How Can I Do This?
Because the Gender Studies curriculum is interdisciplinary, students take courses that fulfill a wide range of College and University requirements for undergraduate education. Under the new core curriculum introduced in 2018, this flexibility allows students in any College or major to complete a Gender Studies major or minor while simultaneously making progress toward their primary degree.
Below are sample course plans for combining a Gender Studies major or minor with primary majors in Engineering, Science, Business, and Arts & Letters. The courses listed here are only a handful of the dozens of Gender Studies courses available for students to choose from.
"Gender Studies became the perfect intersection of my many fields of study. The interdisciplinary nature of the program never fails to teach me a new way of looking at things."
—Rae Moors '15
To learn more about declaring or completing your Gender Studies degree program, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Sample Course Plans
Sample Plan 1, Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Gender Studies
| Semester | Course | Core requirement fulfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Fall | GSC 10001 Introduction to Gender Studies | Liberal Arts 6, Integration |
| 01 Spring | GSC 20466 Marriage and the Family | Liberal Arts 5, Social Science |
| 02 Fall | GSC 30541 Gender & Popular Culture | Liberal Arts 4, Arts & Literature |
| 02 Spring | ||
| 03 Fall | GSC 40001 Perspectives on Gender | |
| 03 Spring | ||
| 04 Fall | GSC 43515 Philosophy, Gender, and Feminism | Philosophy 2 |
| 04 Spring | GSC 30637 Sex and Power in Irish Lit | Writing Intensive |
Sample Plan 2, Science
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Gender Studies
| Semester | Course | Core requirement fulfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Fall | ||
| 01 Spring | ||
| 02 Fall | ||
| 02 Spring | GSC 10001 Introduction to Gender Studies | Liberal Arts 6, Integration |
| 03 Fall | GSC 20644 Feminist Philosophy & Science Fiction | Philosophy 2 |
| 03 Spring | GSC 30641 Faith and Feminism | Catholicism and the Disciplines |
| 04 Fall | GSC 40001 Perspectives on Gender | |
| 04 Spring | GSC 43607 LGBT in the 20th Century US | Liberal Arts 5, History |
Sample Plan 3, Business
Major: Business Analytics
Supplementary Major: Gender Studies
| Semester | Course | Core requirement fulfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Fall | GSC 10001 Introduction to Gender Studies | Liberal Arts 6, Integration |
| 01 Spring | GSC 20521 Anthropology of Human Sexuality | Liberal Arts 5, Social Science |
| 02 Fall | GSC 20102 Theories of Sexual Difference | Philosophy 2 |
| 02 Spring | GSC 30637 Sex and Power in Irish Lit | Writing Intensive |
| 03 Fall | GSC 40001 Perspectives on Gender | |
| 03 Spring | GSC 40531 Media and Identity | Liberal Arts 4, Arts & Lit |
| 04 Fall | GSC 48000 Capstone Essay | |
| 04 Spring | GSC 40536 Crime, Heredity, Insanity | Liberal Arts 5 History |
Sample Plan 4, Arts & Letters
First Primary Major: Philosophy
Second Primary Major: Gender Studies
| Semester | Course | University requirement | College requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Fall | GSC 10001 Introduction to Gender Studies | Liberal Arts 6, Integration | |
| 01 Spring | GSC 20528 Race and Racism | Liberal Arts 5, Social Science | |
| 02 Fall | GSC 30537 Fashioning American Identities | History | |
| 02 Spring | GSC 30637 Sex and Power in Irish Lit GSC 30546 Catholics in America |
Writing Intensive Catholicism & the Disciplines |
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| 03 Fall | GSC 40001 Perspectives on Gender | ||
| 03 Spring | GSC 40526 African American Musicals GSC 43523 Gender & Sexualities in Family |
Fine Arts Social Science |
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| 04 Fall | GSC 48001 Senior Thesis GSC 40524 Tales of Latina Feminisms |
Liberal Arts 4, Arts & Lit |
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| 04 Spring | GSC 48001 Senior Thesis |