Required Courses |
Women's Studies Courses 2007-2008
Required (at
least 25 total hours). Past Requirements: 2003-05
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| Women's Studies (required) |
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WOST 110 |
5 hrs |
Introduction to Women’s Studies |
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Complete remaining hours from the following areas. At least one course must be taken from each of the Arts, Health Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences groupings. At least 10 hours must be at the 300/400 level. Remaining hours may be completed by taking any of the course options listed below. |
| Arts |
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ART 260 |
5 hrs |
Women Artists in History |
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MUSC 338 |
5 hrs |
Women in Music |
| Health Education |
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HPES 101 |
1 hr |
Women’s Health Issues |
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HPES 101 |
1 hr |
Self Defense |
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HLED 320 |
3 hr |
Human Sexuality |
| Humanities |
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ENGL 231 |
5 hrs |
Women Writers |
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HIST 351 |
5 hrs |
American Women’s History |
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RELG 270 |
5 hrs |
Women and Religion |
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RELG 360 |
5 hrs |
Gender and Sex in the World’s Mythology |
| Social Sciences |
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COMM 320 |
5 hrs |
Family Communication |
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P SC 375 |
5 hrs |
Women and Politics |
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PSYC 375 |
5 hrs |
Psychology of Women |
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SOCL 190 |
5 hrs |
Sociology of Women
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SOCL 230 |
5 hrs |
Feminist Perspectives in Social Psychology |
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SOCL 270
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5 hrs |
Sociology of Gender |
| Additional Options |
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XXXX 390 |
x hrs
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Independent Study (may be arranged with any academic department; requires approval of Women’s Studies minor coordinator) |
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XXXX x91 |
x hrs |
Experimental Courses (may be taken in any academic department when the course is centered on issues related to women or gender; requires approval of Women’s Studies minor coordinator) |
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XXXX 490 |
x hrs |
Internship (may be arranged with any academic department; requires approval of Women’s Studies minor coordinator) |
| Residence Requirement: |
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Must be fulfilled by all transfer students.
Descriptions of the courses other than Women’s Studies are listed under their respective home departments in this section of the catalog. Course prefixes (ART, COMM, etc.) and the home departments to which they are assigned are identified in the index on p. 27. |
| Women’s Studies (WOST) |
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WOST 110 |
5 hrs |
Introduction to Women’s Studies |
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This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women’s studies. It offers grounding in how to study the experiences of women themselves and how to understand gender as a powerful, socially constructed system. Students will have an opportunity to explore and apply these new ideas and methods by working intensively on a particular issue in women’s studies through the lenses of specific academic disciplines. |
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WOST 390 |
1-5 hrs |
Independent Study |
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Independent study. Opportunity for work in topics of special interest. Prereq: Permission of instructor and Women’s Studies coordinator |
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WOST 490 |
1-15 hrs |
INTERNSHIP |
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Internships are individually arranged and available to qualified students upon submission of a written proposal. Application to the Women’s Studies coordinator must be made during the term preceding the one in which the internship would begin. |