The WGST major can be either a primary or a secondary major. 30 credit hours are
required:

• Introductory Course, WGST 1001 (3 hours)
• 4 Exploratory Courses (12 hours total)
• 4 Integrative Courses (12 hours total)
• and the Capstone Course, WGST 4997 (3 hours)
  

Exploratory Courses enable students to recognize and explore issues having to do with
gender as they arise within particular disciplines.

Examples include:

• ANTH 3330 Women and Men in Cross-Cultural Perspective
  
• EDUC 1210 Introduction to Schooling in a Diverse Society
  
• ENGL 4860/5860 Survey of Women’s Literature
  
• HEAL 1025 Culture and Health
  
• PHIL 3770 Feminist Philosophy
  
• PSYC 3210 Psychology of Prejudice
  
• THEO 4030/5030 Women in the Bible
  

Integrative Courses combine theory with practice or link distinct subjects together.

Examples include:

• COMM 5100 Mass Media and the American Family
  
• CRLS 4130 Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice ECON 196 Economics of the Family
  
• HIST 4150/5150 Childhood in America
  
• POSC 4361/5361 Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
  
• PSYC 3550 Psychology of Gender Roles
  
• SOCI 3550 Race, Gender, Medicine
  

WGST Minor:

18 credit hours are required, including WGST 1001 as well as at least one exploratory
course and at least one integrative course, with courses distributed among at least three disciplines.

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Women's and Gender Studies Mission Statement

Marquette University's Women's and Gender Studies Program offers a primary or secondary major and minor that promote a critical, feminist, and cross-cultural understanding of gender and power in a global context and across disciplinary boundaries. Read more.