Women's and Gender Studies Major Requirements

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Credit Hours: 33+

"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.

Required Courses

WGST 200*	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None
WGST 381	Internship (3) PR: None
WGST 401	Capstone in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: Only open to senior students declared in WGST major or minor

Note: *WGST 200 should be taken early in the major, preferable in the first three courses.

Select one course for each of the following four categories:

Political and Social Organization: Courses that emphasize the institutional structures that shape and define human societies.

POLI 292	Topics in Gender, Theory and Law (3) PR: None
POLI 332	Women and Politics (3) PR: None
SOCY 364	Gender and Society (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 103	Sociology of the Family (3) PR: None
WGST 350	Gender and Violence (3) PR: None
WGST 120	Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None
WGST 320	Special Topics (3) PR: None
WGST 420	Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies (3-4) PR: WGST 200; junior or senior standing

Historical and Global Perspectives: Courses that ask students to understand a world different from their own.

CLAS 242	Images of Women in Classical Antiquity (3) PR: None
ENGL 353	African Women Writers (3) PR: ENGL 110 or equivalent
HIST 221	Women in the U.S. (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 252	Women in Europe (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
POLI 350	Comparative Gender Politics (3) PR: None
WGST 120	Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None
WGST 320	Special Topics (3) PR: None
WGST 420	Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies (3-4) PR: WGST 200; junior or senior standing

Culture and Representation: Courses that examine expressive meaning-making and the construction of culture.

ANTH 346	Anthropology of Gender (3) PR: ANTH 101 or WGST 200 or instructor permission
ENGL 336	Women Writers (3) PR: ENGL 110 or equivalent
PHIL 165	Philosophy and Feminism (3) PR: None
PHIL 275	Feminist Theory (3) PR: None
RELS 185	Women and Religion (3) PR: None
RELS 285	Religion and Feminism (3) PR: None
THTR 315	Feminist Theater (3) PR: None
WGST 120	Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None
WGST 320	Special Topics (3) PR: None
WGST 420	Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies (3-4) PR: WGST 200; junior or senior standing
WGST 356	Conservative Voices in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None

Mind and Body: Courses that focus on human society from the level of the individual.

HEAL 217	Human Sexuality (3) PR: None
HEAL 317	Sexual Behavior and Relationships (3) PR: None
HEAL 323	Women's Health Issues (3) PR: HEAL 217 or instructor permission
PSYC 350	Psychology of Gender (3) PR: PSYC 103
SOCY 337	Prejudice (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
WGST 120	Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (3) PR: None
WGST 320	Special Topics (3) PR: None
WGST 420	Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies (3-4) PR: WGST 200; junior or senior standing

Select an additional 12 credit hours from any of the category lists above.