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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 42 units total 

Core Coursework: 18 units
Courses Units
WGSS 101: Introduction to Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies  (satisfies lower-division GE area: D7, D) 3
WGSS 205: Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture and the Media   (satisfies lower-division GE area: C2) 3
WGSS 301: Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Societies 3
WGSS 345: Gender and Violence 3
WGSS 407: The Politics of Sexualities 3
WGSS 490: Senior Seminar in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3

Disciplinary Perspectives: 12 units

Select 4 courses from the following. At most, 3 units of the Disciplinary Perspectives requirement may be completed at the lower-division level.

  • WGSS 180
  • WGSS 211
  • WGSS 300
  • WGSS 303
  • WGSS 323
  • WGSS 326
  • WGSS 328
  • WGSS 330
  • WGSS 338
  • WGSS 341
  • WGSS 343
  • WGSS 347
  • WGSS 350
  • WGSS 351
  • WGSS 370
  • WGSS 375
  • WGSS 380
  • WGSS 398
  • WGSS 401
  • WGSS 416
  • WGSS 424
  • WGSS 445
  • WGSS 450
  • WGSS 496 A-F
  • WGSS 499

Additional Electives: 12 units

Select 4 courses from the following. Other courses may be considered with faculty approval.

  • AMD 324
  • AMD 420
  • BIOL 327
  •  COMM 435
  •  HIST 316
  •  HIST 327
  • HIST 332
  • HIST 355
  • HIST 367
  • HIST 383
  • HIST 384
  • ID 340
  • ID 340B
  • LTWR 330
  • LTWR 331
  • LTWR 333
  • LTWR 334
  • LTWR 400
  • LTWR 410
  • LTWR 420
  • LTWR 430
  • MATH 304
  • PSCI 343
  • PSCI 391
  • PSYC 350
  • PSYC 352
  • PSYC 356
  • SOC 303
  • SOC 305
  • SOC 307
  • SOC 315
  • SOC 353
  • SOC 417
  • SOC 419
  • SOC 424
  • SOC 437
  • SPAN 410
  • SPAN 415
  • SPAN 422 
  • SPAN 422S
  • TA 323

Breadth Requirement: 3 units

Select 1 upper-division Social Science (DD designated) course outside of the major requirements and in a discipline other than Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies