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2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
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Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major


Requirements for the Major


Students majoring in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies are required to complete a total of eleven courses.

Major requirements


Note:


* Concentration to be decided upon in consultation with major adviser. Also, the student’s senior thesis needs to be on a topic related to the concentration. Examples of concentrations include: Gender and Media; Transnational Feminisms; Feminism, Science, and Technology; Gender and Politics; Feminist Forms of Expression; Postcolonial Feminisms; Gender, Feminisms, and the Politics of Representation; Gender and the Environment; Feminist Cultural Studies; Critical Race and Feminist Theories; Gender and the Criminal Justice System

Queer Studies Track


Students in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies can choose to pursue a major track in queer studies. Students choosing the queer studies track are required to complete a total of 11 courses:

Honors Requirements


Qualified students will be encouraged to apply for honors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in their junior year. In order to receive honors, a student must notify the department chair in the spring of their junior year and fulfill the following additional criteria:

  1. Maintain an overall GPA of 9.0 or higher; GPA in major of 11.0 (A-) or higher.
  2. Receive an A or A- on a two-semester thesis.
  3. Present thesis work-in-progress for discussion and review by FGS faculty at the end of the fall semester and participate in a thesis defense at the end of the spring semester.
  4. Take two additional Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies courses (for a total of 13 courses).