These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Degree Requirements

University Requirements

  • ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý0701 (4 s.h.) and/or ·¡±·³ÒÌý0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
  • All 51¶¯Âþ students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. The specific courses required for this major are ³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3097 or ·¡±·³ÒÌý3097, and ³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý4396.
  • Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.

College of Liberal Arts Requirements

  • Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including:
    • 90 credits in CLA/CST courses;
    • 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999).
      • For Social Science majors, 6 upper level credits (numbered 2000-4999) must be taken in Humanities Subject Areas: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts, Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
    • A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
    • Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.
    • Professional Development Requirement
      • All students in the College of Liberal Arts are required to take a 1 credit seminar in professional development. °ä³¢´¡Ìý1002 Professional Development for Liberal Arts Majors is the appropriate course option for this major. Other courses that fulfill this requirement may be found on the CLA College Requirements page. Only one course in this category may count towards graduation.
    • Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements:
      • All students must complete or test out of the first and second levels of a foreign language - these courses are numbered 1001 and 1002;
      • All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
      • All Bachelor of Arts students must complete one of the following options:
        • Third semester of a foreign language;
        • Demonstrated proficiency beyond the third semester in a foreign language (placement exam or certification from the language department);
        • Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA College Requirements page;
        • Study Abroad at an approved program; or
        • Take a second General Education Global/World Society course.
      • Notes on Foreign Language Study
        • The third level of language is numbered 1003 in French, Spanish, and Portuguese and numbered 2001 in all other foreign language subjects.
        • Students are strongly encouraged to take the third level of a foreign language as it is the minimum required for election to the prestigious honor society Phi Beta Kappa. (Taking the course does not guarantee admission but not taking it guarantees exclusion.)
        • See the College of Liberal Arts Policies section of this Bulletin for more information on the Foreign Language Placement, Regression in Coursework, and guidelines for students' other experiences with language.

General Electives are typically one-third of a student's program of study and can be focused on a second major, a minor, or towards some other personal enrichment or professional goals. See an academic advisor for assistance in developing an academic plan for these courses.

Major Requirements (33 credits in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies)

Introductory Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies courses
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý1006Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies3
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3015Sexuality and Disability3
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3097Feminist Theory3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡±·³ÒÌý3097 Feminist Theory
Two-course sequence 1
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý4389Field Work3
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý4396Research Seminar3
Elective Courses
Select two courses in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies numbered 2000-49996
Select two courses from the GSWS Sexuality Electives List (see course list below)6
Select two courses from the GSWS Race and Diversity Electives List (see course list below)6
Sexuality Electives
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý3355
Anthropology of Sexuality and Gender
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2002
Gender in the Cinema
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2003
Gender in the Cinema
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2007
Creative Writing: Fiction: LGBTQ Lives
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2007
Creative Writing: Fiction: LGBTQ Lives
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2128
Men and Masculinities
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2128
Men and Masculinities
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2202
Religion and Human Sexuality
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2002
Religion and Human Sexuality
´Ç°ùÌý¸é·¡³¢Ìý2002
Religion and Human Sexuality
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2207
Creative Writing: Non-Fiction: Queer Lives
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2207
Creative Writing: Non-Fiction: Queer Lives
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2305
LGBTQ Film: The Coming of Age Genre
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2305
LGBTQ Film: The Coming of Age Genre
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2306
LGBTQ Film: Queer Representation
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2306
LGBTQ Film: Queer Representation
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2405
Queer Lives
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2405
Queer Lives
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2406
LGBTQ Social Movements
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2406
LGBTQ Social Movements
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý2815
Love, Marriage, and Family
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2815
Love, Marriage, and Family
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3016
Sexuality Education
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý3016
Sexuality Education
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3017
Social Perspectives on Digital Pornography: The Other Sex Ed
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý3017
Social Perspectives on Digital Pornography: The Other Sex Ed
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3124
Politics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý3124
Politics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3124
Politics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3205
Queer Novels of the 20th Century
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý3205
Queer Novels of the 20th Century
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3206
Queer Novels of the 21st Century
´Ç°ùÌý³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý3206
Queer Novels of the 21st Century
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3546
Sexuality and Gender
³¢³Òµþ°ÕÌý2400
Topics in LGBT Studies
GSWS Race and Diversity Electives
´¡´¡´¡³§Ìý2133
The African American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Experience
´¡´¡´¡³§Ìý2142
The Black Male Experience
´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý3302
Women and Art
´¡³§³§°ÕÌý3031
Women in Chinese Literature
´Ç°ùÌý°ä±á±õÌý3031
Women in Chinese Literature
´Ç°ùÌý³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3031
Women in Chinese Literature
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3542
Women and Society in Japan
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3566
Race, Gender, and Empire in the Iberian World
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3675
Third World Women's Lives
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3003
Women Writers In Black Literature
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3231
German Minority Identities: Gendered and Cultural Dimensions (in English)
´Ç°ùÌý³Ò·¡¸éÌý3231
German Minority Identities: Gendered and Cultural Dimensions (in English)
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3235
Weimar Culture: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Nation (in English)
´Ç°ùÌý³Ò·¡¸éÌý3235
Weimar Culture: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Nation (in English)
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3259
Women and Poverty
´Ç°ùÌý³§°¿°äÌý3259
Women and Poverty
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý3431
Women's Lives Modern Europe
´Ç°ùÌý±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3431
Women's Lives in Modern Europe
³Ò³§°Â³§Ìý4411
Secularism: Jewish and Muslim Women
´Ç°ùÌý¸é·¡³¢Ìý4411
Secularism: Jewish and Muslim Women
Total Credit Hours33
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The final requirement for the major is a two-course sequence. This sequence should be taken during the major's last three semesters of enrollment. Students will select a field assignment (internship) with the assistance of the advising coordinator. This sequence is designed for students to learn how to write a research paper.