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Major Requirements
Any student considering a major in women and gender studies should take Women and Gender Studies 100 and Interdisciplinary Studies 250 before the end of the sophomore year. Students must complete the following set of requirements: a total of ten courses, including Women and Gender Studies 100, African American Studies/Women and Gender Studies 201, Interdisciplinary Studies 250, Women and Gender Studies 400, and 457 or 458 (senior thesis). The remaining five courses must be chosen from the list that follows, at least two of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
The women and gender studies course list represents only those courses that are currently part of the Bates curriculum. Students may use courses — including first-year seminars and topics courses — that were listed as women and gender studies core courses in a previous year, provided the catalog year is one in which the student was matriculated. No more than one Short Term courses may be counted toward the major. The list of committee-approved first-year seminars appears at the end of the course list below.
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the program, many courses in women and gender studies have prerequisites in other departments. Majors should plan their schedules carefully and are urged to consult regularly with the chair to ensure that their program has both breadth and depth. Majors should consider taking Women and Gender Studies 400 in the junior year because this course includes theoretical review, which can help prepare them for the senior thesis.
Planning for the senior thesis should begin in the junior year. In consultation with the chair of the program, each student chooses a thesis advisor according to the subject matter of the thesis. With the assistance of the thesis advisor, each major submits a thesis proposal to the Committee on Women and Gender Studies according to a schedule determined by the program. Students should consult the program chair for thesis guidelines and a schedule of deadlines.
Pass/Fail Grading Option
Aside from the thesis, which must be taken for a grade, there are no restrictions on the use of the pass/fail option within the major.
Minor
A minor in women and gender studies consists of Women and Gender Studies 100, African American Studies/Women and Gender Studies 201, Interdisciplinary Studies 250, Women and Gender Studies 400, at least one other 300- or 400-level women and gender studies course, and two other committee-approved courses. No more than one Short Term course may be counted toward the minor.
Pass/Fail Grading Option
There are no restrictions on the use of the pass/fail option within the minor. |
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