Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the Field Major in women's, ethnicity and intersectional studies. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students must meet the following requirements:
The FM in women’s, ethnicity and intersectional studies consists of 30 credit hours. Courses not in this list may be used to fulfill the program requirements with approval from the program coordinator or department.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 1 | 34-35 | |
| College Requirements | ||
| Select courses to complete all LAS Competency Areas 1 | 36 | |
| Foundations | ||
| Select 6 credit hours from the following | 6 | |
| Diverse Women in Popular Culture | ||
| Women in Society: Social Issues | ||
| Women in Society: Cultural Images | ||
| Dealing with Diversity | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Intersections of Thought | ||
| Select 3 credit hours from the following | 3 | |
| Philosophy of Feminism | ||
| Theories of Feminism | ||
| Explorations | ||
| Select 18 credit hours from the following | 18 | |
| Gender and Digital Culture | ||
| Archaeology of Sex and Gender | ||
| Women in Other Cultures | ||
| Domestic Violence | ||
| American Multicultural Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| African American Literary Movements | ||
| Gender and Popular Music | ||
| Writing by Women | ||
| Studies in Ethnic Literature | ||
| The African American Historical Experience | ||
| Ethnic America in the 20th Century | ||
| Latinos/as in the City | ||
| 20th Century African American History | ||
| Women in Early America, 1600-1830 | ||
| Women and Reform in America, 1830-Present | ||
| The American Woman in History | ||
| Survey of American Indian History | ||
| Law and American Society | ||
| Law and American Society Honors | ||
| An LGBTQ+ History of the United States | ||
| Law and Modern American Civil Rights | ||
| U.S. and Mexico Borderlands | ||
| Philosophy of Sex and Love | ||
| Aging Across Cultures | ||
| Women and Aging | ||
| Global Gender Politics | ||
| Gender and Politics | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Women and the Bible | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
SCWK 345 | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Studies | ||
| Women, Children and Poverty | ||
| Contemporary Issues and Perspectives: LGBTQ | ||
| Domestic Violence | ||
| Policy and Practice with Aging | ||
| Men and Masculinities | ||
| Sociology of Sexualities | ||
| Sociology of Race & Ethnicity | ||
| Young Women's Health | ||
| Girlhood and Society | ||
| Family Diversity | ||
| Hollywood Melodrama: Chick Flicks, Screen Queens and Domestic Sagas | ||
| Dangerous Women in Film | ||
| Black Women: Love, Lust and Loss | ||
| Hip Hop and Feminism | ||
| Women and Sports | ||
| Issues and Perspectives on African Women and Globalism | ||
| Gender, Race and the West/East Divide | ||
| Open Electives | ||
| Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours | 22-23 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Required major courses may also count towards General Education and/or LAS Competencies. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
Applied Learning
Students in the FM in women's, ethnicity and intersectional studies are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by taking WOMS 190, WOMS 287, WOMS 387 or WOMS 587. All of these courses encourage students to make presentations (paper, poster or skit) at the Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS), the Global Village Assembly (GVA), or at another university-based, state or national conference. These courses require students to produce a final research paper or research project that reflects developed knowledge and critical thinking within the major.