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Women and Gender Studies

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Women and Gender StudiesUG

General

Requirements

Major Dependent Concentration(s)

Program Requirements

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Women and Gender Studies, B.A. program

 The major requires a minimum of 40 credits in Women and Gender Studies, distributed as follows:

1. Core Courses

  • course Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4)

    • Must earn a grade of at least C

  • course Feminist Theory (4)

    • Must earn a grade of at least C

  • course Methods of Feminist Analysis (4)

  • course Women and Gender Studies Capstone Course (4)

  • course Field Experience in Women and Gender Studies (4)

    • or one extra 4 credit Elective from the list of Electives below

2. 5 Courses Selected From

  • course Gender Communication (4)

  • course Women in Leadership (4)

  • course Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)

  • course Gender, Sexuality, and Literature (4)

  • course Latin American Revolutions (4)

  • course Global Health and Social Issues (4)

  • course Social Movements (4)

  • course Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)

  • course LGBTQ+ Lives Through Global Lens (4)

  • course Human Sexuality (4)

  • course Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)

    • or course Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)

  • course Population and Society (4)

    • or course Population and Society (4)

  • course Women, Crime and Justice (4)

    • or course Women, Crime and Justice (4)

  • course Sociology of Family (4)

    • or course Sociology of Family (4)

  • course Historical Archaeology (4)

    • or course Historical Archaeology (4)

  • course Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)

    • or course Media, Gender and Sexuality (4) 

  • course Sociology of Gender (4)

    • or course Sociology of Gender (4)

  • course Gender and Work (4)

    • or course Gender and Work (4)

  • course Men and Masculinities (4)

  • course Global Women, Global Issues (4)

  • course Women in Early Modern Europe (4)

    • or course Women in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789 (4)

  • course Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4)

    • or course Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4)

  • course Women in Art (4)

  • course History of American Families (4)

    • or course History of American Families (4)

  • course History of African-American Women (4)

    • or course History of African-American Women (4)

  • course Gender and Int’l Relations (4)

    • or course Gender and Int’l Relations (4)

  • course Women in China: Past and Present (4)

    • or course Women in China:  Past and Present (4)

  • course Philosophy of Gender (4)

    • or course Philosophy of Gender (4)

  • course Women and Politics (4)

    • or course Women and Politics (4)

  • course Women in Modern America (4)

    • or course Women in Modern America (4)

  • course Issues in Women’s Health (4)

    • or course Issues in Women’s Health (4)

  • course Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)

  • course Queer Social Theory (4)

    • or course Queer Social Theory (4)

  • course Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)

  • course Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)

  • course Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 OR 4)

Notes

At least 28 credits counted towards the major must be at the 3000 level or above.

To remain in Good Standing, students must complete all other courses in the major with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00.

Students using this catalog to meet Women and Gender Studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Electives category (Requirement #2) and published in a later catalog.

For students electing a major in Women and Gender Studies and  a minor in LGBTQ Studies, only 4 credits of course overlap between the 2 programs is allowed.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Sustainability Engineering, and Women and Gender Studies.