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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

ANTH 353      Latinas in the Americas

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

HIST 484*       Historical Themes:  Women in Ancient Greece

HIST 484*       Historical Themes:  Modern European Women

HIST 484*       Historical Themes:  African-American Women in History

MUSC 205      Women in Western Music

PHIL 332         Feminist Philosophy

PHIL 380         Philosophical Topics:  Simone de Beauvoir

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 370      Topics:  Women of Color

WMST 370      Topics:  Women, the Environment and Health

WMST 370          Topics:  B-More:  Baltimore and Urban Communities

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

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

SOCI 323         Social Movements

SOCI 333         Political Sociology

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 336      Women and Medicine

WMST 338      Women and Sexuality

WMST 339      Reproductive Technologies and the Future of Motherhood

WMST 341      Women and Aging

WMST 370      Special Topics:  Women, the Environment and Health

BIOL 321         Biology of Women

HLTH 210       International Health

HLTH 207       Health Care in the United States

HLTH 218       Women’s Health

HLTH 220       Sexuality in a Diverse Society

HLTH 440       Perspectives on Rape and Sexual Assault

IDNM 309       Women, Society and Radiation

LGST 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

SOCI 336         The Sociology of Mental Illness

Women, Leadership and Community (12 Credits)

WMST 335      Women, Work and Family

WMST 336      Women and Medicine

WMST 370      Women, Leadership and Social Action

WMST 370      B-More: Baltimore and Urban Communities

ECON 374      Economic Issues of Gender

FMST 303       Trends in Contemporary Family Life

FMST 350       Fundamentals of Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

FMST 380       Family Law

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 47X       Special Topics:  Women and Law

POSC 481        Public Policy Analysis

SOCI 243         Sociology of Race, Class and Gender

SOCI 301         The Family

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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