Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, BA

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Core Requirements for the Major

GWS 100 - Perspectives in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
GWS 304 - Feminist and Queer Theory
GWS 405 - Senior Capstone

Category 1: Inquiry into Identity

Select one of the following:

GWS 201 - Intersections of Identity: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality
TI 242-PL - Marginalized in America: Gender at the Intersection of Race and Class Min Units: 3

Category 2: Activism for Social Change

Select one of the following:

GWS 202 - Resistance for Social Change
CCM 482 - Voices of Dissent & Social Change Min Units: 3
PO 375 - The Role of Protest in U.S. Politics

Race - Select one from the following:

CCM 330 - Representations of Race & Difference Min Units: 3
HST 343 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Min Units: 3
HST 338 - The Era of Jim and Jane Crow Min Units: 3
HST 353 - The American Empire Min Units: 3
PO 335 - Racial and Ethnic Politics Min Units: 3
PO 386 - Black Political Thought Min Units: 3
TI 255-PO - The Politics of Alice Walker Min Units: 3

Transnational Requirement

Select two of the following:

AN 315 - Gender and Colonialism Min Units: 3
AN 320 - Gender and Sexuality in Globalization Min Units: 3
AN 322 - Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Modern Japan Min Units: 3
HST 366 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Latin America Min Units: 3
HST 367 - Geographies of Desire Min Units: 3
JR 425 - Gender and Media: Global Views
PO 351 - Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Africa Min Units: 3
RL 377 - Hinduism, Gender, and the Goddess Min Units: 3

Electives

Twelve credit hours of GWSS-approved electives (for the major) with no more than 6 credit hours in any one discipline. Six credit hours for the minor.

A separate list of GWSS-approved electives will be published each semester, but examples of courses students have taken for GWSS credit in the past include the following:

AN 302 - The Body and Society Min Units: 3
AN 342 - Science, Technology, and Society Min Units: 3
CCM 365 - Media & Cultural Criticism Min Units: 3
CCM 376 - Film, Culture and Criticism Min Units: 3
CCM 420 - Queering Film Min Units: 3
CCM 468 - Women & Rock Min Units: 3
CCM 470 - Sports, Media & Culture Min Units: 3
CCM 481 - Technologies of the Body Min Units: 3
GWS 300 - Philosophy of Feminism
OR
PL 348 - Philosophy of Feminism Min Units: 3
GWS 303 - Special Topics:
HST 212 - American Visions Min Units: 3
OR
TI 235-HST - American Visions: American Visions? American Dreams? American Nightmares? Min Units: 3
HST 341 - U.S. Women’s History Min Units: 3
PL 348 - Philosophy of Feminism Min Units: 3
PO 354 - Environmental Justice Min Units: 3
RL 382 - Christian Liberation Theologies Min Units: 3
SO 326 - Gender, Race, and Crime Min Units: 3
SW 240-PO - Gender and Generations: War and Peace Min Units: 3
TI 231-HST - Mad Women Min Units: 3
TI 234-HST - Reel America – Film and the American Experience, 1890-1965 Min Units: 3