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Dec 03, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]
Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, B.A.
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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program > Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, B.A.
A major in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies consists of 30 hours of designated WGSS courses (WGSS 2350 or 2360 + 27 additional hours, at least 21 of them advanced). The 21 advanced hours must include either 3350 or 3360; either 3321 or 3322, or equivalent; 4350; and 4360; plus 5 approved electives. At least 21 of the 30 hours must be taken in residence. A maximum of nine semester hours of approved transfer substitutes will be accepted toward the major. A minimum grade of C (2.00) is required for a course to count toward the minor, and a minimum 2.00 grade point average is required for the minor.
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Required courses for the WGSS major
1. One Intro course
- WGSS 2350: Intro to Women, Gender and Culture (Language, Philosophy & Culture CORE course) Credit Hours: 3.0
and/or
- WGSS 2360: Intro to LGBT Studies (Language, Philosophy & Culture CORE course) Credit Hours: 3.0
3. One course from either of the following categories:
(it is recommended that a course from the other category be taken as an elective)
A. Gender and Transnational Studies course
B. Perspectives on the Intersectionalities of Identity
4. WGSS 4350 - Issues in Feminist Research course
(includes a presentation of students’ work and includes primary-source analysis in the Shuart Women’s Archive in the UH Library)
5. WGSS 4360 - Capstone Internship Course
(includes a presentation of students’ work and includes primary-source analysis in the Shuart Women’s Archive in the UH Library)
6. Electives
Choose from the following options to fulfill the remaining 5 course credits for the major:
A. Senior Essay (one term) with approved faculty + 4 elective courses
B. Senior Thesis (two terms) for Honors credit with approved faculty + 3 elective courses
C. Five elective cross-listed courses from approved list, no more than 2 in one discipline
Distributive requirements:
At least two of a student’s electives must come from each area.
Social and Natural Sciences
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