The major consists of 36 credits as follows:
1. 12 credits of required core courses:
21:988:201 or 202 Introduction to Women's Studies (3,3)
21:988:205 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies (3)
21:988:325 Politics of Sexuality (3)
21:988:301 Feminist History and Theory (3)
21:988:389 or 390 Topics in Women's Studies (3,3)
2. 9 credits of required elective courses in humanities and social sciences from among the following:
21:014:255 Race, Gender, and American Film (3)
21:014:305 Black Women in the United States (3)
21:014:370 Women's Literature of the African Diaspora (3)
21:350:360 Topics in Women and Literature (3)
21:350:361,362 Women in Literature (3,3)
21:512:273 History of Women in the United States to 1877 (3)
21:512:274 History of Women in the United States from 1877 to Present (3)
21:512:337 History of the Family in the United States (3)
21:512:473 Topics in Women's History (3)
21:790:356 Sex, Law, and Public Policy (3)
21:830:373 Psychology of Women (3)
21:830:469 Psychology of Sexual Orientation (3)
21:910:345 Human Diversity (3)
21:920:306 Marriage and the Family (3)
21:920:337 Sociology of Sex and Gender (3)
21:988:401 Individual Research in Women's Studies (3)
21:988:425 Women's Studies Internship (3)
3. 15 credits of required relevant courses from a minimum of three departments, which include a gender-informed perspective from courses, including:
Africana Studies
Anthropology
Art
Biological Sciences
Criminal Justice
Economics
English
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Urban Education
For more information and current requirements, visit the Department Website.
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