Major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) - 39 credits
Current WOM and cross-listed courses can be found at www.newpaltz.edu/ugc/las/women_stud/coursedescriptions.php. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific WOM or cross-listed Selected Topics (x93) courses offered each semester. Selected Topics courses may, with adviser approval, be used to fulfill WGSS major requirements.
I. Core courses............................................18 credits
All WGSS majors must take the following courses:
WOM220 Introduction to Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (4)
WOM321 Feminist Methods (3)
WOM421 Feminist Theory (4)
WOM420 Practicum in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3)
WOM490 Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (4)
II. Clusters......................................................12 credits, no more than
3 lower-division credits
Select one course from each of the following four clusters. (Note that **
indicates a course that satisfies the History Requirement. See Section IV. below.)
Historical and Political Contexts
WOM311 Gender, Race and Work (3)
WOM314 Violence Against Women (3)
WOM316 History of Women in the US to 1880 (3)**
HIS307 History of Women from 1880 to Present (3)**
POL379 Women in Politics (3)
Culture and Representation
WOM222 The Queer Experience (3)
WOM310 Motherhood & Mothering (3)
WOM313 Women & Drugs (3)
WOM319 Feminist Art & Subculture (3)
WOM325 Women & Popular Culture (3)
WOM335 Performing Feminism (3)
THE327 Race, Gender & Performance (3)
THE421 Queer Theatre (3)
Race, Culture, Nation
BLK221 The Black Woman (3)
WOM340 Transnational Feminism (3)
WOM350 Native American Feminisms (3)
WOM430 Women in the Caribbean (3)
HIS480 Women in China (3)**
Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies
WOM315 Queer Women (3)
WOM318 Women, Love & Sex (3)
WOM322 Masculinities (3)
WOM330 Intro. to Queer Studies (3)
SOC360 Sociology of Gender (3)
SOC410 Sociology of Sex & Sexualities (3)
III. Individualized Program....................................9 credits (no more than
3 lower-division credits)
Choose three (3) electives around a theme or, for double majors, that relate
to the other major. All Individualized Programs must be designed in
consultation with, and approved by, the student's major adviser.
IV. History Requirement: To satisfy the History Requirement, majors must
take one of the history-designated courses listed below as part of their Cluster
requirement or Individualized Program or as an additional elective in excess
of the 39 required major credits.
WOM316 History of Women in U.S. to 1880
HIS305 Women in Early Modern Europe
HIS307 History of Women from 1880 to Present
HIS480 Women in China
