REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR OR MINOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Overview of Major |
Humanities Major |
Social Sciences Major
Overview of Minor | Humanities Minor |
Social Sciences Minor
Foundation Courses
Clusters | Humanities Clusters | Social Sciences Clusters
Honors in Research
Internships
Student Profile Form
OVERVIEW OF MAJOR (choose Humanities or Social Sciences:)
Twelve courses (48 credits) in Women’s Studies:
• WST 200
• Three courses (12 credits) from among the remaining Foundation courses (in groups I – IX)
• Six electives in Women's Studies (24 credits) from courses listed with at least two departments
• WST394, Internship or WST395, Independent Research
• WST396, Research Seminar (4 credits)
HUMANITIES MAJOR
• WST 200
• 3 Foundation – 2 of which are Humanities
• 6 Electives – including at least 3 Humanities
• WST 394/395 Independent Study/Internship – Humanities Topic
• *WST 396 Research Seminar
SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJOR
• WST 200
• 3 Foundation – 2 of which are Social Sciences
• 6 Electives – including at least 3 Social Sciences
• WST 394/395 Independent Study/Internship – Social Sciences Topic
• *WST 396 Research Seminar
*WST 396, Research Seminar, is any WST Seminar style course taken in consultation with your advisor.
OVERVIEW OF MINOR (choose Humanities or Social Sciences:) ^ BACK to TOP
5 Courses in Women’s Studies:
• WST 200 - Please note: WST 200 is NOT counted as a Humanities nor a Social Sciences course.
• Two courses (8 credits) from among the remaining Foundation courses (in groups I - IX)
• Two electives in Women's Studies (8 credits) from courses listed with at least two departments
(no more than two courses included in the student’s major may be counted toward the minor)
HUMANITIES MINOR - must have 12 credits of Humanities courses
• WST 200
• 2 Foundation – both Humanities
• 2 Electives – including at least 1 Humanities
SOCIAL SCIENCES MINOR - must have 12 credits of Social Sciences courses.
• WST 200
• 2 Foundation – both Social Sciences
• 2 Electives – including at least 1 Social Sciences
DEPARTMENTAL ADVICE FOR FRESHMEN
Students interested in majoring or in pursuing a minor in women's studies, are encouraged to start with WST 200 and other Foundation courses during their freshman and sophomore years, and women's studies courses cross-listed with other departments.
Certain (noncross-listed) courses taken through other departments may also be considered for women's studies credit; students are advised to check with the Institute office. Please fill out this form and bring it back to the SBAI office in Lattimore 538 if you are interested in becoming a Gender & Women's Studies student.
Foundation Courses ^ BACK to TOP
I. Women and Gender in History
WST 201/HIS 204: Women in History: US 1600-1970 (SS)
WST 261/HIS 259: African-American Women’s History (SS)
WST 251/HIS 296: Women in East Asia (SS)
WST 296/HIS 314: International Human Rights (SS)
II. Women and Gender in Society
WST 202/ANT 103: Women in Society (SS)
WST 218/ANT 244: Marriage, Families and Communities in a Global Perspective (SS)
III. Women and Gender in Politics
WST 203F: Women in Politics (SS)
IV. Women and Gender in Art
WST 214/AH 210: Woman as Text & Image (H)
WST 225/AH 259: Woman, Cloth & Culture (H)
V. Philosophical Foundations of Feminism
WST 205F/PHL 171: Philosophical Foundations of Feminism (H)
VI. Feminism, Gender and Health
WST 206F/HLS 206: Feminism, Gender and Health (SS)
VII. Women Writers
WST 240/ENG 126: Writing Women’s Lives (H)
WST 256/SP 260: Latin American Women Writers (H)
WST 273/JPN 273: Japanese Women Writers (H)
WST 339/ENG 230: Contemporary Black Women Writers (H)
WST 243/ENG 243: Jane Austen (H)
WST 243/ENG 243: The Brontes (H)
WST 243/ENG 243: Toni Morrison (H)
VIII. Feminism and Gender Studies in Film
WST 204/FR 287: Feminist Film Theory (H)
WST 288/CLT 212: Mothers, Comrades & Whores (H)
WST 264/CLT 216: Women in Hispanic Film (H)
WST 262/CLT214: Women in Japanese Film (H)
IX. Gender and Sexuality
WST 103/LIN 103: Language & Sexuality (SS)
WST 272/GER 272: Sexuality & Gender (H)
WST 209D/AH 205 Representing Differences (H)
UPPER-LEVEL WRITING IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
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We require that all Women's Studies majors successfully complete two upper-level writing courses:
1. WST 200, Women's Studies Colloquium
2. ONE of the following courses
>>>a. WST 391, Independent Study, provided that it requires substantial research, writing, and revision
>>..b. WST 396, Research Seminar, as a writing course, by arrangement with the instructor
>>>c. Any other WST course, taken as a writing course, by arrangement with the instructor.
*Note for double-majors: the College requires that the upper-level writing requirement be satisfied separately for EACH major.
CLUSTERS ^ BACK to TOP
Complete cluster and course lists available in Lattimore 538 and online.
http://www.rochester.edu/College/CCAS/clusters/cluster_directory7.html
HUMANITIES CLUSTERS
H1WST001 Race and Gender
H1WST002 Gender, Culture Representation
H1WST003 Gender and Literature
H1WST004 Gender and Sexuality
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUSTERS
S1WST001 Gender and Social Issues
S1WST002 History & Theory of Feminism
S1WST003 Gender, Science and Health
S1WST004 Gender and Public Policy
S1WST005 Gender and History
HONORS IN RESEARCH
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Honors in Research recognizes the completion of a distinguished honors thesis, research paper of approximately 35 pages researched and written under the direction of a faculty advisor, and approved by the faculty advisor and a second reader. It is expected that this thesis will be based on research undertaken through WST 393H or WST 394H, and completed in WST 397.
To graduate with honors a student must satisfy the following requirements:
• Be a student majoring in Women’s Studies with a GPA of 3.3 or better in Women’s Studies courses completed for the major, including honors courses as listed below.
• Successfully complete a minimum of twelve credit hours in courses designated by the department as honors courses:
These courses include an advanced course or seminar in Women’s Studies (300 level or higher), preferably to be taken before the end of the junior year.
• The following two honors courses to be taken in the senior year:
>>>Fall: either WST 393H (Independent Research) or 394H (Internship) with substantial supervised research and written work in gender and women’s studies. This research should be directed toward work in WST 397. Students will need to identify a faculty advisor with whom to work.
>>>Spring: WST 397, independent honors thesis course
WST 394
INTERNSHIPS
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Organizations/Companies currently offering internships
(Descriptions available in Lattimore 538)
Afterimage
Center for Dispute Settlement
City Council of Rochester
Division of Human Rights
Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley
Image Out
Monroe County District Attorney’s Office
Perinatal Network of Monroe County
Planned Parenthood
St. Joseph’s Villa
Sojourner House
Susan B. Anthony House
TV Dinner/Metro Justice
Urban League of Rochester
Visual Studies Workshop (Media Center) (1-2 positions)
Wheatley Branch Library
WXXI
YWCA Children’s Collaborative (2)
STUDENT PROFILE FORM
Please fill out this form at bring it back to the SBAI office if you are interested in becoming a Gender & Women's Studies student.
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Student Profile Form