Major: Bachelor of Arts

Students must complete an additional two courses from any two approved subplan courses other than their own. One course may not count for more than one requirement.

Students pursuing honors must complete FEMGEN 199A. In addition, they will complete a minimum of 9 units, including 199A, from the following course list.

Honors Thesis must be a written thesis of at least 15,000 words (excluding notes and figures) that demonstrates original, in-depth research.

Creative Honors Projects are more extensive in scope than a standard senior Capstone project, which may take forms such as a feature-length film, digital media work, or curated exhibition. 

All Honors proposals are reviewed and approved by the FEMGEN 199 instructor(s) and the student’s faculty advisor. Creative projects must meet scholarly standards and clearly articulate their research context, audience, and methodology.

Units earned through the FEMGEN 199 series do count toward the major’s unit requirement.

The Humanities and Arts subplan centers the arts, history, literature, language, media, and performance in the analysis of how ideas about feminism, gender, and sexuality are developed, produced, and experienced alongside other categories of difference.  

Not all courses are offered every year.

The Queer and Transgender Studies subplan focuses on the histories, practices, and theories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer identities and communities through multidisciplinary study. 

Not all courses are offered every year.

The Technology, Science, and Medicine subplan investigates ethical considerations in how gender, sex, sexuality and other categories of embodied difference shape and are shaped by technology, science, and health and medicine in the application of scientific knowledge.  

Not all courses are offered every year.

The Law and Social Sciences subplan investigates how gender, sex, and sexuality and other categories of embodied difference are studied, regulated, and experienced in economics, politics, education, public policy, and the law. 

Not all courses are offered every year.

Students interested in an individually designed subplan should speak to a prospective advisor from the list of affiliated faculty, and should develop a proposal describing a thematic focus and outlining a course of study. The proposal is then submitted to the Program Office (Bldg. 460, Room 216) for approval by the Director or Associate Director.