Women and Gender Studies
Women and Gender Studies
This program offered by College of Arts & Sciences/Anthropology
& Sociology Department
Program Description
The women and gender studies program provides students with
an interdisciplinary approach to studying women, gender, and
sexuality locally, nationally, and globally. Courses in women and
gender studies emphasize women's contributions to society and
the social, economic, and cultural institutions that oppress and
empower men and women.
Courses in this category analyze issues in Women and Gender
Studies with an empirical approach, focusing on fields of
contemporary human society, including anthropology, psychology,
sociology, political science, economics, science, biology, and
nursing. These courses place special emphasis on quantitative
and qualitative data analysis.
• WGST 2210 Gender, Population, and the Environment (3
hours)
• WGST 2225 Women: Power, Place, and Person (3 hours)
• WGST 2260 Men and Masculinities (3 hours)
• WGST 3230 Domestic Violence (3 hours)
• WGST 3270 Female Sexuality and Society (3 hours)
• WGST 4210 Feminist Science (3 hours)
• WGST 4220 Gender, Justice, and Human Rights (3 hours)
• WGST 4240 Feminism and Families (3 hours)
• ANTH 3230 Cross-Cultural Masculinities (3 hours)
• ANTH 4330 Global Sex/Gender Systems (3 hours)
• NURS 3500 Issues in Women’s Health (3 hours)
• POLT 2060 Politics and Gender (3 hours)
• PSYC 2700 Psychology and Women (3 hours)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 128 credit hours consisting of the following:
Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Courses in this category emphasize analytic, critical, or
speculative methods to analyze issues in Women and Gender
Studies, including the disciplines of art history, the visual and
performing arts, English, film studies, history, international
languages and culture, philosophy, and religious studies. These
courses place special emphasis on critical thinking, standpoint
theories, and comparative analyses.
• 36 required credit hours in the women and gender studies
program
• Within the required 36 hours, 15 hours must be at the 3000
level and above with at least 6 hours at the 4000 level.
• Applicable University Global Citizenship Program hours
• Electives
Students cannot simultaneously have a major and minor or
certificate in women and gender studies.
Courses completed with a grade below a C- do not count toward
fulfilling the specific course requirements of the major.
No more than 6 credit hours obtained in practica, independent
learning experiences, reading courses, and assessment of prior
learning may be applied toward the 36 credit hours required for a
major.
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Courses in this category emphasize applied and practical
approaches to analyze Women and Gender Studies topics in
business and law. These courses focusing on "big questions"
pertaining to contemporary women and men, working to
emphasize students' understanding of cross-cultural or global
issues.
• WGST 2610 Women and Gender in Social Justice
Organizations (3 hours)
• WGST 2620 Speaking of Sex: Women and Law (3 hours)
• WGST 3630 Women and Gender Studies Practicum (1-6
hours)
• MNGT 3470 Women in Management (3 hours)
Curriculum
• WGST 1020 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (3
hours)
or WGST 1010 Studying Women Across the Disciplines (3
hours)
• WGST 2010 Feminist and Gender Theory (3 hours)
• WGST 3710 Feminist Research Methods (3 hours)
• WGST 4650 Women and Gender Studies Capstone (3 hours)
• Women and Gender Studies electives (9 hours)
• Women and Gender Studies category courses (15 hours)
distributed as follows:
WGST 2320 Women in World Religions (3 hours)
WGST 2330 Women in Music (3 hours)
ENGL 3140 Women Create Women in Literature (3 hours)
HIST 2060 Gender and Family (3 hours)
HIST 2370 U.S. Women’s History (3 hours)
PHIL 3370 Feminist Philosophy (3 hours)
Business and Law (3 hours)
Transfer students can apply up to 15 credit hours of approved
WGST course work from other colleges/universities towards the
WGST major.
The 36 credit hours required for the women and gender studies
major include the following:
Majors
• Describe the sex/gender system in relation to intersecting
structural constraints.
• Discuss feminist and gender theories and methodologies in
relation to feminist activism and practices.
• Analyze the different roles men and women play in the
oppression and empowerment of women.
• Illustrate women's contributions to culture, politics, religion,
and the arts and sciences within the U.S. and across the
globe.
• Critically analyze, interpret, and integrate interdisciplinary
source materials, and produce original scholarship in women
and gender studies.
Admission
Students who are interested in applying to this degree program
should see the
Admission Section
of this catalog for general requirements.
Social and Physical Sciences (9 hours)
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