Women's and Gender Studies
Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Course Requirements:
Required Graduate Courses:
Course # |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| WS 5225* | Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities | 3 |
| WS 5250* | Feminist Scholarship in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| WS 5450 | Colloquium | 3-6 |
*Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies must take either WS 5225 or WS 5250.
Graduate Electives:
Course # |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| CJ 4402 | Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| COMM 4285 | Women and Minorities in the Media | 3 |
| COMM 4335 | Gender Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 4560 | British Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 4660 | Women Writers of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 4310 | Women in America | 3 |
| HIST 4327 | African American Women, Gender and Girlhood | 3 |
| HIST 4419 | Women in Modern Europe | 3 |
| NUR 4030 | Human Sexuality | 2 |
| PSY 4320 | Psychology of Women | 2 |
| SOC 4855 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 4865 | Family Diversity | 3 |
| WS 4910 | Special Projects in Women's Studies | 3 |
Women's Studies Graduate Courses
WS 5225 Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities: Theory and Method (3) (or WS 5250 Required) Overview of the three women's liberation movements in the United States; examines mainstream historical revisions and interpretations as well as theory and method.
WS 5250 Feminist Scholarship in the Social Sciences: Theory and Method (3) (or WS 5225 Required) Exploration of the various feminist theories and methodologies used in the social sciences.
WS 5450 Colloquium in Women's and Gender Studies (1-6) (Required) Advanced study and class discussions in selected areas of women's studies. Special area of emphasis will be announced each semester by assigned instructor. May be repeated as areas change for a maximum of 6 hours.
