Women's Studies
Undergraduate Majors
Undergraduate
Programs
The following interdisciplinary (WMST) and departmental women’s studies courses are currently in the curriculum. Any course can only count toward one focus area. Some courses fulfill General Education (GenEd) requirements.
MAJOR IN WOMEN’S STUDIES
Women’s Studies majors are required to complete 39 credit hours with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher from among the following:
Required Core Courses (6 Course Credits)
WMST 231 Women in Perspective
or
WMST 232 Honors Seminar: Women in Perspective
or
WMST 233 International Perspectives on Women
or
WMST 234 Honors Seminar: International Perspectives on Women
and
WMST 337 Feminist Theory
Required Culminating Experience (3 Course Credits)
WMST 485 Seminar in Women’s Studies
Focus Area (12 course credits): Students must select a focus area among the four listed below. Of the 12 credits necessary for the focus area, 6 course credits must be WMST courses.
Distribution Requirement (18 Course Credits): Students must take 6 course credits in each of the remaining three focus areas other than the one selected.
FOCUS AREAS:
Women, Culture and Creativity (12 credits)
WMST 235 American Women and Popular Culture
WMST 332 Women, Culture and Creativity
WMST 333 Women’s Words, Women’s Lives
WMST 370 Women, Religion and Ritual
WMST 370 Topics: Gender and Identity: Asian American/Pacific Island Experiences
WMST 370 Topics: The Erotic Imagination in Christianity and Hinduism
ARTH 341 Women in Art
CLST 303 Identity and Culture: Gender and Media in Global Perspective
EMF 205 Women and Gender in Film
ENGL 290 Honors Seminar in Literature: Emily Dickinson
ENGL 290 Honors Seminar in Literature: Austen and the Brontes
ENGL 347 World Literature: African Women Writers
ENGL 363 Film and Literature: Austen/Shelley/Hollywood
ENGL 370 Special Topics: Literature of Women
ENGL 372 Women Writers
ENGL 380 Voices of Medieval Women
ENGL 469 Topics in British Literature: Virginia Woolf
ENGL 471 Topics in World Literature: Black Women Writers
ENGL 472 Topics in British Literature: Unfortunate Women
ENGL 477 Topics in Black American Literature: African-American Women Writers
HIST 306 Women in 20th Century U.S. History
MUSC 205 Women in Western Music
PHIL 332 Feminist Philosophy
SPAN 455 Hispanic Popular Culture: Mexican Cultural Symbols: La Malinche,
LaVirgen de Guadalupe and La Llorona
SPAN 474 Special Topics in Spanish: Latin American Women Writers
Women, Diversity, and Global Contexts (12 credits)
WMST 233 International Perspectives on Women
WMST 234 Honors Seminar: International Perspectives on Women
WMST 341 Women and Aging
WMST 345 Women, the Environment and Health
WMST 370 Topics: Women of Color
WMST 370 Topics: B-More: Baltimore and Urban Communities
WMST 370 Topics: Gender and Identity: Asian American/Pacific Island Experiences
WMST 370 Topics: The Erotic Imagination in Christianity and Hinduism
CLST 303 Identity and Culture: Gender and Media in Global Perspective
ANTH 321 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH 353 Latinas in the Americas
ENGL 347 World Literature: African Women Writers
ENGL 471 Topics in World Literature: African-American Writers
ENGL 471 Topics in World Literature: Black Women Writers
ENGL 477 Topics in Black American Literature: African-American Women Writers
HIST 361 Gays and Lesbians in U.S. History
HIST 384 Life Histories of African Women
HIST 484 Historical Themes: African-American Women in History
LGBT 101 An Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies
RLST 205 Women in World Religions
PHIL 204 Race, Class and Gender
PSYC 449 Psychology of Lesbian Culture
PSYC 457 Gender Identity in Transition
SOCI 243 Sociology of Race, Class and Gender
SPAN 455 Hispanic Popular Culture: Mexican Cultural Symbols: La Malinche,
LaVirgen de Guadalupe and La Llorona
SPAN 474 Special Topics in Spanish: Latin American Women Writers
Women, Health, and Sexuality (12 credits)
WMST 235 American Women and Popular Culture
WMST 240 Themes and Issues in Women's Studies
WMST 336 Women and Medicine
WMST 338 Women and Sexuality
WMST 339 Reproductive Technologies and the Future of Motherhood
WMST 341 Women and Aging
WMST 345 Women, the Environment and Health
HLTH 210 International Health
HLTH 218 Women’s Health
HLTH 220 Sexuality in a Diverse Society
HLTH 440 Perspectives on Rape and Sexual Assault
LGBT 101 An Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies
PHIL 204 Race, Class and Gender
PSYC 447 Sex Differences: Psychological Perspectives
PSYC 449 Psychology of Lesbian Culture
PSYC 457 Gender Identity in Transition
SOCI 307 Issues in Domestic Violence
SOCI 335 Medical Sociology
Women, Leadership and Community (12 Credits)
WMST 335 Women, Work and Family
WMST 336 Women and Medicine
WMST 341 Women and Aging
WMST 345 Women, Environment and Health
WMST 370 Women, Religion and Ritual
WMST 370 B-More: Baltimore and Urban Communities
ECON 374 Economic Issues of Gender
FMST 350 Fundamentals of Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
IDNM 307 Women, Gender and Science
PHIL 204 Race, Class and Gender
POSC 340 Comparative Public Policy
POSC 47X Women, Public Policy, and Social Change
POSC 481 Public Policy Analysis
SOCI 243 Sociology of Race, Class and Gender
SOCI 302 Sociology of Gender
SOCI 307 Issues in Domestic Violence
SOCI 348 Women and Crime
SOCI 362 Work and Occupations
SOCI 365 Organizations and Society
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