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2013 - 2014 Catalog of Courses

2013 - 2014 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gender and Women’s Studies Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 44

Specific Departmental Requirements:

DISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS:

Students must take five additional courses for a minimum of 20 credits. Two of these courses must be from outside the GWS prefix. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper division. Students may apply two approved internship and/or practicum courses for no more than 8 credits total.

Please note that some anthropology and history courses are cross-listed with an identical GWS course. Students must not repeat the same course under different subject prefixes (e.g. ANTH 355 & GWS 355 are the same course).

Anthropology:

ANTH 349 - Topics in Social Archaeology Credits: 4 ^g
ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4 ^e
ANTH 358 - Native American Gender Issues Credits: 4
ANTH 455 - Advanced Research in Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3

Art:

ART 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 4

Biology:

BIO 132 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

English:

ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 4
ENGL 317 - Mass Communications: Topics Credits: 4 ^g
ENGL 380 - Native American Literature: Topics Credits: 4 ^g
ENGL 425 - Advanced Literary Topics Credits: 4 ^g

Gender and Women’s Studies:

GWS 280 - Issues in Women’s Health Credits: 4
GWS 300 - Masculinities Credits: 4
GWS 302 - Queer Theory Credits: 4 ^e
GWS 351 - Gender and Work Credits: 4
GWS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
GWS 365 - Women and Development Credits: 3
GWS 366 - Gender and Representation Credits: 4

History:

HIST 282 - Women in America to 1848 Credits: 4
HIST 283 - Women in America Since 1848 Credits: 4
HIST 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 4

Modern Languages:

ML 308 - Topics in French Literature Credits: 4 ^a,f,g
ML 346 - Hispanic Cultures: Topics Credits: 4 ^a,f,g

Philosophy:

PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism Credits: 4 ^e

Psychology:

PSYC 270 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 4 ^f

Sociology:

SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 4
SOC 279 - Ethnicity Gender and Class in the Southwest Credits: 4
SOC 350 - Social Construction of Sexuality Credits: 4
SOC 383 - Gender and Society Credits: 4 ^e

Practicum or Internship Opportunities:

Students may sign up for an internship or practicum experiences in any field, as long as the project undertaken is related to gender, sexuality, and/or women’s studies. Example courses are shown below. A maximum of 8 credits of practicum/internship may count in the Disciplinary Explorations section of the major. Be sure to check prerequisites for all courses. Students MUST receive approval from the Gender and Women’s Studies Director before signing up for internship or practicum credit.

ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6 - 30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 4 - 200 contact hours minimum
BIO 480 - Internship in Biology Credits: 1-3 ^a,f - requires at least 125 hours of directed experience; credit cannot be applied toward the Biology Major
ENGL 258 - Practicum: Service Learning Credits: 1-6 - 30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned
ENGL 358 - Practicum: Service Learning Credits: 1-6 - 30 contact hours of work for each credit hour earned
ES 450 - Internship Exercise Specialist Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Community Service Practicum Credits: 1-16 - Practicum may be taken for 4 credits to fulfill a GWS major requirement when the project is approved in advance by the GWS Coordinator.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^e If a course is used to fulfill the Core requirements it may not be taken to fulfill Disciplinary Explorations.

^fCheck course description for prerequisite course requirements.

^g Topics courses may count when the specific topic offered in a particular term is approved by the GWS Coordinator. The topic must be centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist analysis, and/or women’s studies, e.g.,

ENGL 380

ENGL 425

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Note: Any gender related 190/390 course may be applied to the Disciplinary Explorations requirements if approved by the Coordinator of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Gender and Women’s Studies Major: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Gender and Women’s Studies Major: Transfer Student Map