Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from Wayne State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate GSW coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate GSW work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 17 GSW and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 more GSW courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on GSW, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Foundations Coursesall required
Select two of the following course options:
Interdisciplinary Gateway Course1 required
Two Additional GSW Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two GSW courses at the 3000-level or above (minimum of 6 credits)
At least three Electives Courses3 required · verify with the official sheet
Select nine credits from GSW electives list (see below); GSW courses beyond those meeting other requirements may also be counted toward elective credits.
Capstone Theory Course1 required
Senior Project1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in GSW. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at GSW 5990
2 courses deep, ending at GSW 5030
2 courses deep, ending at GSW 5300
2 courses deep, ending at GSW 8150
All GSW courses in the Wayne State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under GSW yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
GSW does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Wayne State campus feed.