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INTRODUCTION
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study that complements a liberal arts education
by drawing upon a variety of disciplines to gain a critical awareness of the female experience. In
developing this awareness and in presenting its diversity, courses explore gender as well as race,
ethnicity, culture, age, and social class as categories of analysis. While exploring these issues,
the courses also promote the development of skills in critical thinking, speaking, and writing.
Courses focus on women's past and present roles in culture, politics, the family, the arts and
sciences, health care, business, and religion.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A minor in Women's Studies consists of twelve (12) semester hours, three (3) of which must be
WMST 1101 (Introduction to Women's Studies). Of the remaining nine (9) hours, six (6) must be
taken at the 3000 level. This flexibility, coupled with the interdisciplinary nature of the field,
permits students to design a minor that best reflects their academic and future career interests.
(Only cross-listed courses taken during or after Fall 2000 may be applied to the minor in
Women's Studies.)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (WMST)
*WMST 1101 Introduction to Women's Studies. (3)
This course provides an understanding of the female experience and the evolution of women's
roles within one's own culture and that of others. In developing this understanding, emphasis is
placed on the great diversity of women's individual lives by considering such factors as race, age,
marital, and class status.
CROSS-LISTED COURSES
WMST 2500
or Marriages and Families. (3)
SOCI 2500
WMST 3110
or Special Topics: Latin American Women Writers. (3)
LAST 3110
WMST 3320
or The Ethics of Sexuality, Marriage, and Gender. (3)
RLGN 3320
WMST 3340
or Enlightenment Literature. (3)
ENGL 3340
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