Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate Advisor
Farah Nousheen
Senior Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences


College of Arts and Sciences and Women Studies Program Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Women Studies Program admission course work with a grade of "C" or better:

  • One WMST course at any level.

Major Study

The requirements are 36 credit hours as follows:

Credit
Hours
15 credit hours of required courses:
WMST 200 Introduction to Women Studies 3
WMST 304 Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power 3
WMST 325 Race, Class and Feminism 3
WMST 492 Senior Seminar 3
WMST 498 Feminism in Action 3
History course (3 credit hours) from HIST 345 or other History courses as approved by advisor. 3
 9 credit hours in one focus area: (Feminist and Gender Theory, Social Sciences, Literature/Film/Arts, Regional/Global, Sexualities). History courses taken to fulfill core requirements may not be used to fulfill requirements for the focus areas. See Arts and Sciences Advisement or the program Web site for the current list of approved electives. 9
9 credit hours in at least two additional focus areas: (Feminist and Gender Theory, Social Sciences, Literature/Film/Arts, Regional/Global, Sexualities). History courses taken to fulfill core requirements may not be used to fulfill requirements for the focus areas. See Arts and Sciences Advisement or the program Web site for the current list of approved electives. 9


Second Major Study Requirements

Students may present Women Studies as a second major with 24 credit hours as follows:

  • 15 credit hours of required courses: WMST 200, (304 or 325), 492, 498; one history course from HIST 345 or other history courses as approved by advisor. 
  • 6 credit hours in one focus area.
  • 3 credit hours from one other focus area.

Other courses may be used upon petition to the Director. History courses taken to fulfill major core requirements may not be used to fulfill major requirements for the focus areas.


Minor Study

The Women Studies minor consists of 21 credit hours as follows:

  • 9 credit hours from WMST 200, (304 or 325), 492;
  • 3 credit hours from WMST 498, HIST 345 or other History courses as approved by undergraduate advisor. 
  • 6 credit hours from one focus area;
  • 3 credit hours from one other focus area.

Other courses may be used upon petition to the Director. History courses taken to fulfill core requirements may not be used to fulfill requirements for the focus areas.


Women Studies Program Honors 

To be eligible for the honors program a student must be a major in Women Studies and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

All honors candidates are expected to complete the Women Studies major requirements (36 credit hours) from the following three components:

1. Core Courses – 18 credit hours

  • WMST 200
  • WMST 304
  • WMST 325 or 331
  • WMST 492
  • WMST 498
  • HIST 345 or other History courses as approved by Undergraduate Advisor. 

2. Focus Area Courses – 9 credit hours from one of the following areas:

  • Feminist and Gender Theory
  • Social Sciences
  • Literature/Film/Arts
  • Regional/Global Themes
  • Sexuality Studies 

Please see Women Studies program Web site for focus area course listings.

3. Electives – 9 credit hours chosen from outside the focus area selected by the student. 

4. Honors Thesis – Student candidates for honors in Women Studies must also complete WMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis (3 credit hours) during their senior year and following their senior seminar.

Process for Admission in Women Studies Honors Program

Qualified students who are interested in the Women Studies honors program must: 1) select an honors thesis faculty advisor, in consultation with the Program Undergraduate Advisor; 2) submit an application letter. Eligible students are strongly urged to submit their letter of application, co-signed by the honors thesis advisor, by October 15th of their junior year; 3) submit verification of scheduled, or taken, honors sequence, 4) provide a copy of an unofficial transcript.

The Honors Sequence: 492, 493 

WMST 492 Senior Seminar should be taken in the fall semester of the student’s senior year. Teachers and topics may vary from year to year. This advanced course emphasizing synthesis and development of research skills is required of all senior students in the Women Studies Program. Honors students taking this course design a thesis research project and begin the research in close consultation with the student’s thesis advisor.

WMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis is a writing course intended only for honors candidates and is usually taken in the spring semester of the honors student’s senior year. Honors candidates must submit a description of their honors topic or an honors thesis title, co-signed by their honors thesis advisor, by October 15th of their senior year. In this course, building upon the previous semester’s senior seminar, students complete the project research and write a thesis.

Awarding Honors in Women Studies 

A Women Studies major who fulfills all course requirements for the honors program, but fails to make a grade of "B" or higher on the senior thesis or fails to meet the GPA requirements for honors candidates at the time of graduation, may still graduate, albeit without honors.


Courses

WMST 109. Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies. (3)



WMST 200. Introduction to Women Studies. (3)



WMST 231. Psychology of Human Sexuality. (3)



WMST 250. Black Women. (3)



WMST 255. Black Women and the Diaspora. (3)



WMST 279. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3, may be repeated 3 times Δ)



WMST 304. Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power. (3)



WMST 313. Women and the Law. (3)



WMST 314. Women's Contemporary Legal Issues. (3)



WMST 324. Contemporary Feminist Theory. (3)



WMST 325. Race, Class and Feminism. (3)



WMST 326. Gender and Communication. (3)



WMST 331. Transnational Feminisms. (3)



WMST 332. Introduction to Chicana Studies. (3)



WMST 335. Lesbian Culture and Politics. (3)



WMST 336. Queer Theories. (3)



WMST 339. Women and Cultural Violence. (3)



WMST 353. Women and Creativity. (3)



WMST 355. Black Womanist and Feminist Theories. (3)



WMST 375. Psychology of Women. (3)



WMST 377. Population Policy and Politics. (3)



WMST 379. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



WMST 415. The History of Reproduction. (3)



WMST 416. Women and Health in American History. (3)



WMST 469. Multiculturalism, Gender and Media. (3)



WMST 492. Senior Seminar. (3)



WMST 493. Senior Honors Thesis. (3)



WMST 498. Feminism in Action. (3)



WMST 499. Independent Study. (1-3, may be repeated 3 times Δ)



WMST 510. Feminist Theories. (3)



WMST 512. Introduction to Feminist Research Methodology. (3)



WMST 579. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3, may be repeated 3 times Δ)



WMST 597. Independent Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



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