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Women's Studies 2001-2002 Faculty: Altman (Director), Basu, Beauboeuf, Bordt, Bruggemann, Cameron, Y. Chiang, Davis, Ellis, Fernald, Fjord, George, Gourley, Hahn, A. Harris, Hollander, Jennings, Kuecker, McInnes, Morris, Newman, O'Bannon, Rainbolt, Shannon, Steinson, Wininger, Ziegler. In the past 30 years, Women's Studies has produced a compelling body of interdisciplinary and multicultural scholarship that has challenged traditional interpretations of history, experience, culture and even science. Women's Studies courses (offered in sixteen academic departments) encourage students -male as well as female -to reconsider the diversity of women's experiences in the past and the changing roles of men and women today. Women's Studies at DePauw offers outstanding opportunities to develop critical thinking, interpretive and writing skills as well as the cultural knowledge necessary for a liberal education. Many of the nation's finest graduate schools offer advanced degrees in Women's Studies; Women's Studies majors find employment in the same broad range of fields as do graduates of other liberal arts disciplines.
The Women's Studies major and minor offer students an opportunity to concentrate on an area of passionate interest while acquiring skills, and interrogating perspectives, from many different disciplines. Women's Studies majors complete an ambitious independent research project of their own design in the senior year.
Students may choose to major in Women's Studies, or simply to take one or more courses in the field. Many students begin with Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 140), but one can begin almost anywhere: there is a range of courses cross-listed with traditional departments from which to choose. The capstone course, Feminist Theory (WS 340), is designed for students with some Women's Studies experience.
The Women's Studies Resource Center, Asbury Hall 109, contains a small library of books and periodicals relating to women's issues and serves as a meeting space for seminars and for small groups, such as the student-run Coalition for Women's Concerns.
Studying in an off-campus DePauw-sponsored or GLCA program, such as the Comparative Women's Studies Program in Europe, is encouraged for majors and minors. Appropriate courses from off campus may be applied toward the minor or major upon approval by the director of Women's Studies.
Requirements for a major in Women's Studies: | Total courses required: | ten to twelve courses |
| Core courses: | WS 140, WS 240, WS 340, WS 440. |
| Other required courses: | The six to eight remaining elective courses must be chosen from an approved list which currently includes: ANTH 255, ANTH 290*, ANTH 390*ARTH 290, ARTH 352 BIO EXP* CLST 300* COMM 450* ECON 390EDUC EXP*ENG 155*, ENG 190*, ENG 355*, ENG 390*, ENG 461* FREN 420* GER 307, GER 412* HIST 105*, HIST 276, HIST 277, HIST 290*, HIST 300*, HIST 351, HIST 375 HPP 266 ML EXP MUS 390* PHIL 206*, PHIL 211POLS 390 PSY 345 REL 271, REL 290*, REL 320, REL 370*, REL 371 SOC 210, SOC 212, SOC 225, SOC 301* SPAN 390* (*appropriate topics)WS 370 other courses may be counted with the permission of the director |
| # 300 and 400 level courses: | three in addition to 340 and 440 courses |
| Senior requirement: | The senior requirement consists of the completion of WS 440. |
| Additional information: | The elective courses required for the major must be drawn from at least three academic disciplines. Students must include in their program one or more courses dealing with non-Western women and/or women of color in the United States. No more than four courses of off-campus study may be counted toward the major. |
Requirements for a minor in Women's Studies: | Total courses required: | five courses | | Core courses: | WS 140, WS 340
| | Other courses: | The remaining three courses may be chosen from those listed for the major, drawn from at least two disciplines. | | # 300 and 400 level courses: | two courses | Courses in Women's Studies W S 140. Introduction to Women's Studies --1 course
This course introduces some key issues in contemporary women's studies and provides a starting vocabulary and background in the field. Because Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary field, readings come from a number of different areas, including literature, history, philosophy, psychology and sociology.
W S 197. First-Year Seminar --1 course
A seminar focused on a theme related to the study of women. Open only to first-year students.
W S 240. Women's Studies Research Methods --1 course
This course offers hands-on experience in the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies. Students will survey research methods by reading excellent examples that show how various research methods have been applied; by reading about, and discussing, the practical details and the ethical issues involved in doing research; and by applying research methods themselves in exercises that will be presented and critiqued with a workshop format.
W S 260. Women of Color in the U.S. --1 course
The course draws on the disciplines of history, sociology, anthropology and literary study to offer an in-depth look at the experiences and concerns of women of color, with an emphasis on hearing women's voices. The course is divided approximately in thirds; accounts of the experiences of various ethnic groups (e.g., African-American, Native American, Asia; issues facing women of color in the U.S. today (e.g., culture, the body, family, work); and theory. The class involves frequent writing (formal and informal), including a research paper and in-class presentations.
W S 340. Feminist Theory --1 course
This course focuses on contemporary feminist thought. Throughout the semester, students emphasize the relationship between feminist theory and feminist practice and ways in which feminism changes our fundamental understanding of the world.
W S 370. Topics in Women's Studies --1/2-1 course
An interdisciplinary exploration of a particular theme, area, or period, with respect to issues of women and gender.
W S 390. Independent Study --1/2-1 course
Independent Study.
W S 440. Women's Studies Senior Thesis --1/2-1 course
Required of all Women's Studies majors. Students design and carry out an original, interdisciplinary project or paper on a women's studies topic. The thesis is directed by the Women's Studies coordinator or other designated faculty member, and the candidate orally examined by an interdisciplinary committee of three.
W S Experimental. Women in Education --1 course
This course is a survey of the contributions made by women--as students, teachers, researchers and theorists--in education over the last 150 years. Particular emphasis is placed on how socially diverse women have challenged societal definitions of womanhood and contributed to significant transformations in educational practice, theory and research.
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