Women’s and Gender Studies B.A.
Participants in the Women’s and Gender Studies major not only learn about gender experience from a variety of disciplines, but also directly apply their knowledge in the framework of an internship or directed study. Women’s and Gender Studies students also gain professional experience through Berea College’s Labor Program as teaching associates or as workers in the office of Women’s and Gender Studies.
Degree Requirements
A major in Women’s and Gender Studies is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for the degree:
Required Core Courses
| WGS 102 | West Civ II:Std in Gendr (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 124 | Intro to Women & Gender Studie | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 127 | Riding the Waves of Feminism | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 315 | Classic Texts in Women's & Gen | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 350 | Seminar I | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
Required Distribution Courses
One of the following:
WGS 386/486
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WGS 390/490
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WGS 395/495
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WGS 397/497
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WGS 398/498
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One (1) additional course from the following:
| WGS 302 | Intro to Queer Theory (ENG) | 1 Course Credit |
| HIS 335 | Topic Sem-Modern European His | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 236/HLT 236 | Women & Health (HLT) | 1 Course Credit |
| Other courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program | |
Two (2) additional courses, one chosen from a Social Science area, and one from a Humanities area, as follows:
Social Science Area
Humanities Area
| WGS 135 | African-American Women Writers | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 211/REL 211 | Women in Religion (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 212/AFR 212/ENG 212 | Lit-Caribbean Women (ENG/AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 223 | Theologies of Liberation (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 237 | Women and Literature (ENG) | 1 Course Credit |
| Other courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program | |
A total of 10 courses is required.