Women’s Studies Major, BA

General Education Curriculum (39-40 Semester Hours)

See General Education Curriculum Requirements 

BA Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language (one area - minimum of 6 hours at the 200-level or above) 

Major Courses:

• WS 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies
• WS 308 - Western Women’s Roles in Religion
• WS 315 - Women Artists in History
• WS 499 - Women’s Studies Capstone Course

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 262 - Women in Spanish Film
• WS 303 - Images of Women in Film

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• Select one of the the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 324 - Women in European History: From Antiquity to the Age of the French Revolution
• WS 326 - Women in American History

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 350 - Women in Literature
• WS 375 - Women in Medieval Literature

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 351 - Women’s Experiences of Family Life
• WS 352 - Psychology of Women

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 382 - Women’s Health Issues
• WS 384 - Strategies for the Managerial Woman

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  An approved course with significant women’s studies content from a discipline besides Psychology, Family Studies, History, or English.

   

• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 400 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies

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  An approved special topics course from another discipline which contains significant women’t studies content.

   

• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• WS 425 - Gender Development

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  An approved 400 level special topics course from another discipline which contains significant women’s studies content.

   

Total Women’s Studies Hours: 33 Semester Hours

Total Hours Required for a BA in Women’s Studies: 124 Semester Hours