Courses

Berea College Online Catalog

• Women’s and Gender Studies Courses

Required Core Courses
WGS 102 Western Civilization II: Study in Gender
WGS 124/WST 124 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGS 127 Riding the Waves of Feminism
WST 315 Classic Texts in Women’s Studies
WST 350 Seminar I

Required Capstone CourseWGS 450/WST 450/WST 458 Seminar II

Required Distribution Courses, one (1) of the following:
WGS 386/486
WGS 390/490
WGS 395/495
WGS 397/497
WGS 398/498

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/ WST 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/WST 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/WST 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