Major & Minor Requirements

Women's and Gender Studies

A major in Women's and Gender Studies at Bucknell may provide the first stage for graduate work in a number of disciplines. (Some departments at Bucknell offer courses at the graduate level in Women's and Gender Studies.) It also offers a background for careers in local and state agencies addressing the needs of girls and women, and in fields such as journalism, law, international affairs, teaching, public and private corporations and personnel management.

Requirements for a major in Women's and Gender Studies

The minimum requirement for a major in Women’s and Gender Studies is eight courses. Students majoring in Women’s and Gender Studies must distribute their courses as follows:

One of the following:
     WMST 140: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (may be crosslisted with ENGL 140)
     WMST 150: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

WMST 220: Introduction to Feminist Thought

One of the following:
     ANTH 232 Gender and Sexuality in South Asia
     ANTH 270 Sexuality and Culture
     ANTH 273 Women Writing Culture
     ANTH 282 Performance and Culture
     CAPS 407 Women in the World Economy
     ENGL 227 Contemporary Caribbean Literature: Voyages of Discovery
     GEOG 223 Gender and Geography
     SPAN 295 Escritoras Hispanoamericanas
     SPAN 324 El Genero en la Literatura Hispanoamericana del siglo
     WMST 232 Gender and Sexuality in South Asia
     WMST 273 Women Writing Culture

Four courses from the Women's and Gender Studies approved sourse list selected in consultation with your Women's and Gender Studies advisor.

One Seminar. Any 300- or 400- level course from the approved list.

Requirements for a minor in Women's and Gender Studies

The minor in Women's and gender Studies requires five courses:

WMST 150-Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies or
WMST 160-U.S. Women's Movements in Historical Perspective.

One of the following courses:

WMST 220 - Introduction to Feminist Thought
WMST 232 - Gender and Sexuality in South Asia
WMST 251 – Women and Development
ENGL 493 – Feminism and Theatre

Three courses from the Women's and Gender Studies course list. (No more than 2 courses in a single department.)

Study off campus and/or abroad is strongly encouraged for both majors and minors in women's and gender studies. Internships and field experience also are possible for course credit but must be planned and approved at least six months in advance of the semester in which they are to be taken.

Students wishing to declare a women's and gender studies major or minor should contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender, Marts Hall 3B or 3C.