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Women's Studies Undergraduate Minor

The university offers a minor in Women's Studies. Goals of the minor include helping students reinterpret concepts of gender and gendered identities in different social, cultural, and political contexts.

The Women's Studies Program is administered by the Director of Women's Studies. A minor consists of 18 hours of courses as approved by the director.  Three of these courses must be Introduction to Women’s Studies (WS 2300), Feminist Thought and Theories (WS 4310), and Women’s Studies Seminar (WS 4399).  Courses counted toward a major field of study will not count toward completion of the Women’s Studies minor.  Courses without a WS prefix may be used toward completion of the minor at the discretion of the director. (see below)

What is WS 2300 - Introduction to Women's Studies?
Course Description: Basic survey of concepts and theories related to the study of women and to the analysis of gender roles. Fulfills Core Humanities requirement.

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Undergraduate Courses Qualified for the Minor
(See TTU Catalog 2008-2009 for detail descriptions)

WS 1305 Human Sexuality
WS 2300 Introduction to Women's Studies
WS 2301 Gender Roles: Lifespan Developmental Perspectives
WS 2331 Sociology of Marriage
WS 3306 Women in Culture and Society
WS 3307 Gender Issues in Sport
WS 3312 Gender and Communication
WS 3321 Human Sexuality Through the Family Life Cycle
WS 3323 The History of Women in America
WS 3325 Women in the Modern World
WS 3326 Women and Politics
WS 3331 Sociology of the Family
WS 3332 Feminism and Philosophy
WS 3337 Inequality in America
WS 3340 Gender and Sexuality in the Classical World
WS 3341 Women in European Civilization
WS 3382 Women Writers
WS 4302 Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior
WS 4305 Directed Studies
WS 4310 Feminist Thought and Theories
WS 4325 Major Issues in U.S. Women's History
WS 4327 Gender, Race and Class in U.S. Law
WS 4374 Love, Death, and Magic in Europe, 1500 - 1800
WS 4399 Women's Studies Seminar

 

Update on Women's Studies Undergraduate Courses offered
Fall 2009

Note: The following course(s) are available to all Women's Studies undergraduate students fulfilling the Women's Studies Minor. (Contact Tricia Earl, Women's Studies Coordinator and Advisor for more information)

Fall (August 27 - December 16)

WS 2300.002 (CRN # 18611) Intro to Women's Studies | MWF 10:00am - 10:50am
WS 2300.003 (CRN # 18612) Intro to Women's Studies | TR 9:30am - 10:50am
WS 4310.001 (CRN #18613) Feminist Thought & Theories | TR 11:00am - 12:20pm

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Update on Women's Studies-related Undergraduate Courses offered
Fall 2009

Note: The following course(s) are available to all Women's Studies undergraduate students fulfilling the Women's Studies Minor
and should be reviewed with your advisor before registering for the course. Contact Tricia Earl, Women's Studies Coordinator and Advisor for more information and to confirm these courses as part of your Minor credit.

ENGL 2305 Intro to Poetry: Reading and Responding to Contemporary Voices of Women
(CRN# 11347) MWF 8:00-8:50 a.m.        Jessicca Vidrine
(CRN# 11358) MWF 9:00-9:50 a.m.        Jessicca Vidrine
 
This introductory course on poetry will focus on contemporary female poets.  We will study various forms of poetry written by women in recent decades, focusing on the themes of the body, motherhood, relationships, love, spirituality, and the female archetype.  Students will be required to write formal and informal papers through journaling, reading responses, and three short essays.  There will be a midterm and a final examination.  Students are allowed 3 absences before their grade is affected. This policy begins the first day of class, or the first day the student is registered.
 
JOUR 4301.001 Women in Media
 (CRN# 22015) MW 4:00-5:20 p.m.          Elizabeth Watts

What do the authors Harriet Beecher Stowe, Helen Hunt Jackson and Danielle Steele have in common? What took place in the offices of John Mack Carter, the editor of Ladies’ Home Journal, in 1970? Did women ever take over newspapers and produce a women’s edition?
Who are the women film directors? These answers and more Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Fall Semester. No prerequisites.

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