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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
    May 18, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Liberal Studies B.A. Gender and Sexuality Studies Concentration


Information about the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Liberal Studies can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements


Core Areas A-E


Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum (p. 88) section of this catalog.

Subtotal: 42


Major/Concentration


Major Area


  • Satisfactorily complete 15 hours from the following courses.
  • A cross-listed course can only count toward the requirement in one discipline.
  • Special Topics courses may also be used to fulfill these requirements with the permission of the department chair.

 

  • PHIL 4315 Philosophy of Love & Sex
  • PHIL 4421 Queer Theory
  • PHIL 4434 Feminist Philosophies
  • PHIL 4950 Special Topics
  • SOCI 3446 Social Stratification
  • WMST 3550 Human Sexuality
  • WMST 3910 Theoretical Perspectives
  • WMST 4950 Special Topics
Subtotal: 15

Humanities


Satisfactorily complete a 3 hour WMST humanities course. This course must be chosen in consultation with and be approved by the department chair.

Subtotal: 3

Research Methods


Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

  • ENGL 3900 Critical Theory
  • KINS 4813 Research Mthds & Statistics
  • PSYC 2700 Stats Applied to Behavior Sci
  • PSYC 2800 Research Methods in Psychology
  • SOCI 3442 Research Methods
Subtotal: 3

Electives


For students who must take the 1001, 1002, and/or 2001 foreign language courses, these courses will be applied to electives and will reduce the total number of elective credits available.

Subtotal: 27-36

Area F


Subtotal: 18


Interdisciplinary Methods


Satisfactorily complete both of the following courses:

  • IDST 2000 Interdisciplinary Exploration
  • IDST 2315 Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage
Subtotal: 6

Theory/Methods Focus Courses


Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses:

  • BLST 2010 Introduction to Black Studies
  • SOCI 1121 Sociological Perspectives
  • SOCI 2293 Intro to Marriage and Family
  • WMST 2010 Women In Society
Subtotal: 9

Foreign Language Requirement


Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

  • FREN 2002 Interm Fren Lang & Culture II
  • GRMN 2002 Inter German Lang & Culture II
  • ITAL 2002 Interm Ital Lang & Culture II
  • SPAN 2002 Interm Span Lang & Culture II
Subtotal: 3

Additional pre-requisite language courses taken to meet this requirement will count toward elective hours.

Capstone


Satisfactorily complete an appropriate 4000-level course that includes a senior research paper/project or complete an appropriate study abroad course. The capstone must be approved by the department chair.

Subtotal: 3

Additional Degree Requirements


Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements (p. 58) listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses that count toward major/concentration requirements.

Subtotal: 90-99

Total Credit Hours: 120