Major
The Women’s Studies Department offers a coherent interdisciplinary curriculum with a major field of study in the areas of gender and sexuality. Each student is required to take a total of 12 courses.
At the upper-division level, the department provides concentrations in gender and cultural production, gender and families, sexualities and gender, and gender and work.
University Requirements
See Catalog under Undergraduate Studies section.
College Requirements
See Catalog under College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.
Major Requirements
The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Women's Studies are as follows:
1.Lower-division requirements (three courses [at least 12 units])
a) WMST 001
b) One of the following: WMST 010, WMST 020, WMST 030 (or WMST 030H)
c) One additional lower division WMST course.
2. Upper-division requirements (nine courses [at least 36 units])
a) WMST 100
b) WMST 191A and 191B
c) Six courses of electives chosen from the list below with the following distribution requirements:
- One course focusing on African American women, Asian American women, Chicanas/Latinas, or Native American women in the United States or on women from societies in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, or Africa
- One course focusing on issues of sexuality, sexual orientation, sexual identification, or masculinity and femininity
- The following courses may only be counted one time towards the major: WMST 190, WMST 195, or WMST 198-G
Elective Course Work
Upper-division Women's Studies courses or courses in another department that are cross-listed with Women's Studies.
Closely related upper division courses from other programs or departments may be substituted upon approval.