Women's and Gender Studies

Women's & Gender Studies Concentrations

Application for Interdisciplinary Concentration Form

Women and Gender

Core: WGS 200: Women, Culture and Society

Options: Take 5 WGS courses, with at least 2 courses in the domain of Arts
and Humanities and 2 courses in Social Sciences and History

Gender and Violence

Core: Two Required Courses

WGS 235 Gender and Violence and

Internship in Issues of gender and violence: (choose 1)

WGS 399 Feminism in the Workplace: Field Study in Women's and Gender Studies
PSY 399 Internship in Psychology
SOC 399 Internship in Sociology
LWJ 399 Internship in Criminology and Justice Studies

Options:

Choose two from the following in the Arts and Humanities:

AAS343/WGS305/COM343 Looking at Women: representation, Feminisms, and Film
PHL135 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHL375 Equality in Law and Ethics
WGS360/LIT334 Literature by Latinas and Latin American Women
WGS320/LIT315 Men and Masculinities: Literary Perspectives
WGS341/LIT313 Gay and Lesbian Literature
WGS376/LIT316 Global Women Writers
WGS317/LIT317 The Witch in Literature

Choose two from the following in the Social Sciences and History

HIS395/WGS345 History of Western Sexuality
HIST397/WGS340 Gay and Lesbian History
HIS385/WGS301 Women in America
LWJ225 Legal Problems in Domestic Setting
POL215 Gender and Politics
POL345/INT300 Human Rights in International Relations
PSY218 Psychology of Power, Oppression and Privilege
PSY353 Psychology of Gender
SOC303 Women in World Perspective
SOC315 Racism, Power and Privilege
WGS250 Politics of Sexuality
WGS240 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies
WGS380/HON338 Gender and Democracy
WGS361/HIST365/AAS370 African American Women’s History

Gender, Nation, Democracy

Core: Choose at least 1 from the following:
WGS 380/HON 338: Gender and Democracy
WGS 375: Global Feminisms
WGS 310/HON 337/HIS 324: Women in Eastern Europe

Options: Choose 5 from among the following, making sure that 3 of the 6
courses in the concentration are Social Science and 3 are Arts and Humanities

Social Science

WGS 380/HON 338: Gender and Democracy
WGS 375: Global Feminisms
WGS 310/HON 337/HIS 324: Women in Eastern Europe
WGS 381/ANT 311: Women and Migration
WGS 301/HIS 385: Women in America
WGS 260/AAS 280: Africana Women Hist. Perspective

Arts and Humanities

WGS 376/LIT 316: Global Women Writers
WGS 360/LIT 334: Lit by Latinas and Latin Am. Women
SPA 338: Women's Lit of Spain and Latin America
WGS 325: Feminist Theories
WGS 365/AAS 375: Womanist Thought
PHL 375: Equality, Ethics, and the Law

Sexualities

Core:
WGS 250: Politics of Sexuality

Options: Choose 5 from among the following, making sure that at least 2 of courses
of the total six are Social Science courses and at least 2 are Arts and Humanities courses

Social Science

WGS 340/HIS 397: Gay and Lesbian History
HIS 395: History of Western Sexuality
SOC 335: Courtship, Marriage and Family
PSY 250: Psychology of Personal Relationships

Arts and Humanities

WGS 240: Intro to Gay and Lesbian Studies
WGS 305/AAH 343/COM 343: Looking At Women: Representation, Feminism and Film
WGS 325: Feminist Theories
WGS 320/LIT 315: Men and Masculinities
WGS 341/LIT 313: Gay and Lesbian Literature

Women in Learning and Leadership

Core:
WGS 200: Women, Culture & Society - Leadership section

Options:

Arts and Humanities

Take three of the following:
WGS 220: Gender and Popular Culture
WGS 305/AAH 343/COM 343: Looking at Women: Representation, Feminisms, and Film
WGS 325: Feminist Theories
WGS 360/LIT 334: Lit by Latinas and Latin Am. Women
WGS 376/LIT 316: Global Women Writers
HON 362: Goodwives and Witches: Women in Colonial America

Social Sciences and History

Take three of the following:
WGS 318: Women and the Legislative Process
WGS 260/AAS 280: Africana Women Hist. Perspective
WGS 310/HON 337/HIS 324: Women in Eastern Europe
WGS 375: Global Feminisms
WGS 380/HON 338: Gender and Democracy
WGS 496: Women's Leadership and Social Change