The Combined Major in English and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Note:  A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

14.5 units, including

Seven courses in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, to include

• WGSS 200 Introduction to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
• WGSS 221 Introduction to Feminist Political Theory
• One course in advanced gender or feminist theory
• One course in women's history
• A minimum of three additional Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies or cross-listed courses (not from the English department) at or above the 300 level

Seven courses in English, to include

• ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode
• ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History
• One 300-level course from Group A (Literature Before the Early to Mid-19th Century)
• One 300-level course from Group B (Literature After the Early to Mid-19th Century)
• Two additional courses at the 300-level
• ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Portfolio/Project

Senior Writing Project
A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) on a topic related to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and English will be required. The thesis will have two readers, one from the English department and one, approved by the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Board, not from the English department.

No more than one unit of internship credit will be counted towards the combined major.