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Program checklist · Gender and Sexuality Studies

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Davidson College · Davidson, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
198385
CourseShelf checklist
CK_198385_5bdfc1f2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major Requirements (A.B. Degree)

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    Course Offerings

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      Society and Politics Track

      31 items
      1. AFR 234
      2. AFR 330
      3. ANT 343
      4. ARB 250
      5. ARB 340
      6. ART 150
      7. BIO 220
      8. BIO 269
      9. BIO 360
      10. COM 218
      11. ECO 227
      12. GSS 204
      13. GSS 250
      14. GSS 321
      15. GSS 340
      16. GSS 350
      17. GSS 360
      18. GSS 431
      19. GSS 435
      20. GSS 440
        Matters of Life and Death: Biopower, Necropolitics, Sex
        Not resolved to a course
      21. LAS 394
      22. POL 423
      23. POL 424
      24. PSY 366
      25. SOC 102
      26. SOC 217
      27. SOC 237
      28. SOC 310
      29. SOC 355
      30. SOC 382
      31. WRI 210

      Approved Methods Courses for Society and Politics Track

      10 items
      1. ANT 371
      2. ANT 372
      3. GSS 432
      4. LAS 303
      5. POL 182
      6. PSY 318
      7. SOC 201
      8. SOC 390
      9. SOC 391
      10. WRI 210

      Histories and Genealogies Track

      23 items
      1. AFR 234
      2. AFR 302
      3. ART 150
      4. BIO 220
      5. CLA 235
      6. COM 312
      7. DAN 246
      8. ENG 373
      9. GSS 324
      10. HIS 225
      11. HIS 228
      12. HIS 243
      13. HIS 306
      14. HIS 307
      15. HIS 336
      16. HIS 389
      17. HIS 422
      18. HIS 444
      19. HIS 459
      20. HIS 469
      21. LAS 300
      22. REL 161
      23. REL 365

      Approved Methods Courses for Histories and Genealogies Track

      6 items
      1. HIS 225
      2. HIS 228
      3. HIS 229
      4. HIS 243
      5. HIS 244
      6. HIS 275

      Literary and Cultural Representations Track

      38 items
      1. AFR 283
      2. AFR 308
      3. AFR 354
      4. AFR 158
      5. ART 150
      6. BIO 220
      7. CHI 207
      8. DAN 246
      9. DAN 282
      10. DAN 292
      11. DIG 340
      12. ENG 262
      13. ENG 271
      14. ENG 288
      15. ENG 294
      16. ENG 295
      17. ENG 360
      18. Only ENG 360A Desire and ENG 360B British Literature Since 1945 count for GSS
        Not resolved to a course
      19. ENG 373
      20. ENG 409
      21. FRE 320
      22. FRE 351
      23. GSS 220
      24. GSS 324
      25. GSS 325
      26. GSS 394
      27. GSS 401
      28. LAS 394
      29. SPA 371
      30. SPA 345
      31. SPA 364
      32. SPA 400
      33. Only SPA 403, Latino American Sexualities, will count toward the major in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Only SPA 406 Life-Writing, Gender, and Representation, will count toward the major in Gender and Sexuality Studies.
        Not resolved to a course
      34. SPA 406
      35. SPA 420
      36. THE 242
      37. THE 325
      38. WRI 210

      Approved Methods Courses for Literary and Cultural Representations Track

      8 items
      1. ENG 220
      2. ENG 391
      3. FMS 220
      4. SPA 271
      5. SPA 272
      6. THE 380
      7. Only THE 383, Current Trends in Theatre Studies, will count towards the methods courses for the Literary and Cultural Representations Track.
        Not resolved to a course
      8. WRI 210

      Minor Requirements

      11 items
      1. Satisfactory completion of six courses to include:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GSS 101
        Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
        As published: “GSS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies”
      3. GSS 201
        Feminist and Queer Theories
        As published: “GSS 201 - Feminist and Queer Theories”
      4. three electives, one of which must be at the 300- or 400- level, from the list of approved GSS courses. See the GSS Major Requirements.
        Not resolved to a course
      5. one 400-level GSS seminar or a department seminar to be designed by the GSS Advisory Board;
        Not resolved to a course
      6. A maximum of one elective may be an independent study, tutorial or practicum.
        Not resolved to a course
      7. No more than two courses in the minor may be in the student’s major field of study.
        Not resolved to a course
      8. A grade of C- or higher is required in all courses applied toward the minor.
        Not resolved to a course
      9. Courses taken pass/fail at Davidson College may not be counted toward the minor.
        Not resolved to a course
      10. At most two elective courses may be taken away from Davidson College.
        Not resolved to a course
      11. No more than three courses for the minor may be from the same department with the exception of courses with GSS designation.
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Information

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        Year-Long Capstone and Honors

        3 items
        1. a public presentation of the project attended by Core GSS faculty;
          Not resolved to a course
        2. approval of both the project advisor and second reader (usually the GSS 498 instructor); and
          Not resolved to a course
        3. meeting the GPA requirements by the end of senior year, factoring in any P/F grades (overall GPA of 3.2 or higher and GSS major GPA of 3.5 or higher).
          Not resolved to a course
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