Program Contact: Kimberly O'Neill 203-582-6422
Women’s and gender studies is an interdisciplinary program that explores how sex, gender and sexuality structure human societies, cultures, politics, economies, arts and aesthetics, and it examines the multitude of femininities, masculinities and transgender identities within a matrix of power relations constituted by race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, ability and nationality. Women’s and gender studies puts women—in all their diversity—at the center of inquiry, and is feminist, queer and anti-racist in perspective. WGS invites students to engage with the ways in which gender and sexuality operate in all societies, institutions and ideologies and to critically examine the political and historical nature of knowledge production. We draw on many disciplines, including history, literature, political science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, media, communications, cultural studies and the law, to emphasize rigorous critical thinking, imagination and creativity.
For a minor in women’s and gender studies, students take six courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WGS 301 | Women's and Gender Studies Capstone 1 | 3 |
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Gender and Aging | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Cross Cultural Perspectives on Gender, Sex and Sexuality | ||
| Feminist Political Thought | ||
| Women in the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Literature by Women | ||
| Gender and the Law | ||
| The Science of Human Diversity | ||
| Sexual Violence | ||
| Sociology of Families | ||
| Psychology of Women and Gender | ||
| Work, Careers, and You | ||
| Sexual Violence Victim Advocacy | ||
| LGBTQ Identities and Communities | ||
| Protest and Change | ||
| From Script to Stage | ||
| Sociology of Sexualities | ||
| Popular Culture and the Media | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Masculinities | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| Women in America: 1920-PRESENT | ||
| Diversity in the Media | ||
| Women Artists | ||
| Witches and Werewolves in the Early Modern World | ||
| Gender in the Non-Western World | ||
| Philosophy and Gender | ||
| American Literature by Women of Color | ||
| Media Users & Audiences | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies Elective | ||
| Women and Public Policy | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Feminist Theory and the Body | ||
| Black Cinema and Tv | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Should be taken during junior or senior year.