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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Women’s Studies Minor

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General Program Information

Women’s Studies Minor Requirements: 21 Credit Hours

WMST 2010 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 credits)
and either
WMST 2020 - Women in Global Perspective (3 credits) or
WMST 3330 - Feminist Thought and Practice (3 credits)

Approved Electives (5 courses): 15 Credit Hours

Women and Cultural Production

ARTH 4117 - Women Artists and Their Art (3 credits)
ENGL 3500 - Women Authors (3 credits)
ENGL 4087 - Themes in Women’s Literature (3 credits)
ENGL 4290 - Film Genres (3 credits)
PHIL 3110 - Philosophies of Feminism (3 credits)

Women’s History

HIST 4237 - Women in the Ancient World (3 credits)
HIST 4247 - History of Women in U. S., Settlement to 1945 (3 credits)
HIST 4837 - American Women Since World War II (3 credits)

Civic Engagement

SPCH 3346 - Speaking for Social Change (3 credits)
WMST 4080 - Women’s Studies Internship (3 credits)
HDAL 4460 - Leadership Studies (3 credits)
MGMT 4460 - Leadership Studies (3 credits)

Women’s Studies Minor Electives

CJCR 4950 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice and Criminology (3 credits)
CJCR 4957 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-6 credits) (3 credits required)
NRSE 4507 - Social Concerns and Women’s Health (3 credits)
HDAL 2340 - Understanding Cultural Diversity (3 credits) ¹
PSYC 3300 - Psychology of Women (3 credits)
SOCI 3030 - Gender and Society (3 credits)
SOWK 1030 - Cultural Diversity (3 credits) ¹
SPCH 4200 - Gender and Communication (3 credits)
WMST 2020 - Women in Global Perspective (3 credits)
WMST 3330 - Feminist Thought and Practice (3 credits)
WMST 4018 - Honors Thesis (3-6 credits) (3 credits required)
WMST 4500 - Women’s Studies Senior Capstone (3 credits)
WMST 4900 - Independent Study (1-3 credits) (3 credits required)
WMST 4950 - Issues in Women’s Movement (3 credits)
WMST 4957 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies (3 credits)
Women’s Studies Emphasis courses (limit of two) ^₂
Other approved special topics courses (3 credits)

Note:

¹ Students can count either HDAL 2340 (“Understanding Cultural Diversity”) or SOWK 1030 (“Cultural Diversity”) toward the minor, but not both.

² Women’s Studies Emphasis sections are special sections of standard courses in various departments, typically General Education courses, which are designed and taught in ways that still meet their original course criteria within their own departments and within General Education, but also highlight female writers/theorists, women and gender issues, and/or feminist frameworks. These courses are designated by the Women’s Studies Steering Committee (WSSC), in consultation with instructors. Limit of 2.

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