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Women’s Studies

Chairpersons

Patrice Gray
Margot Kempers
Paul Weizer

Coordinators

Nancy Kelly
Margot Kempers
Susan Williams

Objectives for the Women’s Studies Program

The program in Women's Studies provides multicultural and interdisciplinary courses which examine women's roles, history, and issues. These courses satisfy requirements in the Liberal Arts and Sciences program and also can be counted toward an interdepartmental minor.

Requirements for the Minor in Women’s Studies

The minor in Women's Studies includes the Introduction to Women's Studies and five other courses including independent study, selected from the following courses:*

Required Course

IDIS 1000 Introduction to Women’s Studies

Electives

Choose five from the following:

IDIS 1100 Women in Latin America
PSY 2250 Psychology of Women
IDIS 2340 Contemporary Issues in Women's Health
HIST 2450 History of U.S. Women to 1870
HIST 2500 History of U.S. Women from 1870 to the Present
ENG 3300 Women and Literature
HIST 3450 Women in European History since 1700
ART 3700 Women, Art, and Society
SOC 3770 Women in American Society
MUSC 3900 Women, Music and Society
IDIS 4903 Independent Study in Women's Studies

*Note: Each of the electives for this minor may have specific prerequisites.