Courses

Specific Departmental Requirements:

CORE COURSES

  • WS 101 - Intro Gender & Women's Studies Credits: 4
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  • WS 301 - Feminist and Gender Theories Credits: 4 OR PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism Credits: 4
  • HIST 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4 OR WS 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
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  • ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4 OR WS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
  • WS 496 - Gender and WS Senior Seminar Credits: 2

Subtotal Core - Credits: 18

APPLICATIONS

Choose any TWO from below:

  • WS 280 - Issues in Women's Health Credits: 4
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  • WS 351 - Gender and Work Credits: 4
  • WS 365 - Women and Development Credits: 3

Practicum Study:

Students may register for an internship or practicum in any field, as long as the project undertaken is G/WS-related. Be sure to check prerequisites for all courses. (Students must receive approval from the G/WS Coordinator to receive approval before signing up for internship or practicum credit). Students must sign up for a minimum of two credits and a maximum of six credits in one of the following (NOTE: If the course has variable credit, the student must select the appropriate number of credits when registering.):

  • ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6 (need 2-6 credits) (30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned)
  • BIO 480 - Internship in Biology Credits: 1-3 (need 3 credits) (requires at least 125 hours of directed experience; credit cannot be applied toward the biology major)
  • BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 (150 contact hours minimum)
  • ED 488 - Seminar & Pract College Teach Credits: 2-3
  • ENGL 258 - Practicum - Service Learning Credits: 1-6 (need 3-6 credits) (30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned)
  • ENGL 358 - Practicum - Service Learning Credits: 1-6 (need 3-6 credits) (30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned)
  • ES 450 - Internship Exercise Specialist Credits: 3
  • SOC 320 - Community Service Practicum Credits: 1-16 (need 4 credits) (Practicum may be taken for 4 credits to fulfill a G/WS major requirement when the project is approved in advance by the G/WS Coordinator.)

Subtotal Applications - Credits: 5-10

DISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS

Choose FOUR courses from the list below. Three of the four must be from different disciplines; two of the four must be numbered above 300. Appropriate courses numbered 190/390 and 191/391 may also count, if approved in advance by the G/WS Coordinator.

Anthropology

  • ANTH 217 - Cultural Images of Women & Men Credits: 4
  • ANTH 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 3

Art

  • ART 366 - Women, Art and Visual Culture Credits: 4 (same as WS 366; a student may receive credit for only one of these courses)

Biology

  • BIO 132 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

English

  • ENGL 175 - Women's Literature Credits: 4 Women’s Studies approved topics courses in English.
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  • ENGL 380 - Native American Literature:Topics Credits: 4 (specifically, Native American Lit: Contemp Female Writers)
  • ENGL 420 - World Literature: Topics Credits: 4 (specifically, World Literature: Contemporary Latin American Women’s Literature)
  • ENGL 423 - Genres: Topics Credits: 4 (specifically, Genres: Novels and Films about American Women of Color)
  • ENGL 477 - 20th Cen Literature: Topics Credits: 4 (specifically, 20th Century Literature: 20th Cent. Post-colonial Novels/Films about Women)

Gender and Women’s Studies

  • WS 365 - Women and Development Credits: 3
  • WS 366 - Women, Art and Visual Culture Credits: 4 (WS 366 is the same as Art 366; credit will be given for only one of these courses)

History

Modern Languages

  • ML 308 - Topics in French Literature Credits: 3 (when topic is approved by Gender/Women’s Studies Coordinator)
  • ML 334 - Topics in German Literature Credits: 3 (when topic is approved by Gender/Women’s Studies Coordinator)

Philosophy

  • PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism Credits: 4 (students who complete Phil 365 in Core may not use this course in Disciplinary Explorations)
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Psychology

  • PSYC 270 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 4

Sociology

  • SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 4
  • SOC 279 - Ethnicity Gender & Class in SW Credits: 4
  • SOC 383 - Women in Society Credits: 4

Subtotal Disciplinary Explorations - Credits: 12-16

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 35-44

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120