Women's and Gender Studies Requirements (BA/BS)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements - 33 units 1 | ||
| WOMENST 100 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| or WOMENST 120 | INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES | |
| WOMENST 390 | FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORIES | 3 |
| or PHILSPHY 390 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | |
| WOMENST 489 | ADVANCED SEMINAR IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| Non-Western/Global South/Minority Perspectives: | 3 | |
| GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | ||
or ARABIC 285 | GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | |
| GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
or ANTHROPL 334 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | ||
or FILM 366 | GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | |
| WOMEN: RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | ||
or LATINX 407 | LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | |
| AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS | ||
or RACEETH 368 | AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS | |
| PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER AND RACE | ||
| Biology & Health: | 3 | |
| SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH | ||
or BIOLOGY 180 | SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH | |
| WOMEN, SCIENCE & SOCIETY | ||
| GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Arts and Humanities: | 3 | |
| WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| GENDER AND FILM | ||
or FILM 266 | GENDER AND FILM | |
| GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | ||
or ARABIC 285 | GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | |
| WOMEN'S VOICES/GENDERED LIVES | ||
| QUEER POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER | ||
or RELIGST 330 | RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER | |
| AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S | ||
or HISTRY 341 | AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S | |
| WOMEN IN MUSIC | ||
or MUSC 345 | WOMEN IN MUSIC | |
| GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | ||
or FILM 366 | GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | |
| QUEER CINEMA | ||
or FILM 374 | QUEER CINEMA | |
| FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORIES | ||
| LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | ||
or LATINX 407 | LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | |
| COMMUNICATION AND GENDER | ||
| AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS | ||
or RACEETH 368 | AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS | |
| WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY I: 1600-1875 | ||
| WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY II: 1875 TO THE PRESENT | ||
| HISTORY OF SEXUALITY | ||
| FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY | ||
| MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | ||
| SEX, GENDER, AND TELEVISION | ||
| SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER AND RACE | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | ||
| WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS | ||
| Social Sciences: | 3 | |
| GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WORK | ||
| YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY | ||
or EDFOUND 241 | YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY | |
| GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY | ||
or GEOGRPY 245 | GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY | |
| LESBIAN STUDIES | ||
| GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
or ANTHROPL 334 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | ||
or SOCIOLGY 347 | GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | |
| GENDER AND VIOLENCE | ||
| GENDER LAW AND POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ POPULATION | ||
or SOCWORK 435 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ POPULATION | |
| GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | ||
| RACE, GENDER, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE | ||
| DIVERSITY, SERVICE-LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| GENDER, SEXUALITY AND CRIME | ||
| Select two: | 6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES | ||
| SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH | ||
or BIOLOGY 180 | SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH | |
| GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WORK | ||
| YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY | ||
or EDFOUND 241 | YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY | |
| GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY | ||
or GEOGRPY 245 | GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY | |
| WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| GENDER AND FILM | ||
or FILM 266 | GENDER AND FILM | |
| GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | ||
or ARABIC 285 | GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM & LITERATURE | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | ||
| WOMEN'S VOICES/GENDERED LIVES | ||
| LESBIAN STUDIES | ||
| QUEER POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER | ||
or RELIGST 330 | RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER | |
| GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
or ANTHROPL 334 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S | ||
| WOMEN IN MUSIC | ||
or MUSC 345 | WOMEN IN MUSIC | |
| GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | ||
or SOCIOLGY 347 | GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | |
| GENDER AND VIOLENCE | ||
| WOMEN, SCIENCE & SOCIETY | ||
| GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | ||
or FILM 366 | GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND RACE IN FILM | |
| WOMEN: RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| QUEER CINEMA | ||
| GENDER LAW AND POLICY | ||
| FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORIES | ||
| LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | ||
or LATINX 407 | LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE | |
| SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ POPULATION | ||
or SOCWORK 435 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ POPULATION | |
| GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | ||
| GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| WORKSHOP IN WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| TRAVEL STUDY | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| SPECIAL STUDIES | ||
| EXCHANGE STUDY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| DIVERSITY, SERVICE-LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY | ||
| SEX, GENDER, AND TELEVISION | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER AND RACE | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | ||
| Select 6 units from approved Women's and Gender Studies courses approved by an advisor | 6 | |
| Total Units | 33 | |
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An approved minor is required for this major.
Four-Year Plans: These four-year plans outline a suggested curricular path for new students aiming to earn a degree within in four years. Please note that each plan represents just one of many paths to degree completion.
Women's and Gender Studies (BS)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 1011 | 3 | ENGLISH 102 | 3 |
| WOMENST 100 or 120 | 3 | MATH 139 | 3 |
| CORE 130 | 3 | WOMENST 180 | 3 |
| U.S. Racial/Ethnic Diversity (DV) Course | 3 | CORE 120 or 140 | 3 |
| Elective (HA-A, HA-G, or HA-H) | 3 | COMM 110 | 3 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | PEGNRL 192 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WGS Humanities Or Social Science Course | 3 | WGS Humanities Or Social Science Course | 3 |
| Lab Science (NSWL) Course | 4-5 | Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 |
| BS Requirement Math/Stats/Compsci Course2 | 3 | BS Requirement Lab Science (NSWL) Course | 4-5 |
| Minor Course3 | 3 | CORE 110 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 13-14 | 16-17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WGS Non-Western/Global South/Minority Course | 3 | WOMENST 390 | 3 |
| Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 | Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 |
| BS Requirement Math/Stats/Compsci Course | 3 | CORE 390 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WOMENST 489 | 3 | Electives To Total at least 1204 | 14-15 |
| Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Elective Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14-15 | ||
| Total Units: 120-123 | |||
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The math and English courses you will take during your first year will depend on UW System placement exam scores or ACT/SAT subscores. This four-year plan reflects the math and English courses most common for students in this major. All students are encouraged to complete placement testing prior to attending Warhawks SOAR.
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This program may also be completed as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in the College of Letters and Sciences, but will require additional coursework. The BA degree emphasizes preparation in the arts, world languages, humanities and social sciences.
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This program requires a minor. Students are encouraged to start thinking about selecting a minor in the second year.
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Students who move efficiently through the coursework in this major could add a certificate without extending time to degree. The College of Letters and Sciences offers 18 certificates to include LGBTQ* Studies, Diversity Leadership, Advocacy and Lobbying, Applied Research, Disability Studies, and Interdisciplinary Ethics. Completion of a certificate enables you to acquire additional tools for your toolbox by focusing on a specific skill that will complement your degree program and deepen knowledge in an area that is desirable to future employers.
First Year: Joining a university-sponsored club and actively participating is strongly encouraged. Some clubs that may be of particular interest to students with a Women's and Gender Studies Major include: SAGE, UWW Women in Economics, IMPACT: LGBT* & Allies, UWW QTPoC, and UWW PEACE: Peace, Education, Activisim through Creative Engagement.
Second Year: The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is a high-impact practice that gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom and dive deeper into their field of interest.
Women's and Gender Studies majors may consider a second major/minor or explore study abroad opportunities. Many students plan a study abroad or travel study experience. Travel opportunities can be found through the Center for Global Education.
Third Year: An internship provides students with hands-on experience in a potential career field, supervision and coaching from prospective employers, and the ability to learn professional norms and behaviors. In addition, completing an internship allows students to differentiate themselves in a competitive job market.
Career Information in Letters and Sciences (LSINDP 399) is a 1-credit course that focuses on transition to career and graduate school opportunities; identifying skills, strengths, and work values; creating effective job search materials; and, developing a networking strategy.
Fourth Year: All students must earn at least 120 credits to earn a bachelor’s degree and all requirements in this program can be completed in fewer than 120 credits. Most students have the opportunity to choose additional courses in the fourth year to expand skills, explore interests, or try something new. Students can also declare a second major or additional minors or certificates to make the most out of the remaining credits to reach 120.
Graduation: Students should apply for graduation one full semester prior to their intended graduation date.
Women's and Gender Studies (BA)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 1011 | 3 | ENGLISH 102 | 3 |
| WOMENST 100 or 120 | 3 | MATH 139 | 3 |
| CORE 130 | 3 | WOMENST 180 | 3 |
| BA World Language Course 2 | 4 | CORE 120 or 140 | 3 |
| Elective (HA-A, HA-G, or HA-H) | 3 | BA World Language Course | 4 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | PEGNRL 192 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WGS Humanities Or Social Science Course | 3 | WGS Humanities Or Social Science Course | 3 |
| Lab Science (NSWL) Course | 4-5 | Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 |
| U.S. Racial/Ethnic Diversity (DV) Course | 3 | COMM 110 | 3 |
| Minor Course3 | 3 | CORE 110 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 13-14 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WGS Non-Western/Global South/Minority Course | 3 | WOMENST 390 | 3 |
| Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 | Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 |
| BA 300/400 Breadth Requirement Course | 3 | CORE 390 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| WOMENST 489 | 3 | Electives To Total 120 (If Needed)4 | 13-15 |
| Women's And Gender Studies Elective Course | 3 | ||
| BA 300/400 Breadth Requirement Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13-15 | ||
| Total Units: 120-123 | |||
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The math and English courses you will take during your first year will depend on UW System placement exam scores or ACT/SAT subscores. This four-year plan reflects the math and English courses most common for students in this major. All students are encouraged to complete placement testing prior to attending Warhawks SOAR.
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For the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements, students must complete two semesters of a world language or demonstrate proficiency in a world language through the second level on the UW System placement test in Spanish, French, or German. Students who are native speakers of a language other than English are eligible to waive the language requirement.
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This program requires a minor. Students are encouraged to start thinking about selecting a minor in the second year.
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Students who move efficiently through the coursework in this major could add a certificate without extending time to degree. The College of Letters and Sciences offers 18 certificates to include LGBTQ* Studies, Diversity Leadership, Advocacy and Lobbying, Applied Research, Disability Studies, and Interdisciplinary Ethics. Completion of a certificate enables you to acquire additional tools for your toolbox by focusing on a specific skill that will complement your degree program and deepen knowledge in an area that is desirable to future employers.
First Year: Joining a university-sponsored club and actively participating is strongly encouraged. Some clubs that may be of particular interest to students with a Women's and Gender Studies Major include: SAGE, UWW Women in Economics, IMPACT: LGBT* & Allies, UWW QTPoC, and UWW PEACE: Peace, Education, Activisim through Creative Engagement.
Second Year: The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is a high-impact practice that gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom and dive deeper into their field of interest.
Women's and Gender Studies majors may consider a second major/minor or explore study abroad opportunities. Many students plan a study abroad or travel study experience. Travel opportunities can be found through the Center for Global Education.
Third Year: An internship provides students with hands-on experience in a potential career field, supervision and coaching from prospective employers, and the ability to learn professional norms and behaviors. In addition, completing an internship allows students to differentiate themselves in a competitive job market.
Career Information in Letters and Sciences (LSINDP 399) is a 1-credit course that focuses on transition to career and graduate school opportunities; identifying skills, strengths, and work values; creating effective job search materials; and, developing a networking strategy.
Fourth Year: All students must earn at least 120 credits to earn a bachelor’s degree and all requirements in this program can be completed in fewer than 120 credits. Most students have the opportunity to choose additional courses in the fourth year to expand skills, explore interests, or try something new. Students can also declare a second major or additional minors or certificates to make the most out of the remaining credits to reach 120.
Graduation: Students should apply for graduation one full semester prior to their intended graduation date.