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Dec 19, 2025
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American University Catalog 2025-2026
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BA)
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Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and the approval of the program director. Major Requirements
- 36 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 18 credit hours at or above 300-level
Required (3 credit hours)
Foundation (6 credit hours)
Complete 6 credit hours from the following: Concentration (18 credit hours)
Complete 18 credit hours, with at least 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, from the following, or other courses approved by program director: - AFAM-220 History of African American Women (3)
/ WGSS-220 History of African American Women (3) - AFAM-320 Black Women in American Black Freedom Struggles (3)
/ WGSS-320 Black Women in American Black Freedom Struggles (3) - AMST-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3)
/ LIT-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3)
/ WGSS-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3) - AMST-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3)
/ HLTH-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3)
/ WGSS-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3) - AMST-330 Contemporary American Culture (3) (approved topic)
- AMST-340 Community Activism and Regional Studies (3) (approved topic)
- AMST-385 Mental Health, Madness, and Neuroqueerness (3)
/ WGSS-385 Mental Health, Madness, and Neuroqueerness (3) - ANTH-215 Sex, Gender, and Culture (3)
- ANTH-544 Topics in Public Anthropology (3) (approved topic)
- ARTH-335 Twentieth Century Women Artists of the Americas (3)
- ARTH-520 Seminar in Art History (3) (approved topic)
- COMM-324 Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Media (3)
- ECON-374 Gender Roles in the Economy (3)
- GOVT-482 Women and Politics (3)
- GOVT-483 Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3)
- GOVT-484 Women and Political Leadership (3)
- GOVT-485 Topics in Women and Politics (1-4) (approved topic)
- GOVT-486 Feminist Political Theory (3)
- HIST-219 Women in America to 1850 (3)
- HIST-220 Women in America since 1850 (3)
- HIST-382 Queer Literatures and Histories (3)
/ LIT-382 Queer Literatures and Histories (3)
/ WGSS-382 Queer Literatures and Histories (3) - HIST-479 Topics in African American History (3) (approved topic)
- HLTH-300 Queering Health: Introduction to LGBTQI Populations and Health (3)
- HLTH-323 Issues in Women’s Health (3)
- JLC-426 Domestic Violence (3)
- JLC-435 Gender and the Law (3)
- LIT-319 Imagined Bodies: Historicizing Race and Gender (3)
/ WGSS-319 Imagined Bodies: Historicizing Race and Gender (3) - LIT-346 Topics in Film (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-367 Topics in World Literature (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-370 Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-381 Topics in Cultural Studies (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-446 Advanced Studies in Film (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-467 Advanced Studies in World Literature (3) (approved topic)
- LIT-481 Advanced Studies in Culture (3) (approved topic)
- LTST-355 Latina/o/x Sexualities (3)
/ WGSS-355 Latina/o/x Sexualities (3) - PHIL-416 Feminist Philosophy (3)
- PSYC-365 Human Sexual Behavior (3)
- PSYC-421 Women and Mental Health (3)
- SOCY-205 Diverse and Changing Families (3)
- SOCY-352 Gender Relations and Social Change (3)
- SOCY-354 Interrogating Whiteness: Privilege, Racism, and Anti-Racism (3)
- SPAN-456 Spanish Topics (3) (approved topic)
- SPAN-559 Colloquium on Latin America (3) (approved topic)
- WGSS-150 Women’s Voices through Time (3)
- WGSS-225 Gender, Politics, and Power (3)
- WGSS-240 Sexualities Studies (3)
- WGSS-242 Gay and Lesbian Documentary (3)
- WGSS-243 The Gay Eighties (3)
- WGSS-244 The Lavender Screen (3)
- WGSS-250 Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3)
- WGSS-315 Colloquium in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1) (topics)
- WGSS-340 Queer/Trans Theory (3)
- WGSS-341 Lesbian Cultures (3)
- WGSS-350 Interpreting Gender in Culture (3) (topics)
- WGSS-389 Geographies of Gender and Development in Africa (3)
- WGSS-400 Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Theory (3)
- WGSS-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Knowledge and Power (3 credit hours)
Theory (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following: Capstone (3 credit hours)
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