Women's Studies, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

Elective Requirements

Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.

General Education Requirements (43 units)

See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 Units)

See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" section in the University Catalog.

Statutory Requirements: United States History, Constitution and American Ideals (6 Units)

See the "University Graduation Requirements" section in the University Catalog. 

Major Requirements (39 units)

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Lower Division Core Requirements
WMS 100	Gender, Sex, the Body, & Politics: An Introduction	3
WMS 250	Foundations in Women's Studies	3
Upper Division Core Requirements
WMS 318	Race, Class and Gender	3
WMS 320	Feminist Principles	3
WMS 350	Feminist Research Methods	3
WMS 400	Feminist Theories	3
WMS 490	Senior Capstone	3
Electives
Select 18 units from the following:		18
ENG 347	Literature of Ethnicity and Gender
CHS 460	Las Chicanas
HIS 379	The Family In History
HIS 380	Women In History
POL 325	Women and Politics in the United States
PSY 376	Psychology Of Gender
SOC 334	Women In Society
WMS 200	Foundations in Queer Studies
WMS 310	The Witch in Literature
WMS 311	Comedy, Sex and Gender
WMS 314	Feminism and Film
WMS 315	Literary Topics in Gender Studies and Sexuality Studies
WMS 330	Queer Art and Visual Culture
WMS 340	Politics of Women's (Un)Paid Labor
WMS 380	Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture
WMS 390	Transnational Feminisms
WMS 410	Queer of Color Critique
WMS 494	Independent Study
WMS 495	Special Tpcs: Women's Studies
WMS 496	Internship in Women's Studies
Total Hours		39

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies, a degree recipient will be able to:

• Identify how gender is a social construct impacted by different social, political, and economic forces. 
• Articulate intersectionality as a fundamental mode of feminist analysis and apply this analysis to understand how societal institutions and power structures shape different social identities and categories, including gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, ability, etc.
• Synthesize foundational and contemporary feminist theories from a variety of textual, media, and information sources, using discipline-specific methodologies in the creation of original papers, projects, oral presentations, and creative works.
• Evaluate the history of feminist movements and contemporary feminist praxis to develop critically-informed solutions to structural and institutionalized oppression.
• Employ feminist methodologies to engage in critical self-reflection in order to demonstrate an understanding of agency and social responsibility in personal, professional, and community settings.
• Understand foundational and contemporary queer theories and apply an intersectional framework to articulate how heteronormativity, homophobia, and transphobia impact marginalized individuals and communities.

Women's Studies Degree Roadmaps

4- Year Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
1A English Communication		3
LBR 101 or IDS 210		3
WMS 100	Gender, Sex, the Body, & Politics: An Introduction	3
3A Arts		3
WMS 250	Foundations in Women's Studies	3
	Hours	15
Spring
5A Physical Sciences OR 5B Biological Science		3
WMS 318	Race, Class and Gender	3
2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning		3
3B Humanities		3
WMS 200	Foundations in Queer Studies	3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
1C Oral Communication		3
5A Physical Sciences OR 5B Biological Science		3
WMS 320	Feminist Principles	3
5C Laboratory		1
HIS 101	History Of United States	3
Elective to 120 units		2
	Hours	15
Spring
1B Critical Thinking		3
6 Ethnic Studies		3
WMS Elective		3
POL 101	American Institutions	3
WMS ELECTIVE	WMS Elective	3
	Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
Elective to meet 120 units		3
3UD Integrative Studies in the Humanities		3
WMS 300	Community Organizing, Activism, and Gender	3
WMS Elective		3
4A Perspectives on Individuals, Groups, and Society		3
	Hours	15
Spring
WMS 350	Feminist Research Methods	3
WMS Elective		3
4B Global and Historical Perspectives		3
5UD Integrative Studies in Physical and Biological Sciences		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
WMS 400	Feminist Theories	3
IDS 310		3
WMS Elective		3
WMS Elective		3
4UD Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences		3
	Hours	15
Spring
WMS 490	Senior Capstone (satisfies GWAR requirement)	3
WMS Elective		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120

2-Year Roadmap (transfer students)

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
WMS 100	Gender, Sex, the Body, & Politics: An Introduction	3
WMS 250	Foundations in Women's Studies	3
WMS 320	Feminist Principles	3
IDS 310		3
3UD Integrative Studies in the Humanities		3
	Hours	15
Spring
WMS 318	Race, Class and Gender	3
WMS 350	Feminist Research Methods	3
WMS Elective		3
WMS 300	Community Organizing, Activism, and Gender	3
5UD Integrative Studies in the Natural Sciences		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
WMS 400	Feminist Theories	3
WMS Elective		3
WMS Elective		3
4UD Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
Spring
WMS 490	Senior Capstone (GWAR satisfying course)	3
WMS Elective		3
WMS Elective		3
WMS Elective		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	60