University Core Curriculum 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.
See Core Curriculum Requirements
Foundations of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Capstone 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
See College Requirements, B.A.
Major Requirements — 28 credit hours
Required Courses — 16 credit hours
| Foundations of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
HST 321 | Modern American Women's History | 3 |
PHL 314 | Philosophy and Feminism | 3 |
PHL 408 | Race, Gender, and Colonialism | 3 |
| Advanced Gender, Women,and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Capstone | 1 |
Please consult with the program co-directors to select the eligible Foundation, Advanced, and Capstone courses.
Gender: Approaches - 6 credit hours
Select two courses from the following:
Gender: Themes — 6 credit hours
Select two courses from the following:
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