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The Liberal Arts Option in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) option is designed for students who have a strong interest in becoming better-informed world citizens who are equipped to tackle the systemic implications and outcomes of particular local, national, and global forces that disproportionately affect women and LGBTQ people. The WGS option is primarily for students who plan to major in WGS or related fields at four-year institutions.
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What makes this major unique?
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies uniquely engages students in the discovery and exploration of culture and society through the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, class, and nationality. The types of analysis that are done in WGS can be translated to any field, including STEM fields.
Career Possibilities
The majority of careers for this major require at least a Bachelor’s Degree.
The types of analysis that are done in WGS can be translated to any field, including STEM fields. Additionally, demand for expertise in gender issues is growing and everyone from governments to businesses to hospitals need employees who understand gendered issues in the workplace such as sexual harassment, flex-time, parental leave, pay equity, and equal employment opportunities. The degree is well-suited for students who plan to attend graduate or professional schools.
Transfer Possibilities
A. REQUIRED CORE: 12 Credits
English: 6 credits
Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning: 3 credits
Select one of the following courses: 3
Life & Physical Sciences: 3 credits
Select one of the following courses: 3
B. FLEXIBLE CORE: 18 Credits 18
Select one course from each of the five flexible core categories and one additional course from any flexible core category. Note: Students can select only two courses from any one discipline.
Students are advised to select one Urban Study course to complete college requirement. To complete the degree requirements from the Flexible Core, students are advised to select courses from the recommended course selections listed on the program website.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts: 6 Credits | |
| LIF101 First Year Seminar for Liberal Arts Social Science and Humanities | 3 |
| LIB200 Humanism, Science & Technology | 3 |
| Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies: 6 Credits | |
| LIB101 Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| LIB201 Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
| English: 6 Credits | |
| ENG103 Preparing and Writing the Research Paper | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | |
| ENG245 Images of Women in Literature | |
| ENG247 The Woman Writer: Her Vision and Her Art | |
| ENG261 Literature of Difference: Gay and Lesbian Writers | |
| ENG252 Sexuality in Literature | |
| Humanities: 3 Credits | |
| Select one of the following courses: | |
| HUP122 Philosophy of Gender and Sex | |
| HUC118 Gender and Communication | |
| Social Science: 9 Credits | |
| Select three of the following courses: | |
| SSH151 Women and Gender in U.S. History | |
| SSN201 Politics of Sexuality | |
| SSI210 Women in Society | |
| SSY205 Psychology of Women |
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