Women's Studies

The Women’s Studies minor is designed to introduce students to the study of gender as a social construct. The minor provides an opportunity for focusing study in many disciplines around the general topic of women’s and/or gender issues. Students who choose this minor will address these topics through their particular fields of interest.

Minor in Women’s Studies: 18 hours, including WS 131; HIST 272; POL/PHIL 335, SOC 373; six hours from the following: relevant topics courses cross-listed with women’s studies, other departmental offerings focused largely on women’s and/or gender issues; WS 430 or WS 439.
 
 
WS 131 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3:3:0)
Drawing from many disciplines (literature, psychology and history, among others), this course provides an introduction to the forces that shape contemporary women’s lives. It is designed to question “common sense” notions of gender and look at how our ideas about what it means to be a woman are shaped by race, class, popular culture and public policy.

WS 410, 420, 430 Independent Study (X:X:X)
Designed for students wishing to pursue a special research topic in women’s studies. Subject to approval of instructor and program chairperson.

WS 419, 429, 439 Internship in Women’s Studies (X:X:X)
Opportunity to work in an appropriate setting under close supervision. Subject to approval of instructor and program chairperson.