2022-2023 University Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Women’s Studies Major


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Major Requirements


A minimum of eight courses, four of which are required as follows:

Required Courses


Divisions


At least four more courses from the following list, taken from at least two of the divisions:

Other Courses


Other courses may be counted toward a women’s studies major, depending on the orientation of the course, and/or the direction of the readings and student projects during a particular year. Such courses need the approval of the instructor and the women’s studies director to be counted toward a women’s studies major. Students must check with their WMST adviser about which of the following courses meet WMST concentration requirements. WMST credit cannot be granted once the course is completed with a non-approved instructor.

These courses include:

Additional Information


Students’ relationships with their advisers are a critical part of the women’s studies program. Following admission to the program, students, in consultation with their advisers, may develop a sequence of required and elective courses related to a particular topic. Some suggested topics are postcolonial and critical race studies; family studies; women in the United States; global perspectives on women; women, work, and family; women and social change; women and religion; and women, knowledge, and text.

Honors and High Honors


Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Women’s Studies  program page.

Women’s Studies Program


For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, and more, please visit the Women’s Studies program  catalog page.

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