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womensstudies.colostate.edu
Coordinated by Dr. Caridad Souza, Director, Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research
The world is complex, interconnected, and interdependent, which complicates how we understand and relate to one another. That’s why a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies is important. By exploring the way gender intersects with sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, and nationality, our students come to better understand personal and political identities, a critical component to understanding how power and privilege play out in work, politics, and culture. Through classes in anthropology, art, economics, English, ethnic studies, psychology, sociology, and other related fields that specifically focus on women and gender dynamics, students will:
1) explore academic disciplines from a feminist and gender studies perspective;
2) develop an appreciation of the historic and contemporary contributions of women and gender in all cultures;
3) understand the ideological assumptions regarding women and gender implicit in social institutions;
4) recognize how multiple systems of power and privilege intersect in our everyday lives; and 5) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for physical, social, and emotional well-being.
The Women’s Study Interdisciplinary Minor prepares individuals for the needs and opportunities of a changing world by building awareness of the range of human experience, potential, and accomplishment that place women and gender at the center of inquiry. Women’s studies transform disciplinary assumptions and theories, create innovative models for teaching and research, and develop practices for challenging systems of power and privilege. Students interested in pursuing the Women's Study Interdisciplinary Minor should contact the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research. Completion of requirements will be noted on the student’s permanent record.
Effective Spring 2015
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
Students enrolled in the undergraduate Women’s Study Interdisciplinary Minor are required to earn a grade of C (2.000) or better in each course completed for undergraduate minor credit.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ETST 405 | Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. | 3 |
| WS 200 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WS 472 | Seminar in Multiracial & Decolonial Feminisms | 3 |
| Intersectionality of Race, Sexuality and Gender 1 | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Gender and Anthropology | ||
| La Chicana in Society | ||
| Queer Studies and Women of Color | ||
| Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes | ||
| Black Feminism(s) | ||
| Queer Creative Expressions | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following courses: | 9 | |
| Appearance, Self, and Society | ||
| Gender and Anthropology | ||
| Women, Health, and Culture | ||
| Gender in World Literature | ||
| Early Women Writers | ||
| Modern Women Writers | ||
| Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1) | ||
| La Chicana in Society | ||
| Queer Studies and Women of Color | ||
| Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes | ||
| Black Feminism(s) | ||
| Queer Creative Expressions | ||
| Women and Gender in Europe, 1450-1789 | ||
| American Women's History to 1800 | ||
| American Women's History Since 1800 | ||
| Women and Development | ||
| Feminist Philosophies | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Group Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 21 | |
| 1 | Courses may not be used to satisfy both the “Intersectionality of Race, Sexuality, and Gender” and the “Elective Courses” categories. At least 6 of the 12 credits required for these course selections must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). |