Women’s Studies B.A./B.S.

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For the major, a student must complete 30 credit hours of women’s studies core courses and approved courses listed below offered by other departments, at least 9 of which must be at the 500 level or above. Courses followed by a subtitle in parentheses vary and count for the Women’s Studies major and minor only when offered with the indicated subtitle.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Effective Fall 2014

Core course requirements (15 credit hours)

WOMST 305 - Advanced Fundamentals of Women’s Studies Credits: (3)
WOMST 405 - Resistance and Movements for Social Change Credits: (3)
WOMST 410 - Feminist Thought Credits: (3)
WOMST 510 - Research Methods in Women’s Studies Credits: (3)
WOMST 610 - Capstone Seminar in Women’s Studies Credits: (3)

Electives (15 credit hours)

The remaining 15 credit hours necessary for the major can be selected from approved electives offered by the Women’s Studies and other K-State departments. Student must enroll in at least one course (3 credit hours) in each of three different clusters.

CLUSTERS:

Theory and Construction of Identity
Social Change, Social Justice, and Education
Arts and Representations
Law and the Public Arena
Health, Science, and Technology

Overlay Requirement

Varies by Topic, check with Department to Ascertain Cluster

One of these electives must be numbered 500 or above (see below list for classes assigned to each distribution cluster)

Distribution Clusters

See list for classes assigned to each distribution cluster.

Theory and Construction of Identity

ANTH 345 - Cultures of South Asia Credits: (3)
ENGL 315 - Cultural Studies Credits: (3)
ENGL 705 - Theory and Practice of Cultural Studies Credits: (3)
FSHS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: (3)
HIST 538 - Women in Sport Credits: (3)
PHILO 150 - Introduction to Philosophy of Feminism Credits: (3)
PHILO 590 - Topics in Philosophy Credits: (3) (Philosophy of Feminism)
SOCIO 545 - The Sociology of Women Credits: (3)
WOMST 300 - Selected Studies of Women and Gender Credits: (3) (Coming Out)
WOMST 321 - Latina’s Life Stories Credits: (3)
WOMST 500 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (African Feminisms)
WOMST 500 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (Love & Sex in India)
WOMST 580 - Women and Religion Credits: (3)
WOMST 585 - Women and Islam Credits: (3)
WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (Women of Color)
WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies
Credits: (1-3) (Sexuality Studies)
ANTH 790 - Writing Cultures: Ethnographic Methods Credits: (3)

Social Change, Social Justice and Education

DAS 355 - Introduction to Nonviolence Studies Credits: (3)
DAS 590 - Applied Nonviolence Credits: (3)
EDACE 750 - Women, Education, and Work Credits: (2-3)
EDCI 735 - Curriculum Materials for Nonsexist Teaching Credits: (3)
HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (1-3) (History of American Feminism)
HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (1-3) (History of Kansas Women)
HIST 540 - Women in America, 1600 to the Civil War Credits: (3)
HIST 542 - Women in America, Civil War to the Present Credits: (3)
HIST 598 - Topics in Non-Western History Credits: (1-3) (Women, Gender, and Islam)
LEAD 430 - Women and Leadership Credits: (3)
SOCIO 510 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: (3)
SOCWK 510 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: (3)
WOMST 380 - Women and Global Social Change Credits: (3)
WOMST 480 - Seminar in Gender, Environment & Justice Credits: (3)
WOMST 605 - Women’s Studies Practice and Applied Social Change: Field-Experience Research in Organizations Credits: (3)
WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (Transnational Feminism)

Arts and Representations

ANTH 523 - Topics in Linguistic Anthropology Credits: (1-4) (Language and Gender)
ENGL 220 - Fiction into Film Credits: (3) (taught by Debes)
ENGL 270 - American Literature Credits: (3) (taught by: Reckling, Gonzalez)
ENGL 285 - Introduction to American Ethnic Literatures Credits: (3) (African American Women Writers)
ENGL 330 - Fiction Credits: (3) (Instructor specific: Karlin)
ENGL 386 - African American Literatures Credits: (3)
ENGL 387 - American Indian Literatures Credits: (3)
ENGL 388 - Asian American Literatures Credits: (3)
ENGL 389 - Latina/o Literatures Credits: (3)
ENGL 395 - Topics in English Credits: (1-3) (Shakespeare: Comedy, Gender, and Performance)
ENGL 420 - Topics in Film Credits: (3) (Violence and War)
ENGL 420 - Topics in Film Credits: (3) (Gender in Horror)
ENGL 450 - Literature and Society Credits: (3) (Women in TV)
ENGL 485 - Topics in Rhetoric and Literacy Credits: (3) (Girl Talk: Women’s Words that Rock(ed) the World)
ENGL 525 - Women in Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 605 - Readings in Medieval Literature Credits: (3) (The Idea of Work in the Middle Ages)
ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Austen)
ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Women)
ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Ghosts and Goths)
ENGL 635 - Readings in Twentieth-Century British Literature Credits: (3) (Bloomsbury Group)
ENGL 650 - Readings in Twentieth-Century American Literature Credits: (3) (Queer Native Literatures)
ENGL 655 - Readings in American Ethnic Literature Credits: (3) (“What is African American Literature?”)
ENGL 655 - Readings in American Ethnic Literature Credits: (3) (American Gothic)
ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (George Eliot)
ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Gender and Performance)
ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Erdrich and Alexie)
ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Austen and Her Legacy)
ENGL 660 - Readings in Major Authors Credits: (3) (Louise Erdrich)
ENGL 670 - Topics in British Literature Credits: (3) (Women in 18th Century Literature)
ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (Asian American Literature)
ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (Latina/o Literature)
ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (In the Shadows of American Literature)
ENGL 680 - Topics in American Literature Credits: (3) (Two-Spirit Literatures)
ENGL 685 - Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Credits: (3) (Feminist Rhetorics)
ENGL 705 - Theory and Practice of Cultural Studies Credits: (3)
ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Gender & Sexuality in American Indian Literature)
ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Restoration and 18th Century Drama)
ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Shakespeare & Children’s Literature)
ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary Genre Credits: (3) (Romances and Saints’ Lives)
ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (The Brontes)
ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Comedy and Gender)
ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Extreme Shakespeare)
ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major Author Credits: (3) (Shakespeare)
ENGL 730 - Studies in a Literary Period Credits: (3) (Restoration and 18th Century Drama)
ENGL 730 - Studies in a Literary Period Credits: (3) (Classic Girls in a Modern Age)
ENGL 730 - Studies in a Literary Period Credits: (3) (Alcott and Twain)
ENGL 740 - Studies in Literary Theory Credits: (3) (African American Literary Theory)
ENGL 755 - Studies in Composition and Rhetoric Credits: (3) (Power and Persuasion)
ENGL 830 - Seminar in Cultural Studies Credits: (3) (Victorian Women Writers)
ENGL 830 - Seminar in Cultural Studies Credits: (3) (U.S. Latino/a Studies)
ENGL 830 - Seminar in Cultural Studies Credits: (3) (American Feminisms)
ENGL 840 - Seminar in Composition and Rhetoric Credits: (3) (Maverick Rhetorics)
GRMN 515 - Topics in German Cultural Studies Credits: (3) (Brothers Grimm and Beyond)
HIST 512 - Women in European History Credits: (3)
HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (1-3) (History of American Feminism)
HIST 533 - Topics in the History of the Americas Credits: (1-3) (History of Kansas Women)
HIST 540 - Women in America, 1600 to the Civil War Credits: (3)
HIST 542 - Women in America, Civil War to the Present Credits: (3)
LEAD 430 - Women and Leadership Credits: (3)
MC 612 - Gender Issues and the Media Credits: (3)
MUSIC 220 - Topics in Music Credits: (1-3) (Women in Music)
SPAN 430 - Hispanic Readings Credits: (3) (taught by Kanost)
THTRE 782 - Women in Theatre Credits: (3)
WOMST 300 - Selected Studies of Women and Gender Credits: (3) (World Literature and Culture by Women)
WOMST 450 - The Stories of a Young Girl Credits: (3)
WOMST 500 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (Gender in American Film)
WOMST 500 - Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3) (Global Literature Women)
WOMST 550 - Women and Popular Culture Credits: (3)

Law and the Public Arena

AMETH 560 - Topics in American Ethnic Studies Credits: (1-4) (Intersections of Crime)
COMM 420 - Gender Communication Credits: (3)
COMM 630 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Communication Credits: (3) (Gender and Communication)
EDCEP 311 - Interaction and Guidance for the Paraprofessional Credits: (3)
FSHS 708 - Topics in Family Studies and Human Services Credits: (2-3) (Legal Rights of Women)
HIST 551 - History of Family Violence Credits: (3)
POLSC 606 - Gender and Politics Credits: (3)
SOCIO 633 - Gender, Power, and International Development Credits: (3)
SOCIO 635 - Sociology of Human Trafficking Credits: (3)
SOCIO 665 - Women and Crime Credits: (3)
SOCIO 670 - Diversity and Social Interaction in the Workplace Credits: (3)
WOMST 551 - The History and Politics of Family Violence Credits: (3)
WOMST 560 - Women and Violence Credits: (3)

Health, Science, and Technology

EDCEP 312 - Sexual Health Awareness Peer Education (SHAPE) Credits: (3)
PSYCH 540 - Psychology of Women Credits: (3)
PSYCH 563 - Gender Issues in the Workplace Credits: (3)
WOMST 345 - Women & Aging: Looking at Multicultural Female Aging Through a Gendered Lens Credits: (3)

Varies by Topic

WOMST 105 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credits: (3) (counts for any cluster)
WOMST 300 - Selected Studies of Women and Gender Credits: (3)
WOMST 499 - Honors Project Credits: (3)
WOMST 505 - Independent Study in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3)
WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-3)
WOMST 784 - Internship in Women’s Studies Credits: (1-12)
WOMST 799 - Independent Study for Graduate Students or Advanced Undergraduate Students Credits: (1-3)

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