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Apr 17, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin [DRAFT]
Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies, BA (134A)
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Program Code: 134A
CIP Code: 05.0207
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Foundations of American Democracy Requirement
Foundations of American Democracy Requirement Three (3) credits of Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) are required for degree completion. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used to meet other major, minor, or General Education requirements. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
Some General Education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information. Language Requirements (3 Hours)
Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a 4th-semester language course in one of the following: - *
or - *
or - (A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)
Note: Beginning language course I & II or beginning combination language course and intermediate language course I are prerequisites for *intermediate level II course. Placement tests are designed for placement purposes only, and a score on this test alone is not sufficient to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency. Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education. Major Requirements (36 Hours)
2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. Required Introductory Courses (9 Hours)
Required Intermediate Courses (6 Hours)
Required Advanced Courses (3 Hours)
Choose one GWS Capstone Course [CAP] (3 Hours)
Choose one Electives in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (6 Hours)
Must be at or above the 3000-level Choose any courses from Required Intermediate Courses or Required Advanced Courses that were not used to meet requirements above Major Electives (9 Hours)
May only use courses not used to meet requirements above Additional courses with a GWS focus may be counted with approval from the GWS program director - ANT 2420 - Gender, Race and Class (3) [GenEd: SS]
- ANT 3420 - Women and Gender in Anthropology (3)
- ARH 3400 - Feminist Art and Visual Culture (3) [WID]
- ANT 4350 - Human Reproduction from an Evolutionary Perspective (3)
- COM 3151 - Gender Communication (3)
- ENG 3710 - Studies in Women and Literature (3)
- ENG 4710 - Advanced Studies in Women and Literature (3)
- FRE 2055 - Women Writers of French Expression (3)
- GWS 3010 - Professional Practices in Gender and Womens Studies (3)
- GWS 3020 - Manhood and Masculinities (3)
- GWS 3050 - Gender, Sexuality, and Social Movements (3)
- GWS 3100 - Girls Coming of Age (3)
- GWS 3200 - Global Reproductive Politics (3)
- GWS 3300 - Women of Color Feminisms (3)
- GWS 3350 - Gender, Media and Popular Culture (3)
- GWS 3400 - Gender and the Environment (3)
- GWS 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
- GWS 3700 - Interpreting Bodies (3)
- GWS 4100 - Major Figures (3)
- GWS 4300 - Transnational Topics in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (3)
- GWS 4700 - Seminar in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (3)
- GWS 4900 - Internship in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (1-6)
- HIS 3137 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe (3)
- HIS 3337 - History of Women and Gender in the Middle East (3)
- HIS 3422 - Women in European History (3)
- HIS 3423 - Women in American History (3)
- HIS 3424 - History of Women and the Law (3)
- HPE 4450 - Sexuality and Sexual Health Education (3)
- LLC 3160 - Food, Sex, and Kungfu (3) [GenEd: LS]
- MUS 2023 - Music and Gender (3) [GenEd: FA]
- PHL 3030 - Feminist Philosophy (3)
- P_S 3560 - American Politics and Gender (3)
- P_S 3580 - Feminist Political Theory (3)
- PSY 2305 - Psychology of Gender (3)
- REL 3735 - Gender, Sexuality, and Biblical Interpretation (3) [GenEd: LS]
- REL 3770 - Religion, Gender, and the Body (3)
- S_D 3475 - Gender, Inequality, and Sustainable Development (3) [WID]
- SOC 2850 - Constructions of Gender (3) [GenEd: SS]
- SOC 3370 - Sexual Violence (3)
- SOC 4350 - Constructing Bodies and Sexualities (3)
- SOC 4650 - Women, Crime, and the Justice System (3)
- S_W 4565 - Human Sexuality and Affectional Relationships (3)
Minor Required (12-21 Hours)
- Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses taken at Appalachian
Electives (19-28 Hours)
Taken to total 120 hours for the degree Total Required (120 Hours)
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