Women’s and Gender Studies, Integrated Program (BA/MA)
This integrated program to enable currently enrolled, highly motivated undergraduate students with strong intellectual capacities to earn a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts within a five-year period.
The integrated program serves to highlight the intellectual rigor of the WGS program; promote opportunities for undergraduate students to pursue advanced study; improve student preparation for competitive PhD programs; and improve job market opportunities for Liberal Arts graduates.
Admission
Eligibility Requirements:
- Student is majoring in women's and gender studies at The University of Texas at Austin
- 3.0 GPA
- 60 hours of completed coursework, including timely progress in the Core Curriculum, college, and major requirements
- Meeting with undergraduate advisor for appropriate paperwork to participate in the program every semester
- Consent of the graduate course instructor
- Consent of the department’s undergraduate academic advisor and graduate advisor
- Consent of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Students may begin this process during in March/April of their sophomore year.
Students begin taking graduate courses in their junior year. In the spring of their senior year, students apply to the 5th year through the online graduate application.
Interested students should contact the undergraduate academic advisor before the end of their sophomore year (if possible) to determine eligibility.
Current UT Austin students interested in applying to this program should use this link to schedule an appointment with the undergraduate academic advisor.
Total Hours Required: 156
Undergraduate: 120
Graduate: 36
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | 6 | |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| WGS 305 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | 6 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Lower-division WGS | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Minor/Certificate course | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Minor/Certificate course | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| WGS 340 | Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WGS 340 or WGS 335 |
Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies or Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies |
3 |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Minor/Certificate course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| WGS 350 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WGS 356 | Introduction to Feminist Research Methods | 3 |
| Upper-division Minor/Certificate course | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Coursework | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| WGS 356 | Introduction to Feminist Research Methods | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division WGS | 3 | |
| Upper-division Minor/Certificate course | 3 | |
| Graduate Coursework | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| WGS 379L or WGS 360 |
Internship in Women's and Gender Studies or Research and Thesis in Women's and Gender Studies |
3 |
| WGS 379S | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division WGS | 3 | |
| Graduate Coursework | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Graduate Coursework | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Graduate Coursework | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Graduate Coursework | 9 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| Graduate Coursework | 6 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 156 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | ||
| Major | ||
| WGS 301 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| or WGS 305 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | |
| WGS 340 | Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WGS 340 | Cross-Cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (chosen from a topic different from the one used above) | 3 |
| or WGS 335 | Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies | |
| WGS 350 | Feminist Theory (or another feminist theory course chosen from a list of courses approved by the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) | 3 |
| WGS 356 | Introduction to Feminist Research Methods (or another research methods course chosen from a list of courses approved by the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis) | 3 |
| WGS 379L | Internship in Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| or WGS 360 | Research and Thesis in Women's and Gender Studies | |
| WGS 379S | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: WGS | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: upper-division WGS | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 51 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 9 | |
| Subtotal | 60 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 30 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| College Requirements - Liberal Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Graduate | ||
| Graduate Coursework | 36 | |
| Subtotal | 36 | |
| Total Hours | 156 | |
Additional Requirements
- It is recommended that six semester hours be taken in women’s and gender studies courses originating from outside the College of Liberal Arts.
Degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Literature and Writing | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Plan II honors requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 6 | |
| Choose a sequence below: | 12 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Plan II World Literature Part I | ||
or T C 303C | Plan II World Literature Part I | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| British Literature | ||
or E 316M | American Literature | |
or E 316N | World Literature | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| Choose a sequence below: Social Science | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Honors Social Science: Methods and Theory | ||
or S S 302D | Honors Social Science: Psychology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302F | Honors Social Science: Economics | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: (M 301, M 316K, and M 316L do not count toward this requirement) | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modern Mathematics: Plan II | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modes of Reasoning | ||
or PHL 313Q | Logic and Scientific Reasoning | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 15 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
Six Hours chosen from: Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physical science, or physics (may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Problems in Modern Biology | ||
| Modern Physics: Plan II | ||
Three Hours chosen from: | ||
Art history, music history, or history of theatre and dance | ||
Upper-division classical civilization, humanities, literature, or philosophy | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I International Relations and Global Studies | ||
Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | ||
| Sequence 3: Other Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought | ||
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
Unless otherwise stated, students must complete at least:
- 15 upper-division degree hours
- 24 upper-division degree hours taken in residence at the University
- 36 additional degree hours taken in residence at the University.
Credit may be earned via credit by examination, extension, or transferred hours from another institution (requires dean's approval).
Major and minor required hours may also be used to fulfill degree requirements unless expressly prohibited.
A course in one degree area may not also be used to fulfill the requirements of another degree area unless specified otherwise.
Mathematics courses at the college algebra level may not count toward elective hours.
Majors
A major consists of 24 to 45 hours, with at least 15 upper-division hours unless the requirements of the major state otherwise.
Students must earn at least:
- 18 major hours taken in residence at the University.
- 6 upper-division major hours taken in residence at the University
- a 2.00 grade point average for in-residence major hours taken at the University unless a higher minimum scholastic requirement is specified for the major.
Minors
Students must get permission from their College of Liberal Arts academic advisor to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor or certificate per major. The academic advisor will approve or deny the request after considering the student's long-term educational and professional goals and the student's ability to graduate within 4 years of entering the University.
Students should consult the department offering the course before planning to use it to fulfill the minor requirement.
Hours used to fulfill the requirements for a minor must be taken on the letter-grade basis.