MWGS Plan of Study - General Study

First Year

First Year Fall Courses

  • WS 2013 Gender and Social Change (3 SCH)
  • UNIV 1231 Learning Framework (1 SCH)
  • ENG 1013 Composition I (3 SCH)
  • HIST 1013 History of the US, 1492-1865 (3 SCH)
  • Life & Physical Sciences Core (3 SCH)
  • Creative Arts Core (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 16

First Year Spring Courses

  • WS 2033 Womanist Spiritual Activism (3 SCH)
  • ENG 1023 Composition II (3 SCH)
  • HIST 1023 History of the US, 1865-Present (3 SCH)
  • Life &Physical Sciences Core (3 SCH)
  • Wellness or Mathematics CAO Core (2 SCH)
  • Elective (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 17

Second Year

Second Year Fall Courses

  • MWGS Elective (3 SCH)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Core (3 SCH)
  • GOV 2023 Texas Government (3 SCH)
  • Mathematics Core (3 SCH)
  • Social Sciences Course I (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3733 Psychology of Women
    • WS 3213 Women's Roles
    • SOCI 3073 Social Inequality
    • SOCI 3063 Topics in Urban Sociology
    • SOCI 3523 Internet and Society
    • SOCI 2133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
    • SOCI 1413 Culture, Inequality, and Self
    • SOWK 3453 Children's Rights and Service
    • SOWK 3513 Culturally Competent Practice
    • SOCI 1023 Current Social Problems
    • WS 3063 Women in Politics

Total semester credit hours: 15

Second Year Spring Courses

  • MWGS Elective (3 SCH)
  • GOV 2013 US National Government (3 SCH)
  • Language, Philosophy, & Culture (3 SCH)
  • Humanities Course I (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3793 Feminist Archival Research Methods
    • WS 3063 Women in Politics
    • WS 3393 Gender, Identity, and the Law
    • WS 2398 Intro To Literature By Women
    • WS 3083 Ethics and Feminism
    • SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish
    • SPAN 1023 Elementary Spanish
    • ENG 2043 World Literature to 1600
    • ENG 2053 World Literature, 1600-Present
    • ENG 3433 Professional Writing
    • ENG 3203 Advanced Grammar and Composition
    • ENG 3153 Multicultural Literature
    • ENG 3053 Fiction
    • ENG 3063 Poetry
    • ENG 3283 American Literature: Colonial through Romantic
    • ENG 3293 American Literature: Realism to the Present
    • WS 3193 Women and Western Religions
  • Arts Course I (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3343 Women in the Visual Arts
    • WS 3703 Women in Music
    • WS 2383 Gendered Images in Dance Performances
    • DNCE 2162 Wellness Through Movement
    • DNCE 2393 Understanding the Arts: Dance
    • ART 3053 Global Perspectives in Art
    • FT 4083 Global Dress and Adornment
    • THEA 3103. Gender, Theatre, and Performance
    • DNCE 3373 Dance, Art and Film 

Total semester credit hours: 15

Third Year

Third Year Fall Courses

  • WS 3023 US Women of Colors (3 SCH)
  • Social Sciences Course II (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3733 Psychology of Women
    • WS 3213 Women's Roles
    • SOCI 3073 Social Inequality
    • SOCI 3063 Topics in Urban Sociology
    • SOCI 3523 Internet and Society
    • SOCI 2133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
    • SOCI 1413 Culture, Inequality, and Self
    • SOWK 3453 Children's Rights and Service
    • SOWK 3513 Culturally Competent Practice
    • SOCI 1023 Current Social Problems
    • WS 3063 Women in Politics
  • Minor (3 SCH)
  • Minor (3 SCH)
  • MWGS Elective (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 15

Third Year Spring Courses

  • WS 4493 Feminist Theory (3 SCH)
  • WS 3793 Feminist Archival Research Methods (3 SCH)
  • Humanities Course II (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3063 Women in Politics
    • WS 3393 Gender, Identity, and the Law
    • WS 2398 Intro To Literature By Women
    • WS 3083 Ethics and Feminism
    • SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish
    • ENG 2043 World Literature to 1600
    • ENG 2053 World Literature, 1600-Present
    • ENG 3433 Professional Writing
    • ENG 3203 Advanced Grammar and Composition
    • ENG 3153 Multicultural Literature
    • ENG 3053 Fiction
    • ENG 3063 Poetry
    • ENG 3283 American Literature: Colonial through Romantic
    • ENG 3293 American Literature: Realism to the Present
    • WS 3193 Women and Western Religions
  • Arts Course II (Select 3 SCH):
    • WS 3343 Women in the Visual Arts
    • WS 3703 Women in Music
    • WS 2383 Gendered Images in Dance Performances
    • DNCE 2162 Wellness Through Movement
    • DNCE 2393 Understanding the Arts: Dance
    • ART 3053 Global Perspectives in Art
    • FT 4083 Global Dress and Adornment
    • THEA 3103. Gender, Theatre, and Performance
    • DNCE 3373 Dance, Art and Film 
  • Minor (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fourth Year Fall Courses

  • WS 4023 Sexualities and Identities (3 SCH)
  • WS 4093 Art, Activism, and Social Justice (3 SCH)
  • Minor (3 SCH)
  • Minor (3 SCH)
  • MWGS Elective (3000 or 4000 level course) (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 15

Fourth Year Spring Courses

  • WS 4793 Capstone Course (3 SCH)
  • WS 4013 Texts, Trends, and Issues in WS (3 SCH)
  • Minor (3 SCH)
  • MWGS Elective (3000 or 4000 level course) (3 SCH)

Total semester credit hours: 12

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