Gender Studies
This program explores scholarship on women and gender. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives, critical theory, and interdisciplinary approaches are employed to examine questions of gender difference, inequality, and exclusion. In keeping with the philosophy of liberal arts education, the goal of gender studies is to better understand and ultimately transform our lives and the world in which we live. For more information, contact Dr. Kimberly Jensen, 838-8318, jenseki@wou.edu, or Dr. Robin Smithm 838-8357, smithr@wou.edu.
Gender Studies Minor (26-28)
HST 410 Gender Issues Part I (4)
HST 411 Gender Issues Part II (4)
SOC 360 Sociology of Gender (3)
Elective Courses (15-18)
Choose electives from at lease two divisions:
Creative Arts:
A 405 Art History: Gender in Art (4)
D 310 Women in Dance (3)
Education:
HE 467 Human Sexuality (4)
Humanities:
COM 335 Communication and Gender (3)
COM 435 Rhetoric of the Women's Movement (3)
SPAN 445 Hispanic Women Writers (3)
Psychology:
PSY 492/592 Psychology of Women (4)
Social Science:
ANTH 340 Mothers and Daughters (4)
ANTH 370 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
ANTH 375 Women Anthropologists (4)
HST 318 Women in the Greco Roman World (4)
HST 333 Women and the Family in the Middle Ages (4)
HST 462 American Voices (4)
HST 465 Health, Medicine and Gender in Historical Perspective
HST 496 Women in Indian Society (4)
HST 497 Women in Japanese Society (4)
HST 498 Women in Chinese Society (4)
PS 435 Women in Politics (3)
PS 436 Gender in Public Policy (3)
PS 436/536
Gender in Politics (3)
SOC 338 Sociology of the Family (3)
SOC 437 Sociology of Race/Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC 440 Women and Development (3)
SOC 460 Feminist Theories (3)
SSC 201Introduction to Gender Studies (3)
SSC 403 Research/Internship (1-9)
Note: SSC 201, SSC 403, and SOC 460 are strongly recommended. Also, minor may include any seminar that focuses on adding content on/by women to the curriculum, or that substantially and explicitly addresses gender issues and feminist theory in the treatment of its subject area, or a course in which the student has the option of selecting and exploring gender-related topics in the process of developing a special skill, e.g. an advanced writing course.
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