Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major
Requirements
The major in Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies requires completion of forty two
(42) units of course work.
Core Coursework: 21 units
Courses |
Units |
WGSS 101: Introduction to Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies (satisfies lower-division GE area: D7, D) |
3 |
WGSS 201: Introduction to LBTQIA+ Studies |
3 |
WGSS 301: Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Societies |
3 |
WGSS 375: Feminist Activism |
3 |
WGSS 405: Foundation of Feminist Theories |
3 |
WGSS 407: The Politics of Sexualities |
3 |
WGSS 490: Capstone in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (*WGSS 101, 301, 375
or 405) |
3 |
WGSS Electives (21 units):
Choose 21 units from the following courses. A minimum of 3 units must be completed at the 400-level. Other courses may be approved
with WGSS Chair approval.
- WGSS 180: Introductory Topics in WGSS
- WGSS 205: Gender/Sexuality in Pop Culture/Media
- WGSS 300: Topics in WGSS
- WGSS 303: Feminist Pedagogy
- WGSS 304: Ecofeminism
- WGSS/DNCE 323: Women in Performance
- WGSS 326/AMD 324: Feminist Art/Motherhood
- WGSS/ANTH 328: Body and Identity
- WGSS 330: Women as Leaders
- WGSS 338: Sexualities/Gender Identities/Incarceration
- WGSS 341 Men and Masculinities
- WGSS/PSCI 343: Power/Gender in the Muslim World
- WGSS 345: Gender and Violence
- WGSS 347: Reproductive Justice
- WGSS 350: Chicanx and Latinx Feminist Thought
- WGSS 351: Black Feminist Thought and Activism
- WGSS 369: Gender and Hair
- WGSS 370: Transnational Feminism
- WGSS 380: Gender and Social Movements
- WGSS/MLAN 392: Gender/Culture in Film
- WGSS 398*: Independent Study
- WGSS 401: Seminar in WGSS
- WGSS 416: Sex Work
- WGSS/SOC 424: Gender, Sexuality and Health
- WGSS 450: Cinema and Gender
- WGSS 495A-F*: Internship in WGSS
- WGSS 499*: Independent Research in WGSS
Breadth Requirement: 3 units
Select 1 upper-division Social Science (DD designated) course outside of the major
requirements and in a discipline other than Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies