Program: Women’s Studies Major - University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Modern Campus Catalog™

May 09, 2025

2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Degree Requirements

English Composition - Total Credits: 6

English Literature - Total Credits: 3

Constitutions - Total Credits: 4

Mathematics - Total Credits: 3

Distribution Requirement (see advisor) Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10

PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.

Multicultural and International

(see notes below)

Fine Arts - Total Credits: 3

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture - Total Credits: 6

Humanities - Total Credits: 6

Additional Degree Requirements

Fine Arts - Total Credits: 3

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture - Total Credits: 6

Social Science - Total Credits: 9

Women’s Studies Major Requirements - Total Credits: 37
WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies
WMST 113 - Gender, Race and Class
WMST 301 - Feminist Theory
WMST 302 - Feminist Research Methodology
WMST 497 - Feminist Praxis
21 credits of WMST electives

Electives - Total Credits: 28-31

Total Credits: 120

Notes

All Womens’s Studies course work must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Three credits of multicultural course work and three credits of international course work are required. Courses approved as satisfying these requirements may also satisfy a social sciences, fine arts, or humanities requirement.
Students may satisfy up to six credits of the 21 required credits of WMST electives through study abroad. Only courses approved in advance by the chair of women’s studies or the undergraduate advisor may be used in fulfillment of requirements for the women’s studies major or minor.