Requires a minimum of 27 hours and must include the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WGS 221 | Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| or WGS 222 | Introduction to Sexuality Studies | |
| WGS 398 | Theory and Practice of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| WGS 399 | Research Seminar in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1.5-3 | |
| Public Engagement in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (internship) | ||
Any WGS or WGS cross-listed course with a service-learning or public-engagement component | ||
| 15-16.5 hours of Elective courses * | 15-16.5 | |
- *
Must consist of WGS courses and courses approved for WGS credit (consult approved list on file with the Chair).
- No more than 9 hours from one department other than WGS or program may apply to the WGS major.
- No more than 3 hours may be taken pass/fail.
- No more than 6 hours from the 100-level may count toward the major.
- No more than 6 hours from the student’s minor(s) may count toward the major.
- No online course taken at institutions other than Wake Forest may count towards the major
Students pursuing the major are encouraged to enroll in WGS 221 or WGS 222 by the fall semester of the junior year, WGS 398 by the spring semester of their junior year, and WGS 399, the research seminar, during their senior year.
Electives for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All courses are subject to approval for the major and the minor. Special Topics courses must be in a relevant area. Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The chair of the department maintains a complete list of all official elective courses. | ||
| Courses in the Humanities | ||
| ART 351 | Topics in Gender and Art | 3 |
| EAL 241 | Gender and Sexuality in Modern and Contemporary Japan | 3 |
| ENG 340 | Studies in Women and Literature | 3 |
| ENG 344 | Studies in Poetry (when topic relates to WGS) | 3 |
| ENG 357 | Studies in Chicano/a Literature | 3 |
| ENG 371 | American Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| GES 390 | German Women Writers | 3 |
| HST 324 | Fashion in the Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| HST 336 | Gender and Power in African History | 3 |
| HST 337 | Women and Gender in Early America | 3 |
| HST 338 | Sexuality, Race and Class in the United States since 1850 | 3 |
| HST 348 | Samurai and Geisha: Fact, Film, and Fiction | 3 |
| HST 359 | Trans History, Machismo, and Sex Work in Latin America | 3 |
| HST 372 | Queer Public Histories | 3 |
| HST 388 | Nation, Faith, and Gender in the Middle East | 3 |
| HMN 223 | African and Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| HMN 290 | The Humanities through Film, Literature and Media | 3 |
| ITA 335 | Italian Women Writers | 3 |
| ITA 336 | Italian Women and the City | 3 |
| MSC 109 | Gender, Sexuality, and Music | 3 |
| PHI 379 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| REL 318 | Feminist and Contemporary Interpretations of the Bible | 3 |
| REL 345 | The African-American Religious Experience | 3 |
| REL 388 | South Asian Women: Religion, Culture and Politics | 3 |
| SPA 348 | Contemporary Women Novelists and their Female Characters | 3 |
| Courses in the Social and Natural Sciences | ||
| ANT 333 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| COM 318 | Culture and Sitcom | 3 |
| COM 320 | Media Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| COM 340 | Democracy, Slavery and Sex: Emancipation Discourse from the Founding to the Civil War | 3 |
| COM 341 | Class, Race, Sex and War: Emancipation Discourse from the Civil War to the Second Wave of Feminism | 3 |
| COM 370 | Special Topics (when topic is "Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality") | 1-3 |
| EDU 310 | Race, Class, and Gender in a Color-blind Society | 3 |
| POL 277 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| PSY 265 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 244 | Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination | 3 |
| PSY 330 | Seminar in Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 153 | Contemporary Families | 3 |
| SOC 305 | Gender in Society | 3 |
| SOC 309 | Sexuality and Society | 3 |
| SOC 327 | Sociology of Emotion | 3 |
| SOC 347 | Society, Culture, and Sport | 3 |
| SOC 359 | Race and Racism | 3 |
| SOC 360 | Social Inequality | 3 |
Highly qualified majors, who have earned an overall GPA of 3.3, with an average of 3.5 on work in WGS, may apply for admission to the honors program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. To be graduated with the designation “Honors in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies,” the student must present an honors-quality research paper and successfully defend the paper in an oral examination. For additional information, students should consult the department chair.