Women’s Studies Minor

Course listings for Women’s Studies

Jennifer A. Gehrman, Coordinator

Professors Kathleen S. Fine-Dare, Doreen Hunter, and Betty J. Leyerle;
Associate Professors James K. Ash, Alane S. Brown, Janine M. Fitzgerald, Kathryn S. Moller, Jan E. Sallinger-McBride, and Carol L. Smith;
Assistant Professors Jennifer A. Gehrman.

The Women’s Studies Minor takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of women, sex, and gender. Informed by theories of feminism, Women’s Studies addresses a variety of issues including a respect for sociocultural diversity; an understanding of systematic and historical forms of inequality; a concern for building social equality and justice; and the rethinking of methodological and pedagogical concerns while conducting research and teaching in any discipline. Women’s Studies is committed to an honest and critical discussion about the ways that the individual, society, and culture intersect, and to exploring views about sex role and gender issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

Students may therefore select from a variety of courses in Women’s Studies and in several other disciplines to create a minor in Women’s Studies that will complement and enhance their chosen major and/or their future career goals.

Students who plan to complete a minor in Women’s Studies should consult with their regular faculty advisor and a member of the Women’s Studies faculty, listed above.

I. CORE COURSES (10 credit hours)
**WS 101S Introduction to Women’s Studies ..........4
WS 301 Feminist Studies: Theories and Methods
OR
WS 332 Women in American History ..........4
WS 495 Capstone Colloquium in Women’s Studies
OR
WS 499 Individualized Study ..........2

Total ..........10

II. CONTEMPORARY GENDER
(Choose one; 3-6 credit hours)
WS 280 Issues in Women’s Health ..........4
WS 351 Gender and Work ..........4
WS 355 Anthropology of Gender ..........4
WS 365 Women and Development ..........3
WS 320 Women’s Studies Practicum* ..........4-6

*NOTE: Students may take WS 320 only if they are enrolled in the Sociology Block Program. Students wishing to have an internship or practicum experience outside of sociology may sign up for an internship or practicum course in another department, as long as the project undertaken is gender-related. (See the Women’s Studies Coordinator to receive approval before signing up. ) Examples of such courses include: Anth 316 Internship in Anthropology; BA 437 Internship in Business; Engl 258/358 Service Learning Practicum in English; and ES 450 Internship in Fitness/Leisure. Students should look closely at the prerequisites for any of these courses before attempting to sign up. Students may not apply more than 6 hours of internship or practicum experience to the Women’s Studies minor. 2-6

Anthropology
**Anth 217R Cultural Images of Women and Men ..........4
Anth 355 Anthropology of Gender (same as WS 355; a student may receive
credit for only one of these courses) ..........4

English
**Engl 175R Women’s Literature ..........4
Women’s Studies approved topics courses in Engl 317, 337, 345, 346, 380 and 420 (A list of Women’s Studies approved courses is produced each term. Examples include Engl 380 Native American Literature: Contemporary Female Writers; Engl 420 World Literary Traditions: Topics: Contemporary Latin American Women’s Literature, etc.) ..........4

History
Hist 306 Ancient Women’s Religions ..........4
Hist 332 Women in American History (same as WS 332; a student may receive credit for only one of these courses) ..........4
Hist 338 The Modern Women’s Movement ..........4
Hist 368 Medieval Women ..........4

Modern Languages
ML 308 Topics in French Literature (when topic is Women’s Studies approved) ..........3
ML 334 Topics in German Literature (when topic is Women’s Studies approved) ..........3

Philosophy
Phil 365 Philosophy and Feminism ..........3

Political Science
PS 365 Women and Development (same as WS 365;
a student may receive credit for only one of these courses) ..........3

Psychology
Psyc 270 Psychology of Gender ..........4

Sociology
**Soc 275S Families, Marriages, and Other Sex Role Systems ....4
Soc 279 Ethnicity, Gender, and Class in the Southwest ..........4
Soc 300 Theories of Social and Personal Life ..........4
Soc 383 Women in Society ..........4

TOTAL FOR MINOR ..........19-24

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