WOMEN'S, GENDER, & SEXUALITY STUDIES
Cultural Awareness
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies critically examine the social construction of gender and the status of women and men in a variety of cultural contexts and time periods. The program emphasizes both scholarly exploration and the application of that knowledge to practical issues.
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for non-majors: WGS Minor
Why major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies?
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies provides a broad liberal arts background that helps build skills in critical thinking and problem solving, data collection and analysis, oral and written communication, and collaborative teamwork. Through internships and research opportunities, a major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies provides practcal hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of the gender dynamics, strategies, and organizational skills needed in human resources, politicals, nonprofit administration, management, and a variety of professions such as law, science, and medicine.
With many cross-listed courses, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major is easy to combine with another discipline as a double-major or to include a minor in one of the core areas of study.
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, BA Curriculum
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General Education Curriculum
In keeping with The W's Mission, the General Education Program provides students with the skills, knowledge, and values they need to become independent, productive members of society in our continually changing world.
The W's General Education Program provides a foundation in the liberal arts that includes knowledge in the historical, literary, aesthetic, scientific, and cultural traditions that shape the world, and fosters skills that allow students to become civically responsible life-long learners ready to adapt to new challenges.
All students who complete the Mississippi University for Women general education program will demonstrate:
- Critical Thinking
- Effective Communication
- Cultural Literacy
- Quantitative & Technology Skills
- Understanding of Self, Global Societies, & the Natural World
- Life-Long Learning
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must include the following courses (or demonstrate equivalent competency) in their academic program:
- Foreign Language 101-102 8 semester hours
- Foreign Language 201-202 6 semester hours
To fulfill the language requirement for the B.A., students must complete the 202 level or above in a foreign language. For information on foreign language placement, see the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy section in the Bulletin. If, upon entering the University, a student already has sufficient background to be successful in 201-202, he/she does not need to enroll in 101-102. The requirement is in essence six hours credit at the 200-level or above.
Major Courses
WS 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies
WS 499 - Women’s Studies Capstone Course
Select two of the following Humanities Electives (6 Semester Hours)
WS 308 - Women and Gender in Western Religion
WS 315 - Women Artists in History
WS 317 - Sexuality in American History
WS 324 - Women in European History: From Antiquity to the Age of the French Revolution
WS 326 - Women in American History
WS 350 - Women in Literature
WS 375 - Women in Medieval Literature
Select two of the following Social Science Electives (6 Semester Hours)
WS 215 - Women’s Rebellion
WS 351 - Women’s Experiences of Family Life
WS 352 - Psychology of Women
WS 382 - Women’s Health Issues
WS 384 - Strategies for the Managerial Woman
WS 425 - Gender Development
Select five additional Women’s Studies Electives (15 Semester Hours)
May include any Women's, Gender, and Sexuality courses (listed with prefix WS) including any of the above elective courses not counted already or:
WS 299 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies
WS 400 - Seminar in Women’s Studies
WS 401 - Internship in Women’s Sudies
An approved course from another discipline which contains significant Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies content.
Electives for the major must include courses cross-listed with at least three different academic disciplines.
Total Women’s Studies Hours: 33 Semester Hours
Total Hours Required for a BA in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 124 Semester Hours