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Courses

Students are required to take 18 credits of Women's and Gender Studies courses, including the core course, "Women and Gender in Perspective"/Fifteen of these eighteen credits must be selected from the first and second tier courses (see listing below). Courses should be optimally be taken in a sequence from general introductory courses to more specialized, upper division courses.

The mandatory "Women and Gender in Perspective" course serves as a basis for building critical understanding and reflective analysis. It provides an opportunity to broaden one's perspective on issues and possibilities within the study of women and gender.

Students interested in taking a particular course in Women's and Gender Studies or pursuing a concentration are encouraged to visit or call the Office of Women's and Gender Studies for further information and advisement. The Office of Women's and Gender Studies publishes a list of eligible courses offered each semester. Women's and Gender Studies courses provide an opportunity for intensive study and in-depth analysis. Many Women's and Gender Studies courses fit the global/multicultural designation. Interested students should contact the Women's and Gender Studies Office to declare a concentration in Women's and Gender Studies.

Each student enrolled in the Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration is required to complete 18 credit hours of Women’s and Gender Studies courses. They must take:

• the core course, Women and Gender in Perspective (INTR 01.130); and
• fifteen (15) credits of approved Women’s Studies courses (ranked First and Second Tier), of which nine (9) credits must be from the First Tier.

Required core course (3 s.h.)

      INTR 01.130         Women and Gender in Perspective

First Tier (minimum of three courses [9 s.h.] required for Concentration)

      ANTH 02.322       Sex and Sex Roles in a Cross Cultural Perspective

      ARHS 03.230        Survey of Women Artists

      CMS 01.318          Communicating Gender

      CMS 01.323          Images of Gender in Popular Culture

      ECON 04.225       Women in the Economy

      ENGL 02.200        Women in Literature

      HIST 05.417          Women in Islam

      HIST 05.418          Women in Europe to 1700

      HIST 05.419          Women in Modern Europe

      HIST 05.422          Women in American History

      HIST 05.425          History of Feminisms

      HIST 05.429          Pro-seminar in History: Women in African History

      HIST 05.455          Gender, Sexuality and History

      INTR 01.200         Issues in Women’s Health

      INTR 01.430         Women, Sex, and Power: A Capstone Seminar in Women’s Studies

      LAWJ 05.346        Women, Crime and Criminal Justice

      PHIL 09.328          Philosophy and Gender

      PHIL 09.346          Feminist Ethics

      POSC 07.311        Women in American Politics

      PSY 01.200           Psychology of Women and Cultural Experience

      PSY 05.217           The Psychology of Gender and Alcoholism/Drug Abuse

      RTF 03.272           Images of Women in Film

      SOC 08.370          The Sociology of Women in Society

      SOC 08.440          Selected Topics in Sociology: Men and Masculinity

      SOC 08.493          Seminar on Gender Roles

      HONR 05.114       Women Artists in the Age of Enlightenment

      Selected Topics courses in various disciplines

      (see the Coordinator of the Program for more information)

Second Tier (maximum of two courses [6 s.h.] counted toward Concentration)

      ENGL 02.205        Adolescent Literature

      ENGL 02.216        African American Literature Through Harlem Renaissance

      ENGL 02.316        African American Literature Since Harlem Renaissance

      HIST 05.408          Chinese Cultural History

      HIST 05.429          Proseminar in History: History of Witchcraft

      INTR 01.158         From Nancy Drew to Lara Croft: Historical and Critical Dimensions of the Female Detective Genre

      PHIL 09.368          Philosophy of Science

      PSY 05.310           Psychology of Human Sexuality

      SOC 08.220          The Sociology of the Family

      SOC 08.399          Sociology of the Holocaust

Please click here for a listing of the 2009 Women's and Gender Studies Courses and here for 2010 course listing.

Please click here for a listing of the former course requirements for students who enrolled prior to Fall 2008.