The Minor Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 18 Credits, of which 6 must be at the 300 level or higher
PROGRAM OF STUDY CHECKLIST
Name:_______________________________________________________ Student ID:_________________________
Required WGS courses (9 Credits)
Course # Term & Year Completed
WGS 101 Introduction to WGS _________________________
Plus any TWO of the following:
WGS 102: Introduction to Activism and Community Projects _________________________
WGS 103: Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies _________________________
WGS 201 Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality _________________________
WGS 203 Men and Masculinities _________________________
WGS 205: Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis _________________________
WGS 206: Investigating Equity _________________________
WGS 230: Women, Health and the Environment _________________________
WGS 250: Women and Music _________________________
WGS 260: Gardening as Social Justice _________________________
WGS 280: Intersectionality and Social Movements _________________________
WGS 301 Intermediate Topics in WGS _________________________
WGS 303 Social Movements, Media and Change _________________________
WGS 340: Transnational Feminisms _________________________
WGS 351 Authorizing Women’s Sexuality _________________________
WGS 360 Gender and Cinema _________________________
WGS 371 Border-Crossing, Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration _________________________
WGS 401 Advanced Topics of WGS _________________________
WGS 410: Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory _________________________
WGS 411: Internship in Women’s Gender, Sexuality Studies. _________________________
Approved Electives (9 credits): see flip-side for approved courses
Course # Term & Year Completed
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Courses that count towards WGS ELECTIVES
All courses are 3 credits and unless listed elsewise, are taught in person
WGS 101: – Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
WGS 102: – Introduction to Activism and Community Projects
WGS 103 – Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
WGS 201 – Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 203 – Men and Masculinities (asynchronous online)
WGS 205 – Introduction to Feminist and Critical Data Analysis
WGS 206 – Investigating Equity
WGS 230 – Women, Health and the Environment
WGS 250 – Women and Music
WGS 260 – Gardening as Social Justice
WGS 270 – Gender in Native American Cultures
WGS 280 – Intersectionality and Social Movements
WGS 301 – Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 303 – Social Movements, Media and Change
WGS 340 – Transnational Feminisms
WGS 351 – Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
WGS 360 – Gender and Cinema
WGS 371 – Border-crossing: Gendered Perspectives on Modern Migration
WGS 401 – Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 410 – Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
WGS 411 – Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
DIS 300 -Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments
DIS 400 -Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments
DIS 450 -Disability as Diversity II
ANT 212-Anthropology of Food
ANT 245- Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANT 411- Culture, Illness and Healing
ANT 466 –Economic Anthropology
AVS 254: Intro to Animal Microbiomes
BIO 200 – Biology of Organisms
CHF 351- Human Sexuality
CHF 451- Family Relationships
CHF 452 -Violence in the Family
CIE 412 – Engineering Decisions
CMJ 405- Gender In Communication
CMJ 420 -SL: Health Communication
CRJ 301- Gender and Crime
CRJ 302 – Race and Crime
CRJ/SOC- 324: Domestic Violence
ECO 180 – Citizens, Energy, and Sustainability
ENG 471 -Authorizing Women’s Sexuality
HTY 232 -Womanhood in America
MES 350 -Maine Women Credits
MUE 401 –Organization and Administration of Secondary Music Performance Programs
NMD 200 -Designing Humane Tech
NUR 300 -Health Assessment Through the Lifespan (for Nursing majors only)
NUR 413 -Nursing Care Management of Women, Infants and Families (for Nursing majors only)
NUR 452 -Community and Population Healthcare (for Nursing majors only)
PAX 401 -Women Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice
PHI 351 – Philosophy and Literature
POS 385: Women and Politics
PSY 230 Social Psychology
SOC 201: Social Inequality
SOC 310 -Food Systems and Social Change. The Gender, Food, and the Body
SOC 340 -Gender and History of Psychiatry
SWK 330 -Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism
SWK 350- Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
SWK 351- Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
SWK 380 – Biological Person and the Environment
SWK 485 –Mental Health and Work
SPA 415 -Feminism and Literature (taught in Spanish)
10/8/2025
