Nov 24, 2024

2019 - 2020 Catalog of Courses

2019 - 2020 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gender and Sexuality Studies Major

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits:1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^a and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 105 (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 42

Core Courses:

GSS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
GSS 496 - Gender and Sexuality Studies Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Foundations:

Complete four (4) courses, at least one (1) course must be selected from each of three groups (Historical, Sociocultural, and Theoretical):

Major Electives:

Disciplinary Explorations:

Students must take seven (7) additional courses with these restrictions:

At least three (3) courses must be taken from three (3) different disciplines.
At least four (4) courses must be upper division (300 or above).
No course may be used for both the Foundations and the Explorations Categories.
No more than six (6) credits may be taken as internship or practicum.

Anthropology:

ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^e
ANTH 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3
OR
GSS 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3
ANTH 364 - Topics: Indigenous Latin America Credits: 3 ^t
ANTH 455 - Advanced Research in Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^f
OR
GSS 455 - Advanced Research in Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 ^f

Art:

ART 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3
OR
GSS 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 3

Borders and Languages:

BL 381 - Gender in Children’s and YA Latinx Literature Credits: 3
OR
GSS 381 - Gender in Children’s and YA Latinx Literature Credits: 3

English:

ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
OR
GSS 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Native American Literature: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
ENGL 425 - Advanced Literary Topics Credits: 3 ^t

Exercise Science:

ES 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3
OR
GSS 303 - Gender and Sport Credits: 3

Gender and Sexuality Studies:

GSS 280 - Issues in Women’s Health Credits: 3
GSS 300 - Masculinities Credits: 3 ^e
GSS 302 - Queer Theory Credits: 3 ^e

History:

HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
HIST 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3 ^e
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3 ^e
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 3 ^t
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 3 ^t

Music:

MU 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3
OR
GSS 369 - Music and Gender Credits: 3

Native American & Indigenous Studies:

NAIS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3
OR
GSS 311 - Indigenous Women Credits: 3

Philosophy:

PHIL 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 365 - Feminist Philosophies Credits: 3 ^e

Psychology:

PSYC 272 - Psychology of Women & Gender Credits: 3 ^f
OR
GSS 272 - Psychology of Women & Gender Credits: 3 ^f
PSYC 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
OR
GSS 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

Sociology:

SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 3
SOC 279 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class Credits: 3
SOC 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 3 ^e
SOC 383 - Gender and Society Credits: 3 ^e
OR
GSS 383 - Gender and Society Credits: 3 ^e

Practicum or Internship Opportunities:

Students may sign up for an internship or practicum experience in any field, as long as the project undertaken is related to gender, sexuality, and/or women’s studies. A maximum of six (6) credits of practicum/internship may count in the Disciplinary Explorations section of the major. Students MUST receive approval from the Gender and Women’s Studies Coordinator before signing up for internship or practicum credit.

ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6 - minimum three (3) credits required
ES 450 - Internship Exercise Specialist Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Community Internship Credits: 1-16 - minimum three (3) credits required

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^e If a course is used to fulfill the Core requirements it may not be taken to fulfill Disciplinary Explorations.

^fCheck course description for prerequisite course requirements.

^tTopics courses may count when the specific topic offered in a particular term is approved by the GWS Coordinator. The topic must be centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist analysis, and/or women’s studies.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Four-Year Map to Graduation:

Gender and Sexuality Studies Major: Four-Year Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Gender and Sexuality Studies Major: Transfer Student Map