Berea College Online Catalog
Required Core Courses
- WGS 102 Western Civilization II: Study in Gender
- WGS 124 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- WGS 127 Riding the Waves of Feminism
- WGS 315 Classic Texts in Women’s Studies
- WGS 350 Seminar I
Required Capstone Course
- WGS 450 Seminar II
Required Distribution Courses, one (1) of the following:
One (1) additional course from the following:
- WGS 302 Introduction to Queer Theory
- HIS 335 Topic Semi-Modern European History
- WGS 236/HLT 236
- *and other courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program
One (1) Social Science class, as follows:
- WGS 102 Western Civilization II: Study in Gender
- WGS 202/AFR 202/PSC 202 Women & African American Politics
- WGS 207/CFS 207 Family Relations
- WGS 220/APS 220 Gender in Appalachia
- WGS 225 Environmental Justice
- WGS 236/HLT 236 Women & Health
- WGS 310/COM 310 Communication and Gender
- WGS 325/SOC 325 Gender and Sex Roles
- WGS 366 Cross-Cultural Perspective-Families
- *and other courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program
One (1) Humanities class, as follows:
- WGS 135 African-American Women Writers
- WGS 211/REL 211 Women in Religion
- WGS 212/AFR 212/ENG 212 Literature-Caribbean Women
- WGS 223 Theologies of Liberation
- WGS 237 Women and Literature
- *and other courses approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program
A total of 10 courses is required is required for a Women’s and Gender Studies major.