Women’s Studies Minor

The women’s studies program represents an interdisciplinary approach to the integration of feminist scholarship into established academic programs and addresses the following objectives:

Provide opportunities to examine the traditional images of women, explore misconceptions and envision new possibilities.
Provide opportunities to learn about the social construction of gender as it interacts with class, race, age, ethnicity, nationality and sexual identity in a variety of settings, cultures and times.

Increase the range of career options by providing skills and pre-professional education in a liberal arts framework. Women’s studies offers excellent preparation for graduate school and for careers in areas that affect women’s lives, such as counseling; teaching; and work with civil/environmental rights organizations, fundraising organizations, political action groups, publications, reproductive services and women’s centers.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

WS 222

Feminist Theories & Perspectives

Five electives chosen in consultation with the major adviser and the coordinator of the women’s studies program, at least one of which must be a 300-level course other than an internship.