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Major
WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES Women's and gender studies is an interdisciplinary major in human societies, both past and present. It is also an inquiry into women's material, cultural and economic production, their collective undertakings and self descriptions. The women's and gender studies major seeks to provide opportunities for: - acquiring breadth of learning and integrating knowledge across academic disciplines.
- developing an understanding and respect for the integrity of self and others.
- learning to communicate effectively.
- developing the knowledge, abilities, appreciation and motivations that liberate men and women.
- seriously encountering with the values dimensions of individual growth and social interaction.
Majors develop integrative skill competencies in bibliographic instruction, writing excellence, close reading of texts, creative problem-solving, small group communication, oral communication, and expressive awareness. Students majoring in women's and gender studies must take a minimum of ten courses, including WG 201H, and then nine courses in three disciplines in consultation with their Mentors. Five of these courses must be at the 300 level or above. Majors must successfully pass a Senior comprehensive examination or, if invited by the faculty, write a Senior thesis. For a minor in women's and gender studies, students take five courses including WG 201H. Three of the five courses must be at the 300 level or above. Descriptions of the following courses in the major are found in the disciplinary listings: AMERICAN STUDIES AM 307H Rebels with a Cause: Radicals, Reactionaries and Reformers (Directed Study available) AM 308H Becoming Visible: Sex, Gender and American Culture (Directed Study available) ANTHROPOLOGY AN 289S Gender: Cross-cultural Perspective CHINESE CN 208G Gender/Sexuality in Asian Literature CN 228G Chinese Martial Arts in Literature and Film CN 268A Love & Justice/Chinese Theater CN 301H Hero/Anti-Hero in Chinese Literature CN 302H East Meets West: Chinese Cinema CLASSICS CL 203H Women and Gender in the Ancient World COMPOSITION FD 122 Analytical and Persuasive Writing: Writing and Gender ECONOMICS EC 281S Principles of Microeconomics ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ES 345H Environmental Ethics and Justice FRENCH FR 404 Themes in French Literature FR 406 French Theatre on Stage HISTORY HI 321H Women in Modern America: The Hand that Cradles the Rock (Directed Study available) HI 324G Native American History HI 366H Inside Nazi Germany HI 307H Sex and Power: European Thought HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HD 204 Socialization: A Study of Gender Issues HD 209 Childhood Roles and Family Systems LITERATURE LI 205H Woman as Metaphor LI 244G Postcolonial Literature LI 425 Seminar on Shakespeare (with permission MANAGEMENT MN 312S Women and Leadership (Directed Study) MN 371 Organizational Behavior & Leadership MN 387S Interpersonal Managerial Competencies (Directed Study) PHILOSOPHY PL 101H Introduction to Philosophy PL 243E Environmental Ethics PL 244H Social and Political Philosophy PL 246H Philosophy and Film PL 312H American Philosophy PL 342H 20th Century Philosophical Movements POLITICAL SCIENCE PO 103G Introduction to International Relations PO 315 Theories of War and Peace PO 316G Women and Politics Worldwide PO 342S Hunger, Plenty, and Justice PSYCHOLOGY PS 202 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence PS 345s Psychology of Male/Female Relations RELIGIOUS STUDIES RE 206H The Bible, Gender, and Sexual Politics RE 220H The Bible in American Culture RE 234H The Goddess in Eastern Tradition RE 291H Apostle Paul-Religion and Politics RE 323 Christianity, Canon and Controversy RE 329H Liberation Theology RE 343H Prophets and Justice, Then and Now RE 345H Jesus in Ancient and Modern Media RE 361H Contemporary Christian Thought RE 373H Women and Religion RE 381E Ecotheology RE Seminar: Bible, Theory, Method SOCIOLOGY SO 210 Social Stratification SO 326 The Family SO 335 Social Interaction SPANISH SP 407H Spanish Women Writers
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