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Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Why take courses in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies?

Our courses foster transformative understandings of the role identity plays in shaping history, theory, and individual lives. Our broad academic approach reflects the way feminists work—collaboratively across boundaries—exploring how gender, race, class, and sexuality are represented in relation to ethnicity, nationality, politics, and other categories of human experience.

What kinds of questions does Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies explore?

  • How is “gender” and “sexuality” defined? How have these terms been defined historically?

  • How does the study of gender, sexuality, and feminism influence domestic and international politics?
  • How are our studies influenced by other social categorization?

 

What advice would you give students interested in taking courses in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies?

We are radically interdisciplinary and students are frequently able to find a course that overlaps with their interests.

Taking Courses

Courses for non-majors or general interest

  • GSFS 101

Getting started in the major

There are many entry points into the major, including courses taken in other departments.

    Advanced Placement Credit 

    Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies does not transfer AP credit toward the major requirements. Refer to the AP/IB chart for complete information about AP test scores. 

    Majoring in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

    Provided are two examples of how a student could distribute courses required for the major over three or four years. See the catalog for additional details about major requirements.

    Sample Four-Year Plans
      Fall Spring
    Y1 CAST 100 GSFS 2XX
    Y2 GSFS 2XX CAST 2XX
    GSFS 2XX
    Y3 GSFS 305 GSFS 3XX
    ENGL 2XX
    Y4 GSFS 3XX GSFS 3XX
    GSFS 500
      Fall Spring
    Y1   GSFS 101
    Y2 POLT 2XX
    GSFS 2XX    		 GSFS 3XX
    Y3 GSFS 305 POLT 3XX
    SOCI 2XX
    Y4 HIST 3XX GSFS 3XX
    GSFS 400

     

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    Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Major Requirements
    Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Department