COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Department Head to be determined
Assistant Professors M. Jonet, M. Hamzeh; College Associate Professor M. Benanti; Adjunct Faculty S. Judson, S. Flores; Affiliated Faculty N. Baker, C. Bejarano, J. Crowley, D. Greene, J. Haynes Writer, A. Joseph, J. Steinkopf-Rice, M. Torres, P. Wojahn, M. Wolf, K. Wosick, E. Schirmer
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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 womens 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 practice; 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 "W S 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies" or "W S 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 (9 credit hours):
| W S 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies, or W S 202G, Representing Women Across Cultures |
3 |
| W S 455, Feminist Research Methods | 3 |
| W S 471, Seminar in Feminist Theory | 3 |
Electives from the following (6 credit hours):
| W S 401, Women & Immigration | 3 |
| W S 402, Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
| W S 450, Special Topics | 3 |
| W S 453, Women and Politics | 3 |
| W S 454, Women Crossing Borders | 3 |
| W S 465, Sex, Gender and the Body | 3 |
Electives from upper division W S and cross-listed courses (18 credit hours):
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): W S 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies or W S 202G, Representing Women Across Cultures | 3 |
| Select one of the following (3 credit hours): W S 402, Transnational Feminisms; W S 455, Feminist Research Methods; or W S 471, Seminar in Feminist Theory. | 3 |
| Twelve additional credits from the Women's Studies and cross-listed curriculum, of which at least 9 credits are upper division | 12 |
Note: A student may not earn a bachelor’s degree in Women's Studies and also earn a minor in Women's Studies.