Section I:
The University

Section II:
Graduation Requirements

Section III:
Majors, Minors, Courses

Women's Studies       (Program Homepage)

Faculty: K. Ahlm, M. Altman, I. Aures, S. Basu, B. Batto, T. Beauboeuf, M. Belyavski-Frank, J. Bruggemann, R. Clifford, L. Elman, D. Geis, J. George, S. Hahn, K. Hall, J. Hollander, T. Morris, D. Newman, B. O'Bannon, R. Schindler, E. Silverman, B. Steinson, S. Tremblay, B. Whitehead, V. 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 16 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.

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

Core courses:

WS 140, WS 240, WS 340, WS 440.

Other required courses:

The six remaining elective courses must be chosen from an approved list which currently includes: ANTH 255, ANTH 290*, ANTH 390* ARTH 235, ARTH 290, ARTH 390* CLST 300* COMM 450* ECON 390* ENG 155*, ENG 264, ENG 390*, ENG 391*, ENG 461* FREN 420* GER 307, GER 412* HIST 105*, HIST 225, HIST 277, HIST 290*, HIST 300*, HIST 351, HIST 375 KINS 266 MUS 390* PHIL 206*, PHIL 211 POLS 390* PSY 345 REL 290*, REL 320, REL 370* SOC 210, SOC 212, SOC 225, SOC 301*, SOC 333 SPAN 390* WS 370 Other courses may be counted with the permission of the director (*appropriate topics)

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Three in addition to WS 340 and WS 440

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

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 in Women's Studies

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