The Women’s and Gender Studies major prepares individuals for the needs and opportunities of an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world by building awareness of the range of human experience, potential, and accomplishment that place women and gender at the center of inquiry. Please visit our webpage: womensstudies.colostate.edu
Effective Fall 2022
Students in the Women's and Gender Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all WS and ETST courses required for the major.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| ETST 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3) | 1C | 3 |
| WS 200 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3C | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
| Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1) | 1C | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | |||
| La Chicana in Society | |||
| Whiteness, Gender, and Sexuality | |||
| Women of Color in the United States | |||
| Feminist Theory | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |
| Minor1 | 6 | ||
| Electives | 8 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Intersectional Electives (select 6 credits not taken elsewhere from the list below) | 6 | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies Program Electives (select 6 credits not taken elsewhere from list below) | 6 | ||
| Minor1 | 9 | ||
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| ETST 305 | Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. | 4A,4B | 3 |
| WS 472 | Seminar in Multiracial Decolonial Feminisms | 4C | 3 |
| WS 487 | Internship | 3 | |
| Women's Studies and Gender Program Electives (select 9 credits not taken elsewhere from the list below) | 9 | ||
| Minor1 | 6 | ||
| Electives2 | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
A second major will substitute for the required minor.
- 2
Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
Intersectional Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 338 | Gender and Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 447 | Gender Equity in Development | 3 |
| E 334 | LGBTQ+ Literature | 3 |
| ETST 201 | Introduction to Queer Studies | 3 |
| ETST 254 | La Chicana in Society | 3 |
| ETST 300 | Queer Studies and Women of Color | 3 |
| ETST 342 | Queer Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| ETST 352/SOWK 352 | Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes | 3 |
| ETST 354 | Black Cinema and Media | 3 |
| ETST 411 | Black Feminism(s) | 3 |
| ETST 413 | Queer Creative Expressions | 3 |
| HIST 369 | History of Sexuality in America | 3 |
| IE 470 | Women and Development | 3 |
| LSPA 445 | Women Writers in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| PHIL 353 | Feminist Philosophies | 3 |
| PSY 327 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSY 437 | Psychology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| WS 362/ETST 362 | Indigenous Consciousness and Gender | 3 |
Women's and Gender Studies Program Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 338 | Gender and Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 416 | Gender, Culture, and Health | 3 |
| ANTH 447 | Gender Equity in Development | 3 |
| ART 314 | Women in Art History | 3 |
| E 330 | Gender in World Literature | 3 |
| E 331 | Early Women Writers | 3 |
| E 332 | Modern Women Writers | 3 |
| ETST 201 | Introduction to Queer Studies | 3 |
| ETST 254 | La Chicana in Society | 3 |
| ETST 300 | Queer Studies and Women of Color | 3 |
| ETST 352/SOWK 352 | Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes | 3 |
| ETST 411 | Black Feminism(s) | 3 |
| ETST 413 | Queer Creative Expressions | 3 |
| ETST 354 | Black Cinema and Media | 3 |
| ETST 342 | Queer Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| HIST 304 | Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Women in Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HIST 320 | Women and Gender in Europe, 1450-1789 | 3 |
| HIST 358 | American Women's History to 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 359 | American Women's History Since 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 369 | History of Sexuality in America | 3 |
| LGEN 382/ETST 382 | Italian Ethnic Identity, Culture, and Gender | 3 |
| LSPA 445 | Women Writers in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| PHIL 353 | Feminist Philosophies | 3 |
| PSY 327 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSY 437 | Psychology of Gender | 3 |
| SPCM 320 | Communication and Human Trafficking | 3 |
| SPCM 335 | Gender and Communication | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 333 | Gender and Society | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sociology of Intersectionality | 3 |
| SOC 357 | Women, Crime, and Victimization | 3 |
| WS 362/ETST 362 | Indigenous Consciousness and Gender | 3 |
| WS 397 | Group Study | 3 |
| WS 484 | Supervised College Teaching | 1-3 |
| WS 487 | Internship | 1-12 |
| WS 495 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program: Students in the Women's and Gender Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all WS and ETST courses required for the major.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| ETST 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3) | X | 1C | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| WS 200 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3C | 3 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||||
| Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1) | 1C | ||||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | |||||
| La Chicana in Society | |||||
| Whiteness, Gender, and Sexuality | |||||
| Women of Color in the United States | X | ||||
| Feminist Theory | X | ||||
| Minor | 3 | ||||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |||
| Minor | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 2 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Intersectional Elective (see list on Program Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Minor | 6 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Intersectional Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Minor | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ETST 305 | Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. | X | 4A,4B | 3 | |
| Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) | 6 | ||||
| Minor | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| WS 472 | Seminar in Multiracial Decolonial Feminisms | X | 4C | 3 | |
| WS 487 | Internship | X | 3 | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies Electives (see list on Program Requirements tab) | X | 3 | |||
| Minor | X | 3 | |||
| Elective | X | 3 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||