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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Women’s and Gender Studies Major


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BA Degree

The WGS major requires 36 credits that are completed in the following way:

Requirements


Core Courses: 15 credits


Breadth Requirement - 12 credits


Students will be required to complete at least one course in each of the Women’s and Gender Studies’  four areas of concentration:

Specialization Requirement - 6 credits


Students will be required to complete at least two additional courses (a total of six credits) in one of the above concentration areas.

Elective - 3 credits


Choose one elective course in any of the four areas of concentration or in feminist theory, or an internship (WMS 399).

Total credits: 36


Note: Seven of the twelve required courses must be in the upper-level of study (300/400-level courses).

University Studies Requirements


In addition to the requirements in the major, students will be required to complete the University Studies requirements. For more information: http://www.umassd.edu/generaleducation/universitystudies/universitystudiescurriculum/.

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