Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, B.A.

UP Core Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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GWSS 301 and GWSS 498 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

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Major Requirements — 28 credit hours

Gender: Approaches - 6 credit hours

Select two courses from the following:
CST 432The Global Commons: Gendered Storytelling, Feminist Futures, and Liberation

3

ENG 370Studies in Women Writers

3

PHL 410/ETHS 410Decolonial Education and Politics

3

SOC 339Sociology of the Family

3

SW 356/PSY 356Perspectives on Human Sexuality

3

SOC 357/SW 357Perspectives on Gender and the Body

3

SOC 432Gender and Violence

3

SPN 350Latin American Women's Voices

3

Required Courses — 16 credit hours

GWSS 301Foundations of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

3

GWSS 401/POL 401Gender Discourse and Politics

3

GWSS 498GWSS Capstone

1

HST 321Modern American Women's History

3

PHL 314Metaphysics: Philosophy and Feminism

3

PHL 408Race, Gender, and Colonialism

3

Gender: Themes — 6 credit hours

Select two courses from the following:
CST 411Communicating Across Barriers

3

CST 431Intercultural Communication and Identity

3

ENG 401Seminar in British Literature I

3

GRM 401Multicultural Society in Germany

3

GRM 405German Women's Writing

3

PHL 412Philosophy of Law

3

POL 319Politics and Identity

3

POL 378Muslims and Islam in Europe and the U.S.

3

SOC 436Women and Work

3

SPN 331Faith, Fervor, and Fear in Golden Age Spain

3

SPN 430Cervantes: Don Quixote and Beyond

3

THE 317/THE 417Trickery, Gender, Power, and Politics in the Bible

3

THE 331/THE 431Sexual Ethics

3

THE 362/THE 462Queer Theologies

3

THE 364/THE 464Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

3

THTR 445Fashion History and Gender Expression

3

One time course offerings (designated 391/491) may fulfill the elective requirements if the topic is on gender, women, and sexuality studies. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program directors.

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours