Women's Studies Courses
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The minor in Women's Studies requires the completion of a minimum of 18 semester hours, including:

PHIL 129 Introduction to Women's Studies
Massey Syllabus | Jass Syllabus

PHIL 329 Feminist Thought. Feminist approaches to literary theory, anthropology, psychology, ethics, and philosophy, and their possible effect on contemporary theology and biblical analysis.

At least four other courses from among the following are required:

ENGL 200 Perspectives on Women in American Literature: Literature and Writing (4 credit hours)
Myers Syllabus

HIST 221 Women in East Asia. Topics in the history of East Asian women including family life, culture, sexuality, politics, work and education. Comparisons of Japan, China and Korea. Jackson Syllabus

HIST 213 Women in Modern European History. Experiences and representations of women in Europe since 1789 Field Syllabus

HIST 265 U.S. Women’s History. Women in U.S. history, with a focus on how differences of class, race, region and ethnicity have shaped American women’s history. Jass Syllabus

HIST 499 WS Leadership Seminar (2 credit hours)
Massey Syllabus

SOC 202 Sociology of Sex and Gender. A sociological analysis of gender construction and sexual inequality, including an introduction to general historical knowledge about men’s and women’s lives, social forces affecting reproduction, sexuality, intimacy, parenthood and gender role patterns.

PSYC 216 HumanSexuality. The physiological, psychological and social dimensions of sexual development and behavior. Spring. Please note, this course cannot be used toward a major or minor in Psychology.
Hammerle Syllabus

PSYC 306 Psychology of Gender. The experiences, effects and social realities of race and gender will be explored. A psychological focus will be used to clarify the causes and outcomes of racism and sexism.
Habarth Syllabus

RELG 310 Women in World Religions. Themes and issues in the traditions and texts of Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions with particular attention to the role of women. Topics will include: images of women in sacred scriptures and historical traditions, ritual practices, sources of religious authority, and psychological and ethical implications of feminist approaches to religion.

RELG 330 Women and the Bible. A detailed study of portions of the Jewish and/or Christian scriptures. Topics may include: prophecy and apocalyptic, the Synoptic gospels, the Pauline letters, myth and parable. Emphasis is on both historical and literary approaches to the Biblical texts.

AHIS 232 Representations of Gender in Art
Massey Syllabus

AHIS 301 Photography and Identity
Massey Syllabus