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2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog | Catalogs

Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies

The minor provides an opportunity for the study of women’s experiences and productions, representations of women, and the analysis of gender throughout history and across cultures. Students gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the historical and contemporary issues concerning women, gender, and sexuality. This minor provides a valuable foundation for pursuing careers in education, journalism, business, public affairs, the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences.

Six courses are required for the minor, including two core courses and four electives. At least two courses, one at the 300 level, must be completed at Roosevelt University. The four electives are selected from courses offered by various disciplines and allow for interdisciplinary breadth and depth. Students should check regularly with the women’s and gender studies advisor about the status of approved courses.

  Wgs 210 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3
  Wgs 395 Readings and Research in Women’s and Gender Studies 3
  Four electives chosen from the following: 12
  Wgs 304 Topics in Feminist Theories
  Wgs 390 Women’s and Gender Studies Newsletter Internship
  Afs 317 The African-American Woman
  Afs 318 The African-American Male in America
  Art 304 Feminist Theories of Art
  Art/Eng 309 Film and Gender
  Art 324 Art as Autobiography
  Art 342 Queer Issues in Visual Culture
  Art 350/Hist 350/Jour 349 Culture and Media of the 1970s
  Art 373 Issues Surrounding Pornography
  Art 374 Women and Art
  Econ/Libs 248 Gender and Urban Life
  Econ 308 Women and the Economy
  Eng 215 US Ethnic Women’s Literature
  Eng 310 Early Modern Women Writers/Early Modern Gender Issues
  Eng 313 Staging Witchcraft Plays
  Eng 319 Crime, Gender, and Victorian Literature
  Eng 322 Studies in 19th-Century Women’s Fiction, Poetry, or Drama
  Eng 324, 327, 329, 346, 358 Studies in 20th-Century Women’s Fiction, Poetry, or Drama
  Eng 330 Postcolonial Literature
  Eng 339 Sexuality and Literature
  Eng 341 Gay and Lesbian Literature
  Eng 341 Gender and the Artist in American Fiction
  Eng 342 African Literature: Gender and Economic Development
  Eng 361 Whitman: Nation, Gender, Self
  Eng 366 Language and Gender
  Eng 392 Women’s Autobiography
  Hist 326 Women and the South
  Hist 326 Gender Roles in the US Since 1890
  Hist 326 Gender and Labor
  Hist 337 History of Reform Movements in the US
  Hist 372 History of American Family Life
  Hist 383 History and Politics of Women in the US
  Hist 389/Pol 384 Women in Politics and Elections
  Phil 341 Philosophy of Feminism
  Phil 342 Women and Religion
  Pos 312 The Politics of Lesbian and Gay Communities in the US
  Pos 341 Gender, Law and Politics
  Pos 367 Social Movements
  Pos 391 AIDS: Science, Culture, Power
  Psyc 108 Human Sexuality
  Psyc 345 Psychology of Women
  Soc 215 Sociology of the Family
  Soc 223 Sociology of Sport
  Soc 304 Contemporary Social Theories
  Soc 327 Race and Ethnic Relations
  Soc 336 Aging, the Aged, and the Family
  Soc 339 The Sociology of Death and Dying
  Soc 340 Sex, Gender and the Social Order
  Soc 350 Sociology of Culture
  Soc 353 Health, Illness, and Medicine in American Society

04-06 Undergraduate Catalog | College of Arts & Sciences

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