Bachelor of Arts Degree in Women’s Studies

The major in Women's Studies provides students with the opportunity to examine the social, historical, political, and cultural experiences of women and men from an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis on cross-disciplinary research methods enables students to pursue a theoretically-informed understanding of women and issues of gender and sexuality in diverse U.S. and global cultures and across time.

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours)
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s Studies must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, see pages 3-5 of this catalog.

Degree Requirements

1. 21 semester credit hours:
   
   
   1. 15 semester credit hours of required courses:
      
      WS  2013  Introduction to Women’s Studies
      WS  3613  Feminist Research Methodologies
      WS  4623  Feminist Theories
      WS  4933  Internship in Women’s Studies
      WS  4973  Seminar in Women’s Studies
      
      
   2. 3 semester credit hours selected from the Globalization and Borderlands group below
      
      
   3. 3 semester credit hours selected from the Culture and Society group below
2. 24 semester credit hours selected from at least two of the following groups:
   
   Theory and Methods
   ENG  4393  Feminist Theory of Literature
   POL  3163  Introduction to Feminist Theory
   WS   3953  Special Topics in Women Writers
   WS   4953  Special Topics in Women's Studies
   
   Globalization and Borderlands
   BBL   2023  Latino Cultural Expressions
   GRG  3653  Geographic Perspectives on Women
   HIS   3133  Themes in the Social History of the United States
   WS    4863  Feminism and Globalization
   
   Culture and Society
   AMS  3443  Studies in Gender and Sexuality
   ANT  3103  Kinship and Social Organization
   ANT  3603  Sex, Gender, and Culture
   BBL  3023  Mexican American Culture
   BBL  3043  Social Psychological Considerations in Mexican American Communities
   BIO  2003  Biology of Human Reproduction
   CRJ  4463  Gender and Crime
   CRJ  4853  Sex Crimes and the Law
   ENG  3133  Women and Literature
   HIS  3043  History of Women in the United States: Pre-Columbus to 1890
   HIS  3053  History of Women in the United States: Since 1890
   HIS  3963  Women and Gender in India
   HTH  3023  Survey of Human Sexuality
   IDS  2113  Society and Social Issues
   LNG  3843  Gender Issues in Language
   MAS  2013  Introduction to Chicano(a) Studies
   POL  3183  Women in Politics
   PSY  3303  Psychological Perspectives on Gender
   PSY  4193  Relationships
   SOC  3163  Families in Society
   SOC  3263  Latinas in U.S. Society
   SOC  3283  Poverty
   SOC  3293  Sociology of Gender
   SOC  3413  Sociology of the Mexican American Community
   SOC  3513  Children and Society
   WS    4913  Independent Study
   WS    4993  Honors Thesis
   
   
3. 33 semester credit hours of electives, 6 hours of which must be at the upper-division level

B.A. in Women’s Studies — Recommended Four-Year Academic Plan

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