Ed Madden, Director

Overview

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of South Carolina promotes an understanding of the experiences of women and other underrepresented groups through a complete program of teaching, research, and service to the University, the local community, the state, the nation and the global community. Through its research mission, the program reconceptualizes knowledge, creates new knowledge, and reinterprets existing knowledge through the lens of gender and the prism of diversity. Its teaching mission is to share this knowledge with students so that they learn to think critically, to communicate effectively, to solve problems, and to interpret human experience. Emerging from an activist tradition, the program serves University, local, state, national and global communities by acting as a resource and guide for issues related to women and gender. Our research, teaching, and service missions interweave as we create, share, and apply the knowledge, skills, and values that promote the full participation of women and other underrepresented groups in society.

There are three introductory courses: WGST 111 - Women in Culture , WGST 112 - Women in Society , and WGST 113 - Women’s Health . Students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Music may apply WGST 111  to fulfill the humanities general education requirements and WGST 112  for social science general education requirements. WGST 111  and WGST 112  may be counted for elective credit in the Moore School of Business, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and the College of Nursing.

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Students may minor in women’s and gender studies by completing 18 hours of specified courses.

• Women’s and Gender Studies Minor  

Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies

A student may also pursue a major in the field through the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in women’s and gender studies.

• Women’s and Gender Studies, B.A.  

Further information may be obtained from the College of Arts and Sciences or the Women’s and Gender Studies.

Courses

Courses

• WGST 112 - Women in Society
• WGST 113 - Women’s Health
• WGST 207 - Gender and Culture
• WGST 210 - Human Life Cycles in Different Cultures
• WGST 298 - Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGST 300 - Sex and Gender
• WGST 301 - Psychology of Marriage
• WGST 304 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
• WGST 305 - Sociology of Families
• WGST 306 - Social Welfare Services for Women and Minorities
• WGST 307 - Feminist Theory
• WGST 308 - African-American Feminist Theory
• WGST 309 - Sexual Diversities
• WGST 310 - Psychology of Women
• WGST 311 - Minorities, Women, and the Mass Media
• WGST 320 - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece
• WGST 321 - Sexuality, Gender, and Power in Ancient Rome
• WGST 333 - Sex, Gender, and Religion
• WGST 334 - Feminist Philosophy
• WGST 335 - Women in China
• WGST 351 - The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• WGST 352 - Gender and Politics
• WGST 376 - Holy Women
• WGST 379 - Women in Modern Europe
• WGST 381 - Gender and Globalization
• WGST 388 - Cultures, Pregnancy, and Birth
• WGST 399 - Independent Study
• WGST 404 - Community Activism
• WGST 430 - Topics in Women’s Studies
• WGST 431 - Women’s Studies Workshop
• WGST 437 - Women Writers
• WGST 454 - Women and the Law
• WGST 464 - History of American Women
• WGST 485 - Women’s Rhetoric
• WGST 499 - Community Service Internship
• WGST 515 - Race, Gender, and Graphic Novels
• WGST 525 - The Psychology of the Midlife Woman
• WGST 535 - Ecofeminism
• WGST 541 - Issues in Women’s Health
• WGST 554 - Women and Crime
• WGST 555 - Language and Gender
• WGST 598 - Special Topics in Women’s & Gender Studies
• WGST 621 - Maternal and Child Health