Courses in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, rooted in important and innovative research, will challenge you intellectually and will give you the expertise to deal positively with issues of gender and sexuality facing individuals and society by
The pedagogy of feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, rooted in important and innovative research, rigorously challenges cultural assumptions about multiple forms of gender and sexual difference as constructed by culture and history. We address global and transnational feminist and queer movements, the historical roots of gender-based inequality, hierarchies of knowledge; queer social and political movements, the ethical and theological foundations of gender and human rights, and intersecting oppressive forces of race, sexuality, class, and colonialism.
Required WGST Classes
WGST Electives
LGBTQ Minor Requirements
LGBTQ Minor Electives
[note: count for both major and minor degrees]
UCOR sections: recommended for WGST major, can count as elective for WGST and LGBTQ minor
[note: courses tagged with "#" are approved for WGST major & minor, "*" are approved for WGST major & minor, and LGBTQ minor, and "**" are approved for LGBTQ minor]
[note: courses tagged with "#" are approved for WGST major & minor, "*" are approved for WGST major & minor, and LGBTQ minor, and "**" are approved for LGBTQ minor]
Here’s what it takes: It’s 55 quarter credits, five required courses and six elective courses of your choice from an array of disciplines. The required courses are:
Major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Degree Requirements)
This is an opportunity to deepen your research skills as you work closely with a Women & Gender Studies faculty mentor. If your overall GPA is 3.5 or higher, you can work on an empirically rigorous and theoretically grounded individual research or creative project on a subject of your choice. In addition to the 55 credits for the BA, you will take three courses:
Major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with Departmental Honors (Degree Requirements)
If you simply want to add a Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to complement your major in another field, you need to take just 30 credits.
Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Degree Requirements)
If you simply want to add a Minor in LGBTQ Studies to complement your major in another field, you need to take just 30 credits.
Minor in LGBTQ Studies (Degree Requirements)
A major or minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies provides an open intellectual setting to study the historical, social, and political experiences of women and the complex dynamics of gender and sexuality.
On successful completion of this program, you will be able to:
An LGBTQ Studies minor is a focused examination of the intellectual, cultural and political experiences and knowledge of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified individuals and groups.
On successful completion of this program, you will be able to: