May 03, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Programs Major, BA - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Concentration

Nora Berenstain, Department of Philosophy, Chair

Women, Gender, and Sexuality is a major dedicated to the study of how gender and sexuality shape the past, present, and future of human cultures and societies. Our interdisciplinary curriculum trains students in critical studies of the ways gender and sexuality intersect with race, ethnicity, nationality, dis/ability, and other dimensions of social inequality. Our courses provide students with a wide variety of methodological skills and perspectives with which to conduct their own research, creative activity, and activism.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Concentration Requirements

The concentration consists of 30 hours.

Students may count up to 8 credits of Women, Gender, and Sexuality courses at the 100-level toward the major concentration.

Complete:

WGS 200* - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours

Select one course in History:

AFST 322 - Race, Gender, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
AFST 329 - Black History in Tennessee 1796-1980 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 430 - Women in China 3 Credit Hours
WGS 319 - Gender and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
WGS 322 - Race, Gender, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
WGS 325 - Women in American History 3 Credit Hours
WGS 376 - African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present 3 Credit Hours
WGS 384* - Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome 3 Credit Hours
WGS 419* - Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
WGS 436 - History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States 3 Credit Hours
WGS 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours

Select one course in Arts and Literature:

CHIN 335 - From Fox Spirits to FemTech: Gender, Myth, and Media in China 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 469 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
FREN 433* - French and Francophone Women Writers 3 Credit Hours
GERM 370* - Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation 3 Credit Hours
GERM 434 - Extraordinary Wo(Men)―Outcasts, Rebels, Martyrs, and Saints 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 433 - Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
WGS 201* - Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies 3 Credit Hours
WGS 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
WGS 330* - Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
WGS 332* - Women in American Literature 3 Credit Hours
WGS 335 - From Fox Spirits to FemTech: Gender, Myth, and Media in China 3 Credit Hours
WGS 412 - Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde 3 Credit Hours
WGS 422 - Women Writers in Britain 3 Credit Hours
WGS 461 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
WGS 469* - Sexuality and Cinema 3 Credit Hours

Select two courses in Social Sciences:

AFST 322 - Race, Gender, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 405 - Anthropology of Reproduction and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 423* - Feminist Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 424 - Queer Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 426 - Decolonization 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 383* - Feminism and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 435* - Multicultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 476 - African American Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 343* - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 346* - Sexualities 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 454 - Restorative Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 460 - Capitalism and Racism 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 466 - Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
WGS 322 - Race, Gender, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law 3 Credit Hours
WGS 343* - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
WGS 346* - Sexualities 3 Credit Hours
WGS 370* - Gender and Globalization 3 Credit Hours
WGS 375* - Gender in Society 3 Credit Hours
WGS 383* - Feminism and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
WGS 434* - Psychology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
WGS 453* - Gender and Crime 3 Credit Hours
WGS 454 - Restorative Justice 3 Credit Hours
WGS 460 - Capitalism and Racism 3 Credit Hours
WGS 463* - Race, Science, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
WGS 464* - Feminist Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
WGS 466 - Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours

Select five additional courses:

AFST 329 - Black History in Tennessee 1796-1980 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 405 - Anthropology of Reproduction and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 423* - Feminist Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 424 - Queer Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 426 - Decolonization 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 130* - Love and Sex in Chinese and Sinophone Cultures 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 335 - From Fox Spirits to FemTech: Gender, Myth, and Media in China 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 360* - Desiring Asia: Sex, Intimacy, and Global Capital 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 430 - Women in China 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 469 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 161* - Women Writing the World 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 425 - Black Feminist Theory 3 Credit Hours
FREN 433* - French and Francophone Women Writers 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 383* - Feminism and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
GERM 370* - Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation 3 Credit Hours
GERM 434 - Extraordinary Wo(Men)―Outcasts, Rebels, Martyrs, and Saints 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 435* - Multicultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 476 - African American Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 343* - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 346* - Sexualities 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 454 - Restorative Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 460 - Capitalism and Racism 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 466 - Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 433 - Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
WGS 201* - Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies 3 Credit Hours
WGS 130* - Love and Sex in Chinese and Sinophone Cultures 3 Credit Hours
WGS 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
WGS 319 - Gender and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
WGS 320* - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion 3 Credit Hours
WGS 325 - Women in American History 3 Credit Hours
WGS 330* - Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
WGS 332* - Women in American Literature 3 Credit Hours
WGS 335 - From Fox Spirits to FemTech: Gender, Myth, and Media in China 3 Credit Hours
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law 3 Credit Hours
WGS 343* - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
WGS 346* - Sexualities 3 Credit Hours
WGS 354 - Black Men in US Society 3 Credit Hours
WGS 360* - Desiring Asia: Sex, Intimacy, and Global Capital 3 Credit Hours
WGS 370* - Gender and Globalization 3 Credit Hours
WGS 375* - Gender in Society 3 Credit Hours
WGS 376 - African American Women’s History from Slavery to the Present 3 Credit Hours
WGS 382* - Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
WGS 383* - Feminism and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
WGS 384* - Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome 3 Credit Hours
WGS 400 - Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
WGS 412 - Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde 3 Credit Hours
WGS 419* - Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
WGS 422 - Women Writers in Britain 3 Credit Hours
WGS 425 - Black Feminist Theory Credit Hours
WGS 434* - Psychology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
WGS 436 - History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States 3 Credit Hours
WGS 444 - Black Masculinities 3 Credit Hours
WGS 453* - Gender and Crime 3 Credit Hours
WGS 454 - Restorative Justice 3 Credit Hours
WGS 460 - Capitalism and Racism 3 Credit Hours
WGS 461 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
WGS 463* - Race, Science, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
WGS 464* - Feminist Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
WGS 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
WGS 469* - Sexuality and Cinema 3 Credit Hours
WGS 484 - African American Women in American Society 3 Credit Hours
WGS 490 - Internship 1-15 Credit Hours
WGS 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
WGS 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
WGS 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
WGS 466 - Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
WGS 161* - Women Writing the World 3 Credit Hours
WGS 499 - Capstone Seminar in Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .