More about our degrees

Here’s what it takes:  55 quarter credits, five required courses and six elective courses of your choice from an array of disciplines. The required courses are:

• WGST 2010—Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
• WGST 3710—Feminist Theories.
• WGST 3720—Feminist Methodologies.
• WGST 4010—Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Seminar.
• WGST 4800—A Capstone Course on Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

This is an opportunity to deepen your research skills as you work closely with a Women & Gender Studies faculty mentor. If your overall GPA is 3.5 or higher, you can work on an empirically rigorous and theoretically grounded individual research or creative project on a subject of your choice. In addition to the 55 credits for the BA, you will take three courses:

• WGST 4770—Honors: Directed Reading.
• WGST 4780—Honors: Directed Study.
• WGST 4790—Honors: Thesis Supervision.

Add a Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to complement your major in another field. You need to take just 30 credits.

• WGST 2010—Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
• WGST 4010—Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Seminar.
• Electives from approved list (20 credits).

Another option is to add a Minor in LGBTQ Studies to complement your major in another field. You need to take just 30 credits.

• WGST 2020—Introduction to LGBTQ Studies.
• WGST 3730—Queer Theories.
• Research Methodology: You can choose from SOCL 3130 (Sociological Research Methods), ANTH 3140 (Ethnographic Methodologies), and WGST 3720 (Feminist Methodologies).
• Electives from approved list (15 credits).

Study Abroad

When you study abroad, whether a short- or long-term program, you will immerse yourself in another culture and experience the world in a meaningful way.

Studying abroad opens doors and minds and creates important bridges that link societies and foster an exchange of ideas that will stay with you for a lifetime.

We work closely with you to find the best program, whether it’s an independently organized program of study or one sponsored by Seattle University’s  Office of Education Abroad.

Community Connections

You can connect classroom, campus and community to promote gender and sexual justice in academia, the community, and the wider world. Our faculty are partners with a wide variety of community-based organizations and nonprofits throughout the Seattle area that seek volunteers to participate in a movement.