A major in women's studies consists of 11 courses, 30-31 hours
of course credit in women’s studies: five required courses and six others. Of these
six, only two may be electives. A women’s studies course is exclusively focused
on issues of women and gender; an elective focuses at least half of its material
on issues of women and gender.
Required Courses:
WMST 101 Introduction to Women's Studies
Courses with Historical Emphasis (one course to take)
WMST/HIST 250 - Women in European History
ARTH/CLAS 219 - Images of Women in Ancient Art
ARTH 240 - Women in the Arts
RELS 271 - Women in Religion
RELS 274 - Women and Christianity
Courses with Theoretical emphasis (one course to take)
PHIL 308 Feminist Theory
WMST 308 Comparative Feminist Theories
ENGL 381 Feminist Criticism
SOC 340 Gender Sex and Society
Experiential courses (two courses, choosing one of the following options):
Research option: WMST 300 and 301
Internship option: WMST 300 and 455
Field Studies option: WMST 300 and 450
Majors must have completed WMST 300 satisfactorily (i.e. with a
2.0 minimum grade) to take WMST 301, 450, or 455. Majors must also take six additional
courses; only two may be electives.
Double majors may elect to substitute a capstone outside of WMST
for the WMST capstone.
Education minors may elect to substitute three hours of student teaching for the
WMST capstone. In both cases, students must take WMST 300 and complete any additional
hours towards the 30-31 hours for the major. Additional hours towards this amount
must be WMST courses above the 200 level.
Women's Studies Courses :
ARTH 219 - Images of Women in Ancient Art
ARTH 240 - Women in the Arts
BIOL 136 - Discovering Women in the Biological Sciences
ENGL 271 - Writing Women's Lives
ENGL 450 - Commonwealth Women Writers
FLET 205 - Women in Antiquity
FLET 271 - Women in French Literature: 17th to 20th Centuries
FLET 272 - Women in French Film
PHIL 225 - Women's Nature
PHIL 308 - Feminist Theory
PSYC 135 - Psychology of Gender
RELS 271 - Women and Religion
RELS 273 - Women in the Bible
RELS 274 - Women and Christianity
SOCI 340 - Gender, Sex, and Society
WMST 101 - Introduction to Women's Studies
WMST 202 - Sex and Culture
WMST 250 - Women in European History
WMST 282 - Women and Development
WMST 300 - Topics in Women's Studies Research
WMST 301 - Women's Studies Research Project
WMST 308 - Comparative Feminist Theories
WMST 326 - Gender & Change in the Maya Diaspora
WMST 347 - Women and Film
WMST 361 - Gender Issues in Communication
WMST 450 - Field Studies in Women's Studies
WMST 455 - Internship in Women's Studies
Elective Courses:
COMM 362 Media Diversity
ENGL 308 The Late Middle Ages
ENGL 337 Introduction to African-American Literature
ENGL 367 Post-1950 Canadian & Australian Literature
ENGL 368 Post-1950 African & Caribbean Literature
FLET 227 The New German Cinema
PHIL 280 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 305 Philosophy of Emotion
PHIL 412 20th Century European Philosophy
PSYC 180 Prejudice, Privilege, and Social Transformations in South Africa
RELS 275 Liberation Theology
RELS 375 Christianity and Sexuality
SOCI 212 Sociology of the Family
SOCI 241 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 260 Health, Healing and Gender in Ghana
Women's Studies
minor
A minor in women's studies consists of fifteen hours of course work in women's studies,
two required courses and three others, only one of which may be an elective.
Required Courses:
WMST 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies
Courses with Theoretical emphasis: (one course to take)
PHIL 308 Feminist Theory
WMST 308 Comparative Feminist Theories
ENGL 381 Feminist Criticism
SOCI 340 Gender Sex and Society
Three additional courses, one of these may be an elective.