Women's and Gender Studies, BA

The Women's and Gender Studies major consists of 30 credit hours of coursework.


Five courses, or 15 credit hours, at the 100 and 200 level, including:

  • WGS 110 GENDER JUSTICE or WGS 112 GENDER DEBATES
  • 3 WGS core courses, those that originate in Women's and Gender Studies and have the WGS prefix.
  • 1 WGS core course or interdisciplinary elective with a WGS attribute
  • At least 3 courses must be at the 200 level

Five courses or 15 credit hours at the 300 level, including:

  • 3 WGS core courses, those that originate in Women's and Gender Studies and have the WGS prefix.
  • 2 WGS core courses or interdisciplinary electives with a Women's and Gender Studies attribute.
Students are encouraged to sign up for an internship in their junior or senior year.
 

All courses counting toward the WGS major must be passed with a C- or higher.

WGS majors who are transfer students must complete at least 12 credit hours in WGS at Roosevelt University.  

Introductory Coursework (At least 3 courses must be 200 level)15
Choose one 100-level Core WGS course
GENDER JUSTICE
GENDER DEBATES
Choose three 100 or 200-level Core WGS Courses
GENDER JUSTICE
GENDER DEBATES
SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
GLOBAL VOICES
POPULAR CULTURE AND POWER
ACTION: INTERSECTION & COALITION
POLITICS OF SEX
SEX AND GENDER IN THE CITY
Choose one 100/200-level Core WGS course or Interdisciplinary elective with WGS attribute
Upper-Level Coursework15
Choose three 300-level Core WGS courses
TOPICS IN GLOBAL FRAMEWORKS
TOPICS IN IDENTITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND POWER
TOPICS IN CULTURE AND REPRESENTATION
TOPICS IN ACTION, ADVOCACY, AND RESISTANCE
TOPICS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
FEMINISM AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
GLOBAL FEMINIST ETHICS
THE BODY: AGENCY, PAIN, DESIRE
FASHION: THE POLITICS OF STYLE
WHAT IS A FAMILY?
INTERNSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY
Choose two 300-level Core WGS courses or Interdisciplinary electives with WGS attributes
CORE General Education and Electives90
Total Credit Hours120

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013Ideas of Social Justice63
WGS 110 or 1123Social Science #23
MATH 1103BIOL 111 or 11254
Humanities #13WGS 1XX or 2XX23
Social Science #13 
 16 16
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
WGS 2XX23Humanities #33
COMM 1013WGS 2XX23
Humanities #23General Elective13
Social Science #33General Elective13
Physical Science53General Elective 13
 15 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
WGS 2XX23WGS 3XX33
WGS 3XX33WGS 3XX33
General Elective13Experiential Learning #143
General Elective 13General Elective 13
General Elective 13General Elective 11
 15 13
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
WGS 3XX33WGS 3XX33
General Elective 13Experiential Learning #243
General Elective 13General Elective 13
General Elective 13General Elective 13
General Elective 13General Elective13
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
1

 Or course towards an optional Minor.

2

 Any course at the 200 level within the discipline.

3

 Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.

4

Experiential Learning class must be 200/300 level and can be a WGS course or taken outside the major. Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement. EXL courses can satisfy major requirements/electives or CORE requirement

5

 One Natural Science course must have a lab.

6

 WGS 112 recommended.