WOMEN’S STUDIES

 

Office:

Craven Hall, Sixth Floor

 

Program Director:

Sharon Elise, Ph.D.

 

Telephone:

(760) 750-4137

 

Faculty:

 

Anthropology:

Bonnie Bade, Ph.D.

 

Biology:

Brian J. Norris, Ph.D.

 

Chemistry:

Karno Ng-Alston, Ph.D.

 

Communication:

Dreama Moon, Ph.D.

 

Economics:

Ranjeeta Ghiara, Ph.D.

 

Foreign Language:

Stella T. Clark, Ph.D.

Silvia Rolle, Ph.D.

 

History:

Carmen Nava, Ph.D.

Jill Watts, Ph.D.

 

Library:

Terry Allison, Ph.D.

 

Literature and Writing Studies:

Susie L. Cassel, Ph.D.

Dawn Formo, Ph.D.

Yuan Yuan, Ph.D.

 

Political Science:

Cynthia Chavez Metoyer, Ph.D

 

Psychology:

Cherie G. O’Boyle,  Ph.D.

Marie Thomas, Ph.D.

Patricia Worden, Ph.D.

 

Sociology:

Therese L. Baker, Ph.D.

Kristin Bates, Ph.D.

Sharon Elise, Ph.D.

Darlene Piña, Ph.D.

Linda Shaw, Ph.D.

 

Visual and Performing Arts:

Andrea Liss, Ph.D.

Deborah Small, M.F.A.

Programs Offered:

 

• Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies

 

• Minor in Women’s Studies

 

Women’s Studies uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the question, “What does it mean to be a woman?” This exploration can include the legal status of women, the particular forms of artistic expression chosen by women, the experiences of women in the past, theories about women, and the roles of women in family and economics. It challenges students to explore their own values and those of others, to analyze the assumptions of culture, and to learn more about issues facing women in contemporary society.

 

Women’s Studies has been a nationally recognized interdisciplinary area of study for more than 20 years. More than 400 colleges and universities offer degree granting programs in Women’s Studies; over twice that many offer programs.

 

Students with a Women’s Studies background work in a great variety of fields including journalism, the arts, social services, counseling, education, public administration, and business.

 

Students interested in graduate study in Women’s Studies have an array of programs available around the country, including master’s and Ph.D. programs, and certificates in Women’s Studies earned in connection with another discipline.

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

 

Units

General Education                                   51 units

Major Requirements                               39 units

General Electives                                    34 units

 

Total Required                                        124 units

 

Major Requirements

Core (12 units)

 

WMST 101                                             3 units

WMST 301                                             3 units

WMST 490                                             3 units

WMST 401 or WMST 499                    3 units

 

Disciplinary Perspectives (15 units)

Choose one course from each area.

Three (3) units may be completed at

the lower-division level.

 

a. Women and Tradition                         3 units

 

Select one course

HIST 316                HIST 384

HIST 327                MATH 304

 

b. Women and the Arts                           3 units

 

Select one course

LTWR 330*            VSAR 322

LTWR 334*            VSAR 326

LTWR 400*            WMST 450

LTWR 430*

 

c. Women and Contemporary Issues      3 units

 

Select one course

ECON 341              SOC 305

PSCI 391                 SOC 306

PSCI 472                 SOC 315

PSYC 350               SOC 337

PSYC 356               WMST 407

SOC 303

 

d. Women and the Body                         3 units

 

Select one course

BIOL 327                SOC 307

PSYC 350               WMST 424

PSYC 352

 

e. Women and International

    Perspectives                                        3 units

 

Select one course

SOC 315                                 HIST 384

WMST 445

 

*The course must focus on women.

 

Electives (12 units)

 

Three (3) units may be completed at the lower division level. Choose from approved disciplinary perspective courses listed above in areas “a” through “e.”

or

WMST 398                                             3 units

WMST 401                                             3 units

WMST 495                                             3 units

WMST 499                                             3 units

 

Total Units                                              39 units

 

MINOR IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

 

Course Requirements

 

Completion of eighteen (18) units of credit,

twelve (12) units of which must be at the

upper-division level.

 

Core (3 units)

 

Units

WMST 101*                                           3 units

 

Breadth requirements (15 units)

 

Three (3) units in each of the following

three areas:

 

a. Women and Tradition                         3 units

 

Select one course

HIST 316                HIST 384

HIST 327                HIST 434

HIST 332

 

b. Women and the Arts                           3 units

 

Select one course

LTWR 330**          VSAR 322

LTWR 334**          VSAR 326

LTWR 400**          WMST 450

LTWR 430**

 

c. Women and Contemporary Issues      3 units

 

Select one course

ECON 341              SOC 303

PSCI 391                 SOC 305

PSCI 472                 SOC 315

PSYC 350               SOC 337

PSYC 356               WMST 445

 

Two (2) elective courses approved

for Women’s Studies credit including

one course at the 400-level                     6 units

 

The selection may include independent

research or internships. Work done

under other disciplines and not listed

above will require prior approval by the

Women’s Studies Co-chair(s).

 

Total Units                                              18 units

*Transfer students may substitute WMST 301 for this requirement.

**The course must focus on women.