What types of courses does Womens Studies offer?
• focus on women’s experience in the analysis of human culture, • examine the contributions and status of women in society, • explore the meaning of gender in our lives, • investigate the impact of race, ethnicity, age, social class, sexual orientation, and other factors on women’s experiences.The introductory undergraduate core course, Women in Contemporary America (WOMS 230), studies the political, economic, legal, and social status of American women in today’s society. The second core course for undergraduate credit, Women Across Cultures and Centuries (WOMS 235), explores the experiences of diverse groups of women through U.S. women’s literature studied in historical context. Both WOMS 230 and 235 also fulfill general education credit for the interdisciplinary area. A third core course, WOMS 432, concentrates on feminist theory. The graduate certificate permits study of gender and its significance by engaging students in feminist theory and criticism, research methods, and scholars
