 credit(s)
GS 225 - Women’s and Gay Rights Social Movements 3 credit(s)
GS 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
GS 254 - The Sociology of the Family 3 credit(s)
GS 258 - Human Sexual Behavior 3 credit(s)
GS 281 - Women in Society 3 credit(s)
GS 315 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 326 - Sexuality and Social Conflict 3 credit(s)
GS 353W - Gender, Law, and Policy 3 credit(s)
GS 372 - Women and Crime 3 credit(s)

Electives in the Humanities

GS 222 - History of Women in America 3 credit(s)
GS 232 - European and American Witchcraft 3 credit(s)
GS 250 - Philosophy of Love and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 251W - Rhetorics of Gender Activism 3 credit(s)
GS 305 - African American Women Writers 3 credit(s)
GS 318 - Women and the Media 3 credit(s)
GS 319 - The 19th-Century Heroine 3 credit(s)
GS 328 - Studies in Women’s Writing 3 credit(s)
GS 330 - Gender and Sex in Popular Culture 3 credit(s)
GS 340W - Writing in Gender-Based Activist Organizations 3 credit(s)
GS 343 - Visualizing Gender 3 credit(s)
GS 350 - Ethics of Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 354 - Women in Film 3 credit(s)
GS 370 - Gay and Lesbian Literature 3 credit(s)
GS 383W - Gender, Knowledge, and Values 3 credit(s)

Other Courses

AUCS 150 - Gender, Identity, and Society 3 credit(s)
GS 202 - Men and Masculinity 3 credit(s)
GS 290 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 291 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 390 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 391 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)
GS 420 - Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Theory 3 credit(s)
GS 450 - Internship in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 451 - Independent Study in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 490 - Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 credit(s)
GS 491 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality 3 credit(s)