Women's Studies Major
Women's Studies is a multi-disciplinary course of study that fosters understanding of the ways in which social patterning of female and male roles impacts on human behavior and on the accumulation of knowledge.
Program Overview
The course listings below are a representation of what this academic program requires. For a full review of this program in detail please see our official online academic bulletin AND consult with an academic advisor. This listing does not include the General Education courses required for all majors and may not include some program specific information, such as admissions, retention, and termination standards.
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Women's Studies Major
Women's Studies is a multi-disciplinary course of study that fosters understanding of the ways in which social patterning of female and male roles impacts on human behavior and on the accumulation of knowledge. It satisfies the needs of students working in a large number of disciplines. The Women's Studies major requires 30 hours of coursework and a second major taken in any discipline offered at Central Michigan University.
The director of the Women's Studies Program serves as advisor for all students taking this major.
( Additional Requirements:
1. Completion of a second major in any discipline offered by CMU.
2. Courses must be selected in consultation with an advisor.
Total: 30 semester hours
For additional information, see the list of advisors in the Class Schedule Booklet. )
(9 hours)
Core Courses
3
WST 328/HST 326 Women in America
3
WST 426/PHL 426/PSC 426 Feminist Theory
3
WST 496 Capstone Seminar in Women's Studies
(9 hours)
Required Courses I
Three of the following
3
WST 230/ECO 230 Women in the Economy
3
WST 317/SOC 317 Sociology of Sex and Gender
3
WST 326/PSC 326 Women and Politics
3
WST 334/PSY 334 Psychology of Women
3
WST 430/GRN 430 Women and Aging
3
WST 590/ANT 590/SOC 590 Gender, Culture, and Society
(6 hours)
Required Courses II
Two of the following
3
WST 207/REL 207 Women in Religion
3
WST 303/REL 303 Goddesses
3
WST 327/ENG 327 Women Writers
3
WST 354/HST 354 Women in European History
3
WST 362/COM 362 Gender Communication
3
WST 382/ART 382 Gender and Art
(6 hours)
Electives
Chosen from the courses not selected from the lists above, or from the following group:
3
JRN 380 Racial Diversity: Mass Media's Role
3
MGT 357 Women in Management
3
WST 213/HDF 213 Introduction to Human Sexuality
3
WST 221/HST 221 Growing Up in America
3-6
WST 297 Special Topics in Women's Studies
2
WST 319/PES 319 Women and Sport
3
WST 325/BLR 325 Women and the Law
3
WST 410/SOC 410 Women, Crime and Deviance
3-6
WST 497 Special Topics in Women's Studies