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What is Women's Studies?

Women's Studies at 在线博彩 is an interdisciplinary program designed to introduce students to feminist scholarship which emphasizes the cross-cultural understanding of the social, political and cultural experiences of women. Women's Studies seeks to critically analyze the intersection/interaction of gender, race, class and power across time and space.

Our program draws faculty from a variety of different disciplines within and outside of the Social Sciences in order to provide students with valuable training in interdisciplinary practice.

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Program of Study

15 credit hours from the list of approved courses for Women’s Studies.

  • A minimum of 9 credit hours must be 3000-4000 level
  • Courses must be from 3 different areas of study (e.g. History, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Criminology…etc.)
  • Courses taken to satisfy Major requirements may not be counted toward a Minor.
  • Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in courses used to satisfy the Minor. 

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How Can a Minor in Women's Studies Benefit You?

You may be asking yourself, how can a Women's Studies Minor help me personally and/or professionally? The answer is, in many ways! Women's Studies courses review the experiences of women in the past, present and future. They can help you examine the social and psychological issues faced in today's world, while also shedding light on issues that may have been neglected in past scholarship due to gender bias and inequality. Additionally, a Women's Studies Minor will provide you with a multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective, which will advance your understanding of people from diverse backgrounds and assist you in being able to work with a wide variety of individuals in your future academic/career endeavors. Finally, and maybe most importantly, a Women's Studies Minor will illustrate to you ways of empowering others and also offer alternatives to the status quo in hopes of improving human experience for all. 

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Contact Us

Dr. Jennifer Beggs Weber
Director of Women’s Studies
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
317 Pafford Hall

Email: jbweber@rahpouyanschool.com
Phone: (678) 839-4896