- Foreign Language: Through second college year in one foreign language
Completion of a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Major and Related Courses
- 45 hours approved program of studies related to the culture of a time and place (excluding America) or to a major idea or theme lending itself to analysis through the disciplines of the humanities. Focus on human experience as revealed in the religious, intellectual, artistic, linguistic, and social actions which characterize the chosen area of study. No more than 15 hours at 100-200 level and no more than 18 hours in any one discipline. Maximum of 15 of the 45 hours may be awarded by the Faculty Board for the Humanities for independent study on campus or for knowledge gained in travel or in work.
- 2.0 average in all courses within approved program of study
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses
- Electives to complete 120 hours
- See additional requirements.
1442 - Humanities: Women’s Studies (B.A.)
Professor Marcia Noe, Coordinator
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121, 122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option A: Western Humanities I and II and Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations OR Option B: World Civilization I, II, III (9 hours total)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines (6 hours)
- Foreign Language: Through second college year in one foreign language
Completion of a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Major and Related Courses
- 30 hours approved Women’s Studies courses including Women’s Studies 200; 481 or 483r; 496; and 21 hours distributed among approved Women’s Studies Humanities and Women’s Studies Social Science courses with at least one course from each category.
- Women’s Studies Humanities courses include: WSTU 301, 302, 331, 366, 422, 424, 445r, 455r, 480, 481, 482 and 483.
- Women’s Studies Social Science courses include: WSTU 202, 222, 295, 304, 305, 307, 324, 336, 417, 425, 434 and 451.
- 2.0 average in all Women’s Studies (WSTU) courses
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses
- Electives to complete 120 hours
- See additional requirements.
4577 - HUMANITIES MINOR
24 hours of course work selected from at least three different departments related to the culture of a time and place (excluding America) or to a major idea or theme lending itself to analysis through the disciplines of the humanities; 15 of those hours must be at the 300-400 level. After 9 completed hours, and in consultation with the Coordinator, minors must develop an approved Program of Study, as well as a Program Rationale that delineates the student’s interests and develops a unifying thematic or theoretical line of inquiry that focuses on human experience as revealed in the religious, intellectual, artistic, linguistic, and social actions which characterize the chosen area of study. A maximum 6 hours may be taken as independent study and/or study abroad.
Minimum 2.0 average required in all courses attempted for the minor.
4680 - WOMEN’S STUDIES MINOR
18 hours required with at least 8 hours at the 300-400 level:
Women’s Studies 200 and 15 hours Women’s Studies courses listed below. However, no more than two courses (6 hours) in a single academic department can be applied toward the minor.
Minimum 2.0 average required in all courses attempted for the minor.
HUMANITIES COURSES (HUM)
199r Special Projects (1-4)
Individual and group studies. On demand.
219 African-American Literature (3)
See English 219.
230 Contemporary Francophone African Cinema (3)
An overview of recent African films from former French colonies with attention to issues of identity, heritage, and former colonial status. Prerequisite: English 121 or 122. May be registered as Modern Languages 230 or Theatre and Speech 230. No foreign language credit. Credit allowed in only one of the three courses.
257 The Romantic Experience (3)
See English 257.
300 The Vietnam Conflict: Then and Now (3)
An introduction to the Vietnam War, its development, its meaning, and its impact on the social, political, economic, and cultural identities of the U.S. and Vietnam.
311 Music of the World (3)
See Music 311.
335 African-American Slave Narrative (3)
See English 335.
336 The Development of Medieval Germanic Epic (3)
See English 336.
385r International Fiction (3)
A study of works of fiction by writers from the international community, exclusive of works from and about the British Isles, Canada and the United States. Content may vary. Prerequisite: English 122.
397 Music, the Arts, and Ideas (3)
See Music 397.
483 Feminist Theory (3)
See Philosophy 483.
490 Senior Educational Experience (3)
Thesis; oral and written presentation of progress required. The complete project will be presented for approval to the Faculty Board for the Humanities in the student’s final semester. On demand. Prerequisite: senior standing, final semester. May not be taken concurrently with 497r.
495r Departmental Honors
(1-3 hours per term, 4 hours for the two terms)
On demand. See Departmental Honors. Student must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
497r Research (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisite: approval of the coordinator and the department head. Student must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
