Campus: NYC
Requirement | Credits |
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University Core Requirements | 44-55 |
Major Requirements | 36 |
Open Electives | 28-40 |
Total Credits | 120 |
See complete University Core requirements.
Code | Title | Credits |
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University Core | ||
Complete University Core Requirements | 44-55 | |
Total Credits | 44-55 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major Courses | ||
Required Courses | 12-13 | |
Intro to Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
or WS 115C | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies through Civic Engagement | |
Gender, Race and Class | ||
Feminist Research Methods | ||
Capstone in Women's & Gender Studies | ||
Select one of the following theory courses | 3 | |
Global Activism and Transnational Feminist Theories | ||
Queer Theory | ||
Seminar in Feminist Theory | ||
Major Electives | ||
Choose seven major elective courses. A minimum of three courses must be WS courses. Course offerings from WS and other disciplines are below. Students may contact the department for course recommendations for a specialized focus. 1 | 21 |
See WS department chair for guidance and to learn of newly approved electives. Note that most of the listed available elective courses are 3-credit ones.
Code | Title | Credits |
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WS 169 | Introduction to Queer Studies | 3 |
WS 180 | Non-Profit Skills for Social Justice | 3 |
WS 196A | Topic: Gender, Science Fiction, and Fan Communities | 3 |
WS 220 | The Medieval Woman | 3 |
WS 234 | The Girl Child-A Global Perspective | 3 |
WS 250 | Queer Stories:LGBTQ People and Communities in Historical Context | 3 |
WS 267 | Meanings and Models of Motherhood in European History and Literature | 6 |
WS 268 | Men and Masculinities | 3 |
WS 269 | Lesbians in Literature and Film | 3 |
WS 296E | Topic: Historical and Modern Sexual Revolutions | 3 |
WS 275 | Gay Male Experiences | 3 |
WS 277 | Women in the Arthurian Legends: Medieval to Modern | 3 |
WS 280 | Internship in Women's and Gender Studies | 1-6 |
WS 285 | Queer Cinema | 3 |
WS 288 | Women and Film: Past and Present | 3 |
WS 289 | Science Fiction and Gender | 3 |
WS 291 | Global Activism and Transnational Feminist Theories | 3 |
WS 293 | Transgender Studies | 3 |
WS 296 | Topics in Women's Studies | 3 |
WS 296D | Gender, Power, and Grassroots: Politics in American Society | 3 |
WS 296E | Topic: Historical and Modern Sexual Revolutions | 3 |
WS 296F | Topic: Living Under Fire - Women and Warfare | 3 |
WS 296S | Topic: Dress, Desire and Gesture: Sexualities of Renaissance Europe | 3 |
WS 296T | Topic: Melodrama in America | 3 |
WS 296X | Topic: Slumming and Tramping: The Queer America | 3 |
WS 297A | Topic: Asian/American Women | 3 |
WS 297D | Topic: Sexuality and Society | 3 |
WS 297E | "How to Change the World": An Introduction to Feminist Activism and Social Change | 3 |
WS 297F | Topic: Girl's Activism in the 21st Century | 3 |
WS 297G | Topic: Sexualities and the City in North and South America | 3 |
WS 297H | Topic: Women, Gender, and Feminisms in Latin America | 3 |
WS 297I | Topics: Hot Latina/os? Race, Gender, and Sexualities in Latin America | 3 |
WS 297K | Asexuality Studies | 3 |
WS 297P | Topic: Queer/Trans Performance | 3 |
WS 297S | Inclusive Sex Education and Reproductive Health in the Nonprofit Sector | 3 |
WS 297X | Gender and Human Rights: an Introduction to Transnational Feminist Activism | 3 |
WS 297Y | Creative Writing for Social Justice: Feminist, Queer, and Trans Perspectives | 3 |
WS 297Z | Topic: Black Sexualities and Creative Resistance | 3 |
WS 300 | Feminist Economics | 3 |
WS 305 | Women as Change Agents: Gender and Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector | 3 |
WS 325 | Mini-skirts and Headscarves: Gender, Nationality, and Migration in Modern Europe | 3 |
WS 340 | Queer Cinema/Theory | 3 |
WS 369 | Queer Theory | 3 |
WS 380 | Seminar in Feminist Theory | 3 |
WS 395 | Independent Study in Women's and Gender Studies | 1-9 |
WS 396A | Topic: Gender Issues in Business | 3 |
INT 197A | Crossroads and Crossfire: The struggle For Women's Rights in a Globalized World | 6 |
INT 197Y | Comparative Racial and Gender Politics of South Africa and the U.S. | 6 |
INT 297J | Performing Identities: Cross-Dressing and Gendered Personas in Drama | 6 |
INT 198K | Gender and Television | 6 |
INT 198X | Topic: New Media and Gender | 7 |
INT 297Q | Understanding Community and Diversity: Queer Cultures | 6 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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ANT 115 | Kinship and the Family | 3 |
ANT 218 | Women and Gender Through a Global Perspective | 3 |
ANT 225 | Black Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
ANT 296D | Topic: Anthropological Perspective of Women and Warfare | 3 |
ANT 296L | Women and Gender Through a Global Perspective | 3 |
ANT 296T | Topic: Sexuality and Nation Building | 3 |
ANT 296W | Topic: Sexuality and Culture | 3 |
BIO 115 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
CMS 206 | Family Communication | 3 |
CMS 214 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
CMS 292 | Hip-Hop Feminism and the Media | 3 |
CMS 309 | Girls’ Media Cultures | 3 |
CMS 335 | Media and Gender | 3 |
CRJ 296E | Topic: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse | 3 |
CRJ 296X | Special Topic: Women and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
ECO 266 | Economics of Gender, Race and Class | 3 |
ECO 356 | Labor Economics | 3 |
ECO 272 | The Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution | 3 |
ECO 396B | Topic: Economics of Women, Men, and Work | 3 |
ENG 215 | Rhetorics of the Body | 3 |
ENG 279A | Feminist Issues: Women Writing About Their Lives-Fact to Fiction | 3 |
ENG 300 | Language and Gender | 3 |
FSS 155 | Freaks, Queers, and Outsiders: Filmmaking from the Margins | 3 |
HIS 113R | The American Experience: Changing Roles of American Women | 3 |
HIS 280 | History of American Women | 3 |
HIS 281 | European Women and Social Change | 3 |
INT 197C | American Women in Literature and Life: The Changing Roles of American Women | 7 |
LIT 211L | Sex, Gender, and Love in Early World Literatures | 3 |
LIT 211U | Latina/o Voices: Transnational Currents in American Writing | 3 |
LIT 242R | Study in American Literature: American Women Poets | 3 |
LIT 290N | Seminar: The Medieval Woman | 3 |
LIT 290Q | Goddesses: Ancient to Early Modern | 3 |
LIT 290R | Fairy Tales from Medieval to Modern: Feminist and Other Readings | 3 |
LIT 292M | Seminar: American Family in Drama | 3 |
LIT 292N | Seminar: Languages of Gender-Shakespeare's Comedies | 3 |
LIT 292Q | Topic: 19th Century American Women Writers | 3 |
LIT 292R | Seminar: The Fairy Tale in Literary Context | 3 |
LIT 359 | The Female Gothic | 3 |
LIT 369A | Great Authors: Emily Dickinson | 3 |
LIT 369U | Topic: Great Authors: Jane Austen | 3 |
LIT 379A | Feminist Issues: Women Writing About Their Lives | 3 |
LIT 387G | Topics Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf | 3 |
INT 296S | Beyond the Veil: Women in Middle Eastern History and Literature | 6 |
INT 296W | Children in Urban Society | 6 |
LAS 150 | Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era | 6 |
LIT 211W | Women in Literature I | 3 |
LIT 212W | Women in Literature II | 3 |
LIT 212Y | American Women Writers | 3 |
LIT 303 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 3 |
LIT 308 | Women and American Literature | 3 |
LIT 326 | African American Literature | 3 |
LIT 329 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
LIT 345 | Literatures of Diversity | 3 |
LIT 351A | Early Modern Literature: Early Modern Women's Writing | 3 |
LIT 363 | Shakespeare: Before 1600 | 3 |
LIT 369R | Great Authors: Jane Austen | 3 |
LIT 379 | Feminist Issues in Literature | 3 |
PJS 101 | Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies | 3 |
PJS 296B | Topics: Women Activists for Peace and Justice | 3 |
PJS 296L | Topic: Love Inc.: Capitalism, Philanthropy and Humanitarianism | 3 |
PJS 300 | Intersectionality, Conflict, and Peace | 3 |
POL 243 | Modern Political Theory | 3 |
POL 247 | International Law and Human Rights | 3 |
POL 249 | Feminist Political Theory | 3 |
POL 250 | Gender and Politics | 3 |
PSY 111CV | Intro. to Psychlgy II (CAP) - Wonderwomen & Supermen:Sex, Gndr, Health & Behavior Learning Community | 3 |
PSY 207 | Intersectional Critical Liberation Psychology | 3 |
PSY 234 | Human Sexual Behavior | 3 |
PSY 227 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
PSY 296Z | Topic: Children and Youth - A Global Perspective | 3 |
PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology I | 3 |
RES 296D | Topic: Women in World Religions | 3 |
SOC 116 | Sociology of Deviance | 3 |
SOC 212 | Families in Crisis | 3 |
SOC 215 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
SOC 222 | Gender and Social Change | 3 |
SOC 223 | Sexuality, Reproduction and the Family | 3 |
SOC 248 | Social Movements | 3 |
SPA 480A | Seminar: Women Writers of Spain and America | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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Open Electives | ||
Select 28-40 credits | 28-40 | |
Total Credits | 28-40 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ENG 110 | Composition | 3 |
WS 115 | Intro to Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
UNV 101 | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community | 1 |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course and Learning Community (LC) course | 6 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
WS 166 | Gender, Race and Class | 3 |
ENG 120 | Critical Writing | 4 |
MAT 102 | Mathematics for Life (Or MAT 104 for double majors that require it) | 3 |
One Lab science course | 3-4 | |
COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
Credits | 16-17 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
One elective course in WS | 3 | |
One elective course in WS or cross-listed discipline | 3 | |
CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
One Civic Engagement (CE) course or one major elective in subject WS | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Credits | 18 | |
Spring | ||
One elective course in WS or cross-listed discipline | 3 | |
One elective course in WS | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
Second Language Course, if applicable | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
One course in WS Theory (WS 291, WS 380, or WS 369) | 3 | |
One elective course in WS or cross-listed discipline | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course (Writing Enhanced (WE) course) | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
One elective course in subject WS (Writing Enhanced (WE) course) | 3 | |
One elective course in subject WS | 3 | |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
WS 399 | Feminist Research Methods | 3 |
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 12 | |
Spring | ||
WS 499 | Capstone in Women's & Gender Studies | 3 |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Open Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 12 | |
Total Credits | 119-120 |
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