1998-99 UAF Catalog
Degrees and Programs
Women's Studies
Interdisciplinary
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Minor only
The minor in women's studies is an interdisciplinary concentration that focuses on the significance of gender in human lives today, in the past and in all cultures.
- Complete the following:
WMS 201 -- Introduction to Women's Studies (3 credits)
Approved WMS electives (9 credits) - Complete 1 of the following social sciences courses:
WMS/HIST 202 -- History of Women in America (3 credits)
WMS/ANTH 303 -- Gender in a Cross-Cultural Perspective* (3 credits)
WMS/ANTH 308W,O -- Language and Gender* (3 credits)
WMS/JUST 335 -- Women, Crime and Justice* (3 credits)
WMS/COMM 351 -- Gender Communication (3 credits)
WMS/PSY 360O -- Psychology of Women Across Cultures (3 credits)
WMS/RD 375 -- Women and Development* (3 credits)
WMS/HIST 424 -- Topics in Women's History (3 credits)
WMS/ED 440 -- Gender and Education (3 credits) - Complete 1 of the following humanities courses:
WMS/JPN 331W -- Women's Voices in Japanese Literature* (3 credits)
WMS/ENGL 333 -- Women's Literature (3 credits)
WMS/JB 380O -- Women, Minorities and the Media* (3 credits)
WMS/MUS 410 -- Women in Music History (3 credits) - Minimum credits required (18 credits)
* At least one course dealing with gender in a cross-cultural or multicultural context must be completed. Indicates courses which may be used to fulfill this requirement. Courses from other departments with substantial content about gender in a cross- or multicultural context may lso be approved by the Women's Studies program head.