Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) is an interdisciplinary field which explores the topic of gender. The introductory class (WGS 201) is taught every Fall at UAS, and students in that class explore gender issues in the family, in education, in the work environment, and around the world.

WGS is a minor at UAS, and can be combined with any major.

WGS Minor Requirements
Minimum Credit Hours: 18 Credits

Women's and Gender Studies Core: 6 Credits

• WGS 201 Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies (3 credits)
• WGS 499 Senior Project in Women’s & Gender Studies (3 credits)

Electives: 12 Credits from the any following or other WGS approved courses: 

History

• HIST 202 U.S. Women’s History (3 credits)
• HIST 280 History of Women in Europe (3 credits)
• HIST 380 History of Gender & Sexuality in Modern Europe (3 credits)

Humanities

• ENG 421 Women & Literature: Selected Topics (3 credits)
• COMM 451 Gendered Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)

Psychology

• PSY 269 Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• PSY 313 Psychology of Women (3 credits)

Sociology

• SOC 301 Sociology of Close Relationships (3 credits)
• SOC 377 Men, Women & Change (3 credits)

If you have any questions about the WGS program at UAS, please email wgs@uas.alaska.edu or call 796-6163.