Women's Studies CurriculumRequirements for the Minor
in Women's Studies:
- Students must complete 18 hours of courses chosen from:
WS 201, 204, 205, 304, 312, 315, 316, 340, 402 or 403.
Courses:
Women’s Studies 201: Issues in Women’s Health
Examines related issues from a holistic approach. Topics to be
discussed include health consumerism and normal physical, spiritual,
and mental health, as well as various deviations. Prerequisite:
Biology 120/Consent of the Instructor Credit: 3 hours (Spring).
Women’s Studies 204: Marriage and the Family
(Cross-listed as Sociology 204)
The contemporary American family challenged by social changes,
impact upon family dynamics, and interpersonal relationships.
Credit: 3 hours.
Women’s Studies 205: Gender Roles in Society: An Introduction
to Women’s Studies
(Cross-listed as Sociology 205)
Interdisciplinary perspectives of gender roles in sociological,
social-psychological, anthropological, economic, political and
historical contexts. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)
Women’s Studies 304: Women in the History of Art and Music
(Cross-listed as Art/Music 304)
Exploration of contributions made by women in art and music from
antiquity to the 20th century. Prerequisite: Art 103/Music 104 or
the equivalent Credit: 3 hours (Spring)
Women’s Studies 312: Women in American History
(Cross-listed as History 312)
History of American Women from the colonial era to the present.
Topics include changes in the household and women’s work, rise of
female public activism and feminism, and debates over “ideal”
womanhood and female sexuality. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)
Women’s Studies 315: Women in Literature
(Cross-listed as English 315)
Extensive exploration of such topics as images, roles, and life
stages of women in literature. Discussion and application of
feminist perspective. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)
Women’s Studies 316: Women and the Bible
(Cross-listed as Religion 316)
Investigations of the roles women play in the biblical world and the
contribution of women scholars to biblical interpretation. Credit: 3
hours.
Women’s Studies 340. Psychology of Women
(Cross-listed as Psychology 340)
Explores the experience of being a woman from the psychological
perspective. Effects of physical and mental health, family and work,
religion and spirituality, rape and domestic violence, sexuality,
culture, and media depictions on the lives of women will be examined
as will the historical and theoretical perspectives in psychology of
women. Credit: 3 hours
Women’s Studies 402: Special Topics in Women’s Studies
Study of a specific topic related to women’s studies. May be
taken two times for credit as the topics vary. Credit: 3 hours.
Women’s Studies 403: Independent Study in Women’s Studies
Individual study of a topic of interest to the student. Credit:
1 – 3 hours.
CONTACT:
Dr.
Sherry Ginn
Assistant Professor of Psychology
and Director of the Women's Studies Program
sginn@wingate.edu
704-233-8068
