UWO receives approval for women’s studies major

Women’s Studies
Required Units (crs.): 36 minimum

Required courses (12 units):
  *WMST 201 Introduction to Women’s Studies (1st year)
  *WMST 390 Feminist Theory
  *WMST 435 Women’s Studies Senior Seminar (4th year)
  *WMST 366 Service Learning and Field Study
   or Study Abroad

Service learning projects could include campus internships for the UW Oshkosh Women’s Center, the Counseling Center—specifically working with the Campus for Awareness and Relationship Education (CARE), or community internships for such programs as Goodwill, the Christine Ann Center, REACH Counseling Services, Planned Parenthood, or any other community program agreed upon by the student and the Director.  Study Abroad opportunities include 3-week interim courses such as “Women in the Arts in England,” “Privilege and Poverty in Tanzania,” or a semester-long program focusing on Women’s Studies at Lancaster University.  Other Study Abroad programs with significant Women’s Studies material will be considered for approval by the Director.

In selecting the remaining 8 courses (24 units), no more than two courses may be from the 100- or 200-level, and at least 6 courses must be from the 300-level or above.

Majors are required to choose one course from each of the following four disciplinary categories: (12 units) 

1. Historical Perspectives
2. Arts and Humanities
3. Social Sciences
4. Environment, Health,  & Natural Sciences

Majors are required to fulfill a Diversity Requirement. (6 units) At least one course must come from a list under the heading Global Diversity, while the other must come from the Diversity in the United States category. These courses may overlap with the disciplinary categories.

Majors are required to elect additional courses from any of the above categories to fulfill the 36-unit requirement for the major.  (6-12 units)

I. Historical Perspectives

WMST 334-Women in Mod Euro Hist
WMST 346-Gndr in Latin American Hist
WMST 386-Women in the United States
WMST 450 -Rhetoric of the US Women’s Movement I
WMST 451-Rhetoric of the US Women’s Movement II

II. Arts and Humanities

WMST 224-Women in Literature
WMST 225-Images of Women
WMST 243-Women in the Arts: Encounters
WMST 265-Women and Religion
WMST 268-Gender, Comm  & Relationships
WMST 315-Women and Madness
WMST 316-Gender, Discourse and Power
WMST 317-Gendering Jewish Children’s Lit
WMST 324-Gender in Literature
WMST 332-Early Women Writers
WMST 345-20th-Century Women Writers
WMST 347-Race, Class & Gndr in Amer Film
WMST 360-Judaism Since Gender
WMST 391/591-Gay and Lesbian Literature

III. Social Sciences

WMST 105-Soc Work Ethics in a Diverse Soc
WMST 303-Women and Politics
WMST 302-Civil Liberties in the United States
WMST 307-Discrimination, Gndr, &  the Economy
WMST 314-Native American Women
WMST 320-Gendered Lives
WMST 330-Discrimination & Legal Remedies
WMST 331-Women and Crime
WMST 344-Cross-Cultural Persp on Gndr
WMST 350/550-Women, Race, and Class
WMST 353-Domestic Violence
WMST 357-Sex Differences in Society
WMST 368-Sociology of Gender
WMST 370-Women and the Law
WMST 339/539-Sociology of the Family

IV. Environment, Health, and Natural Sciences

WMST 365-Gender and Nature
WMST 380-Women's Health: Issues and Nursing Practice

Diversity Requirement
Majors must fulfill a Diversity Requirement.  At least one course must be global in nature, and at least one must cover Women and Diversity in the United States.  These courses may overlap with the disciplinary categories. (6 units)

Global Diversity
WMST 265-Women and Religion
WMST 303-Women and Politics
WMST 334-Wmn in Mod European Hist
WMST 344-Cross-Cult Persp on Gndr
WMST 346-Gndr in Latin Amer History

Diversity in the United States
WMST 314-Native American Women
WMST 317-Gendering Jewish Children’s Lit
WMST 347-Race, Class & Gndr in Amer Film
WMST 350/550-Women, Race and Class
WMST 360-Judaism Since Gender
WMST 371/571-Afrn-Amer Wmn Writers
WMST 391/591-Gay and Lesbian Literature

Electives
Majors are required to elect additional courses from any of the above categories to fulfill the 36-unit requirement for the major.  (6-12 units)

Electives that may be tailored to meet the breadth requirement
WMST 395 Special Topics in Arts Hum 3 cr.
WMST 396 Special Topics in Historical Perspectives
WMST 397 Special Topics in Soc Science
WMST 398 Special Topics in Env, Health, and Nat Science
WMST 399 Special Topics for Off-Campus Study
WMST 446 Independent Study 1-3 cr. 
WMST 474 Honors Thesis 1-6 cr.