1. Two of the following courses: Women’s and Gender Studies 150,155, and 160.
2. Global requirement: 1 unit or study abroad experience that explores some aspect of women or gender in international or global perspectives. To be decided in consultation with advisor.
3. History requirement: 1 unit of study that explores some aspect of women or gender through a historical perspective. To be decided in consultation with advisor.
4. Methods requirement: 1 unit of study that provides a methodological grounding appropriate to studying women or gender. To be decided in consultation with advisor.
5. Experiential learning requirement: a 1⁄2-unit internship as well as pre- and post-internship units designed to offer both preparation and reflection, each worth 1⁄4 unit. To be decided in consultation with advisor.
6. One unit of 300-level course work that engages theoretical concepts relevant to women’s and gender studies, including Women’s and Gender Studies 301, 320, or other courses so designated by the Women’s and Gender Studies Curriculum Committee.
7. One unit of senior colloquium: Women’s and Gender Studies 371.
8. Two additional units in women’s and gender studies course work.
9. Writing/Communication requirement: Because women’s and gender studies draws on a number of disciplinary traditions, writing takes on various functions in this interdisciplinary program. Each of the introductory courses, for example, utilizes writing as both a reflective and generative tool in the examination of cultural myths, stereotypes, and representations of gendered subjects. Courses at the 300 level demand that students both engage and articulate theoretical perspectives that develop broader vocabularies and encourage conceptual sophistication through the practice of writing. Finally, cross-listed courses allow students the opportunity to experience other disciplines’ writing traditions and approaches.
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor (5 1⁄2 units)
1. Two of the following courses: Women’s and Gender Studies 150, 155, and 160.
2. One unit of 300-level course work that engages theoretical concepts relevant to women’s and gender studies, including Women’s and Gender Studies 301, 320, or other courses so designated by the Women’s and Gender Studies Curriculum Committee.
3. At least 2 1⁄2 additional units of women’s and gender studies course work.