The undergraduate program offers both a major and a minor. Adding a WSGS second major or minor is easy due to a range of cross-listed classes. To declare a major or minor in Women's Studies and Gender Studies, students can go online to LOCUS and meet with the Program Director Dr. Betsy Jones Hemenway.

Explore the Undergraduate Major:

Requirements and Course Descriptions

Learning Outcomes

The WSGS major can be declared at any time. You may major in WSGS with or without a second major. The major consists of 36 hours, or 12 courses. A total of at least 21 hours (7 courses) must be at the 300 level or higher. Follow link above for details.

Courses for students interested in English:

• WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
• ENGL 283: Women in Literature
• ENGL 306: Studies in Women Writers
• ENGL 307: Feminism & Gender in Literature
• FNAR 207: Women, Art, & Society

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Political Science:

• WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
• PLSC 355: Women & Politics: A Cross-National Perspective
• PLSC 394: Comparative Family Policy: Work & Family Reconciliation
• PLSC 312: Feminist Theory
• PLSC 319: Women, Law, and Public Policy
• PHIL 327: Liberalism & Feminism

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Psychology:

• WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
• PSYC 235: Psychology of Human Sexuality
• PSYC 238: Gender & Sex: Differences & Similarities
• PSCY 340: Psychology of Women
• SOCL 250: Inequality in Society

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Sociology:

• WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
• SOCL 123: Popular Culture & Mass Media
• SOCL 240: Men, Women, & Work
• SOCL 271: Sociology of Sex and Gender
• SOCL 276: Sociology & Politics of Food

Below is a list of courses for students interested in Theology:

• WSGS 201: Contemporary Issues in WSGS
• THEO 278: Women & Religion
• THEO 192: Gender & Values
• THEO 365: Women, Gender, & Embodiment in Islam
• SOCL 271: Sociology of Sex and Gender