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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Women's and Gender Studies (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
WGS 305Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (Major, General Education)3
2nd Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
Lower-division WGS course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
4th Semester
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
5th Semester
WGS 340Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Major)3
WGS 340Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Major)3
or WGS 335 Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
6th Semester
WGS 350Feminist Theory (Major)3
WGS 356Introduction to Feminist Research Methods (Major, General Education)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
WGS 356Introduction to Feminist Research Methods (Major)3
Upper-division WGS course (Major)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
WGS 379LInternship in Women's and Gender Studies (Major)3
or WGS 360 Research and Thesis in Women's and Gender Studies
WGS 379SSenior Seminar (Major)3
Upper-division WGS course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Upper-division elective (Elective)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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