University of Portland Bulletin 2021-2022

Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, B.A.

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.

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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 321Modern American Women's History

3
PHL 314Philosophy and Feminism

3
PHL 408Race, 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:
CST 432Gender and International Development

3
ENG 370Studies in Women Writers

3
PHL 410Education and Politics

3
SOC 339Sociology of the Family

3
SW 356/PSY 356Perspectives on Human Sexuality

3
SOC 357/SW 357Perspectives on Gender and the Body

3
SOC 432Gender and Violence

3
SPN 350Latin American Women's Voices

3

Gender: Themes — 6 credit hours

Select two courses from the following:
CST 411Communication Across Barriers

3
CST 431Intercultural Communication and Identity

3
ENG 401Seminar in British Literature I

3
GRM 401Multicultural Society in Germany

3
GRM 405German Women's Writing

3
PHL 412Philosophy of Law

3
POL 319Politics and Identity

3
POL 378Muslims and Islam in Europe and the U.S.

3
PSY 351Health Psychology

3
SOC 436Women and Work

3
SPN 331Golden Age Spanish Literature and Culture

3
SPN 430Cervantes: Don Quixote and Beyond

3
THE 317/THE 417Trickery, Gender, Power, and Politics in the Bible

3
THE 331/THE 431Sexual Ethics

3
THTR 445History of Fashion

3
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