COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Associate Professor Lisa Bond-Maupin, director
Faculty: N. Baker, C. Bejarano, M. Benanti, L. Bond Maupin, S. Cardenas, J. Crowley, C. Eber, S. Flores, D. Greene, J. Haynes, J. Hensley, A. Joseph, S. Judson, J. Noonan, DM. Prindeville, R. Rehbein, J. Rice, M. Torres, P. Wojahn, M. Wolf
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DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Women's Studies
MINOR: Women's Studies
Women's Studies focuses on women, gender and other diversity, multicultural learning, critical thinking, leadership development, advocacy for women and community issues, and the integration of theory and practice. Students engage in community service through involvement in local organizations and advocacy programs. The benefits of a Women's Studies degree include strong critical-thinking and analytical skills developed in a student-centered environment that encourages independent thought; the experience of applying what students learn in the classroom to the world beyond, through internships and service learning; and insights into questions of gender, diversity, and power central to any workplace. Graduates of Women's Studies find successful careers in a range of fields including the arts, business, education, health care, media, politics and law, social work, psychology, and sports.
The Women's Studies program offers a major and a minor, described below.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Women's Studies
Degree requirements for the major include 12 credit hours of required Women's Studies courses, including one of either "WS 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies" or "WS 202, Representing Women Across Cultures" and the Women's Studies Practicum, a project-based seminar; 6 credit hours of Women's Studies electives; and 18 credit hours from a number of cross-listed courses offered both by Women's Studies and by other programs/departments. The total credit hour requirement for the major is 36 credit hours with 21 hours at the upper division level. All requirements must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
Required core courses (12 credit hours):
| WS 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies, or WS 202G, Representing Women Across Cultures | 3 |
| WS 451, Women's Studies Practicum (Project-Based Seminar) | 3 |
| WS 455, Feminist Research Methods | 3 |
| WS 471, Seminar in Feminist Theory | 3 |
Electives from the following (6 credit hours):
| WS 450, Special Topics | 3 |
| WS 454, Women Crossing Borders | 3 |
| WS 465, Sex, Gender and the Body Across Disciplines | 3 |
Electives from the following courses (18 credit hours):
| ANTH 433/WS 433, Women, Gender, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 458/WS 458, Anthropology of the Life Cycle | 3 |
| CEP 320/WS 320, Special Topics: Sex Roles in Education | 3 |
| COMM 463/WS 463, Communications and Gender | 3 |
| COMM 462/FCS 462/WS 462, Family Communication | 3 |
| CJ 345/WS 345, Victimology | 3 |
| CJ 432/WS 350, Special Topics: Border Justice | 3 |
| CJ 484/WS 484, Hate Crimes and Hate Groups | 3 |
| CJ 485/WS 485, Sex Crimes | 3 |
| CTFM 171/WS 171, Dress, Culture, and Identity | 3 |
| ENGL 380/WS 380G, Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 401/WS 450, Special Topics: Medieval Women Writing the Self | 3 |
| GOVT 397/WS 495, Law and Sex | 3 |
| GOVT 453/WS 453, Women and Politics | 3 |
| HIST 351/WS 351, Women in American History I | 3 |
| HIST 352/WS 352, Women in American History II | 3 |
| HIST 419/WS 468, History of Women in the American West | 3 |
| HIST 474/WS 474, Gender in East Asian History | 3 |
| HLS 380G/WS 381, Women Health Issues | 3 |
| JOUR 380/WS 350, Special Topics: Women in Mass Media | 3 |
| PHIL 325/WS 325, Topics in Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| PSY 370/WS 350, Special Topics: Sexual Orientation | 3 |
| PSY 359/WS 359, Psychology of Women | 3 |
| SOC 259/WS 358, Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 273/WS 273, Sex and Gender | 3 |
| SOC 359/WS 350, Special Topics: Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 374G/WS 374G, Comparative Family Systems | 3 |
| SOC 448/WS 450, Special Topics: Science, Gender and Technology | 3 |
| SOC 458/WS 457, Advanced Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 459/WS 459, Advanced Issues in Sex and Gender | 3 |
| SPAN 483/WS 483, Spanish American Women Writers | 3 |
| W S 461, Women's Studies Independent Study | 3 |
| +HON 307/WS 350, Special Topics: The Political World of Women | 3 |
| +HON 386G/WS 350, Special Topics: Women in the Economy | 3 |
| +HON 387G/WS 350, Special Topics: Comparative Perspectives on Women | 3 |
| *ENGL 422/WS 422, Advanced Study in a Literary Form or Genre: Blues, Women and Black Feminism | 3 |
| *ENGL 423/WS 423, Advanced Study in a Major Author | 3 |
+ Requires approval of the instructor.
* When topics appropriate. Other relevant courses as developed/cross-listed (to be approved by the Women's Studies Program).
MINOR: Women's Studies
A minor in Women's Studies consists of 18 credit hours of approved course work in Women's Studies of which at least 12 are upper division (300 level or above).
| Required core course (3 credit hours): WS 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies or WS 202G, Representing Women Across Cultures | 3 |
| Senior Seminar, select one of the following (3 credit hours): WS 451, Practicum; WS 455, Feminist Research Methods; or WS 471, Seminar in Feminist Theory. | 3 |
| Twelve additional credits from the Women's Studies approved curriculum, of which at least 9 credits are upper division | 12 |
| Note: A student may not earn a bachelor degree in Women's Studies and also earn a minor in Women's Studies. |