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

 

Additional Electives: 12 units

Select 4 courses from the following. Other courses may be considered with faculty approval.
AMD 324	HIST 383	LTWR 410	SOC 303	SPAN 410
AMD 420	HIST 384	LTWR 420	SOC 305	SPAN 415
BIOL 327	ID 340	LTWR 430	SOC 307	SPAN 422
COMM 435	ID 340B	MATH 304	SOC 315	SPAN 422S
HIST 316	LTWR 330	PSCI 343	SOC 353	TA 323
HIST 327	LTWR 331	PSCI 391	SOC 417
HIST 332	LTWR 333	PSYC 350	SOC 419
HIST 355	LTWR 334	PSYC 352	SOC 424
HIST 367	LTWR 400	PSYC 356	SOC 437

 

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