Women’s Studies
includes the careful consideration of feminist theories
and perspectives and the examination of gender
inequalities and issues. The multidisciplinary approach
emphasizes the breadth of disciplines in which feminist
criticism is taken seriously.
The Women’s
Studies minor consists of eighteen credits including
Introduction to Women's Studies (WOST 201)
,
Philosophy and Feminism (PHIL 225), and
Senior Seminar (WOST 401). HIST 370, Women in U.S.
History, is strongly recommended. Students with
particular interests may choose to take WOST 320, the
Women's Studies Independent Study course.
What can I do with a
minor in Women's Studies?
Courses in
Women's Studies
WOST 201G.
Introduction to Women’s Studies. An introduction to
Western feminist thought and the study of women’s roles
and status in society. This course also evaluates
present knowledge about women, questions stereotypes,
and reinforces the value and content of women’s everyday
lives. (Three credits.)
WOST 320.
Independent Study. Independent study in an area of
women’s studies directed by a member of the faculty.
Prerequisites: WOST 201 and approval of the instructor
and the Women’s Studies coordinator. (One to three
credits.)
WOST 401. Women,
Justice and Equality. The capstone seminar in which
participants will read and discuss historical texts that
have had a profound effect on the feminist struggle for
equality and justice. In addition, participants will
engage in individual research, chosen in consultation
with the instructor, in which the research topics will
provide the basis for additional readings in common.
Prerequisite: WOST 201 and
two additional WOST courses .
Three additional courses
(nine credits) of cross-listed Women's Studies courses
are also part of the Women's Studies minor. These
are some of those options:
ANTH 362. Gender
in Cross Cultural Perspective.
ANTH 250 Anthropology
of Childhood
ARTD 306. Women,
Art, and Feminism.
CATA 231
Interpersonal Communication (when appropriate)
CLAS 210.
Ancient Literature (when appropriate).
CLAS 240. Ancient
Society
(when appropriate) .
ENGL 260.
Literature of Feminism.
ENGL 343.
20th-Century British Literature (when appropriate).
ENGL 348.
English Novel (when appropriate).
ENGL 350
Special Topics in Literature (when appropriate)
HIST 330.
Biography and U. S. History (when appropriate).
HIST 370. Women
in U. S.
History.
ISSI 426.
Feminist Approaches to Literature and Society.
PHIL 225.
Philosophy and Feminism.
RELG 220. Women
and Religion.
SOCI 343.
Sociology of Development.
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