Every Bachelor of Arts degree candidate must complete Burlington College’s General Education requirements and must earn a minimum of 120 credits to achieve a degree. The following course requirements are specific to the Gender Studies major.
Major Requirements
36 credits past the 3 entry level credits are required. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. Other coursework may be substituted with permission of academic advisor.
Entry Level (100) 3 credits
• Introduction to Gender Studies
Intermediate Level (200) 6 credits
• Feminist Theory
• Po-Mo 101
Intermediate Level Electives (200) 6 credits
• Family Law
• Ties That Bind
• Women and Film
Upper Level (300) 3 credits
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Upper Level Electives (300) 12 credits
• Biopsychology
• Family Law
• Family Patterns
• Gender & Communication
• Goddesses, Witches, Heroes, and Saints
• History of Women in North America
• Men’s Lives
• Psychology of Women
• Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
• Sex and Desire
• Women, Art, and Society
• Women’s Lives
Internship 3 credits
Degree Project I & II (3 credits each) 6 credits
Total Credits Above Entry Level 36
