Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Women's Studies

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major in women's studies must complete a required core program of 32 credits (24 classroom hours, including a senior seminar, and 8 hours in experiental learning) and an individual program of study (20 credits). For the individual program, students will design an emphasis which is based in a discipline or in a theme that crosses disciplines.

 

Women's Studies Core Curriculum

• WS 101 Introduction to Women's Studies (4 credits)
• WS 301 Gender and Critical Inquiry (4 credits)
• WS 307 Women, Activism, and Social Change (4 credits)
• WS 315 Feminist Analysis (4 credits)
• WS 415 Senior Seminar (4 credits)
• One women's and/or gender history class including: WS 340, WS 341, WS 342, WS 370, WS 428 (4 credits)
• WS 404/409 Internship/Practicum (3,3 credits)
• WS 411 Experiental Learning Seminar (1,1 credit)

  Total credits required in the core: 32 credits.

   

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  Individualized Program

  To be developed in consultation with the student's women's studies advisor. Each student pursuing a women's studies major will select or be assigned an advisor who is knowledgeable in the student's area(s) of academic interest. In order to be considered for the B.A. or B.S. degree, the individual program of study must carry approval of the advisor and the women's studies coordinator. Changes in this individual program must be similarly approved. Non-approved individual programs will not be considered to meet major requirements. In designing their individual program, students may follow either a discipline-based emphasis or a theme-based emphasis.

  A discipline-based emphasis will consist of five courses (20 credits) in a department or program outside women's studies. Two of these courses are to be courses which familiarize students with that discipline's materials and approaches. The other three courses in the discipline are to be cross-listed with women's studies or approved by the student's women's studies advisor.

  A theme-based emphasis will consist of five courses which together form a coherent multi-disciplinary approach to a subject. All of the courses are to be cross-listed with women's studies or approved by the student's women's studies advisor.

  Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling major requirements with the following exceptions: WS404 Cooperative Education/Internship, WS 409 Practicum.

  Examples of the individualized course of study:

To sum up, a major in Women's Studies consists of three focuses:

1. The Core Courses (24 credits), which include an interdisciplinary sequence (WS 101, WS 301, WS 315, WS 415) and a history sequence (WS 340/341, WS 342);

2. The Experiential Learning Courses (8 credits) (WS 404, WS 409, WS 411)

3. The Program of Individualized Study (20 credits), which can be either discipline-baed or theme-based.

Minor

Certificate