Schools
School of Arts and Letters
Minor in Women's and Gender Studies
Coordintor: Dr. Bernadette Faith Jesse
Campus Office: CV 027
Telephone: (812) 941-2098
E-mail: bfolson@ius.edu
Mission/Vision Statement
The Women's and Gender Studies Program at IU Southeast is interdisciplinary and draws from diverse specializations. In the program, students learn and share knowledge about the way gender, sexuality, and culture shape the experiences, ideologies, individuals, and politics in the world. Students explore issues of gender, sexuality, and culture in the context of history, literature, class studies, religion, art, philosophy, sociology, the natural sciences and other areas. The Women's and Gender Studies program is dedicated to working for intellectual excellence, educational equity and a campus free of sexism, racism, heterosexism and other forms of discriminatory treatment.
Student Learning Goals
- Students will analyze gender and sexuality as social constructions
- Students will reflect on variations in women's and men's experiences across nations, cultures, time, class, race, religion, etc.
- Students will learn to recognize the intersectional nature of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class.
Minor Requirements
15 credit hours, including:
- WOST W200 - Women in Society - Intro to Women's Studies (3 cr.)
- two humanities courses from approved list of electives
- two social science courses from approved list of electives
Core Program
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs |
WOST-W |
200 |
Women in Society – Intro to Women’s Studies |
3 |
C- |
Electives
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs |
ENG-L |
207 |
Women and Literature |
3 |
C- | |
ENG-L |
378 |
Studies in Women and Literature |
3 |
C- | P: ENG-W 131 |
FINA-A |
270 |
Women in the History of Art |
3 |
C- | P: ENG-W 131 |
HIST-A |
260 |
Early North American Women’s History |
3 |
C- | HIST-H 105, H106 or instructor consent |
HIST-A |
261 |
Modern American Women’s History |
3 |
C- | P: HIST-H 106 |
HIST-H |
214 |
Comparative Women’s History |
3 |
C- | |
HIST-H |
231 |
Women, Men, and Family in History |
3 |
C- | |
POLS-Y |
200 |
Contemporary Political Problems |
3 |
C- | |
POLS-Y |
324 |
Women and Politics |
3 |
C- | |
PSY-P |
460 |
The Psychology of Women |
3 |
C- | P: 9 credits in PSY |
REL-R |
362 |
Religion in Literature |
3 |
C- | |
SOC-R |
320 |
Sexuality and Society |
3 |
C- | P: SOC-S 163 |
SOC-S |
338 |
Sociology of Sex Roles |
3 |
C- | P: SOC-S 163 |
SOC-S |
413 |
Gender and Society |
3 |
C- | P: SOC-S 163 |
SOC-S |
416 |
The Family |
3 |
C- | P: SOC-S 163 |
SPCH-S |
450 |
Gender and Communication |
3 |
C- | P: SPCH-S 122 and junior standing; or instructor consent |
WOST-W |
495 |
Readings and Research in Women’s Studies |
3 |
C- |