WmSt 202. Introduction to Women’s Studies.

This course will provide students with an interdisciplinary examination of the conditions and circumstances affecting the lives of women in the United States. We will discuss sex-based inequities and their impact on women of all classes, races, sexual and ethnic identifications. We will explore the extent to which gender affects access to opportunity, power and resources. Students will learn strategies for critiquing and changing the existing status of women. Furthermore, they will learn to formulate and support their own independent viewpoints of the issues covered. Cornerstone 6. Three hours.

WmSt 360.  Senior Project in Women’s Studies.

In collaboration with a member of the Women’s Studies faculty, the student develops an individualized program of reading and writing, culminating in the presentation of a substantial paper, followed by an oral examination over the project involving at least three Women’s Studies faculty members. Students might also fulfill this requirement by completing a field experience (120 hours) at an agency that primarily serves the needs of girls and women. This experience must be supervised by a member of the Women’s Studies faculty. Contact the Director of the Women’s Studies minor for the current list of Women’s Studies faculty members. Prerequisite: open only to senior Women’s Studies minors. Three hours.

399WS. Senior Portfolio in Women’s Studies.