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2022-2023 Shepherd University Catalog

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2022-2023 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gender and Women’s Studies Minor

With completion of the Gender & Women’s Studies program, students will have:

Acquired multidisciplinary knowledge related to the study of social formations of gender, sexuality, gender identity, and their intersectionality with race, class, and ethnicity.
Developed an appreciation for educational equity, public engagement and activism, interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and understanding, and open communication and dialogue.
Had opportunities to engage in multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and cross-disciplinary engagement and learning using multiple modes of intellectual inquiry.

Curriculum for a Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies

Total hours required, 18 Hours:

Required courses, 6 Hours:

GWST 201 - Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies (3 cr)
GWST 350 - Seminar in Gender and Women’s Studies (3 cr)

Elective courses, 12 Hours:

Choose four from among the following:

COMM 403 - Media Studies (3 cr)
COMM 404 - Gender and Film (3cr)
COMM 406 - Advertising and Imagery (3 cr)
CRIM 415 - Gender and Crime (3cr)
ENGL 355 - American Ethnic Literature (3 cr)
ENGL 360 - Literature, Gender, and Sexuality (3 cr)
ENGL 366 - Women in the Arts and Literature (3 cr)
HIST 315 - United States Women to 1869 (3 cr)
HIST 316 - United States Women since 1869 (3cr)
HIST 338 - European Women to 1500 (3 cr)
HIST 339 - European Women Since 1500 (3 cr)
HPPH 325 - Oral History (3cr)
HPPH 330 - Living History Interpretation (3cr)
MUSC 313 - Women in Music (3 cr)
PSCI 401 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3 cr)
PSCI 419 - International Politics of Human Rights (3cr)
PSCI 420 - Critical Political Issues (3 cr)
PSCI 431 - Security and Insecurity in World Politics (3cr)
PSYC 320 - Human Sexual Behavior (3 cr)
PSYC 343 - Psychology of Aging (3 cr)
SOCI 303 - The Family (3 cr)
SOCI 321 - Social Stratification (3 cr)
SOCI 403 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr)
SOWK 320 - Child Welfare Services (3 cr)
SOWK 402 - Social Gerontology (3 cr)
SOWK 417 - Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society (3 cr)
Other courses, including special topics and independent studies, with the permission of the program coordinator.

Note(s):

For information contact Dr. Betty Ellzey, Department of English and Modern Languages; or Dr. Stephanie A. Slocum-Schaffer, Department of Government, Geography, and Global Studies.