Requirements: Gender, Sexuality and Society Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
CCI 1 Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.		  
CCI 2  
CCI 3  
CCI 4  
CCX Experiential Learning  
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM) Quantitative Reasoning  
Lab science course coded CCS Experimental Reasoning MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 44 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
GS/PY2010 Introduction to Gender, Sexuality & Society [course:gs2010:prereq]
GS/CL2006 Contemporary Feminist Theory [course:gs2006:prereq]
GS2016 Gender & Sexuality: Global Perspectives [course:gs2016:prereq]
PY/GS2120 (course type CCR) Writing the Social World [course:gs2120:prereq]
GS4095 (course type CCC) Senior Project [course:gs4095:prereq]

 

Select one course from the list below
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PY2020 Research Methods in Psychology + Lab [course:py2020:prereq]
CM2051 Communication Theory & Research Methods [course:cm2051:prereq]
PO2050 Political Analysis [course:po2050:prereq]

 

Students must SELECT five courses from the various lists below, at least TWO of which must be at the 3000 level or above. At lest three must be taken in one single area below and two courses must be from a different area.

Politics of gender and sexuality: Representations, rights & social justice

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PO/PL2003 Political Philosophy [course:po2003:prereq]
PO/GS2005 Political Economy of Developing Countries [course:po2005:prereq]
GS/LW3022 Gender, Law, and Identity [course:gs3022:prereq]
PO/GS3024 Politics of Human Rights [course:po3024:prereq]
CL/GS3081 Postcolonial Literatures & Theory [course:cl3081:prereq]

 

Psychological & Psychoanalytic Foundations of Gender & Society

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PY/GS2008 Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation & the Cinema [course:py2008:prereq]
PY/GS2045 Social Psychology [course:py2045:prereq]
PY2046 Cultural Psychology [course:py2046:prereq]
PY/GS2051 Sexuality, Aggression & Guilt [course:py2051:prereq]
PY/GS2061 Love, Sexuality & Cinema [course:py2061:prereq]
PY3091 Topics (as approved) [course:py3091:prereq]

 

Constructions of Gender & Sexuality: Global Historical Perspectives

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
FM2097 European Cinema & the Body [course:fm2097:prereq]
CM/GS3004 Communicating Fashion [course:cm3004:prereq]
GS/LW3022 Gender, Law, and Identity [course:gs3022:prereq]
CL/FM3034 Paris Reel and Imagined: Perspectives on the City of Lights [course:fm3034:prereq]
CM/GS3053 Media & Gender [course:cm3053:prereq]
CL/GS3075 Queens, Fairies and Hags: The Romance of Medieval Gender [course:cl3075:prereq]
CL/GS3076 Modern Sexualities in the Process of Writing [course:cl3076:prereq]

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

HONORS

Students with a GPA of 3.7 or above in Gender Studies courses during their Junior and Senior years may apply for departmental honors. The distinction requires students to produce an original scholarly product of exceptional quality. Students who wish to apply for departmental honors should make an appointment with the Department Chair for additional information.