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Women's Studies Old Major Requirements (30 Hours)

1. Five required WS courses (15):

  • WS 201 U.S. Women Today: An Interdisciplinary Introduction. (3)
  • Either WS 310/AAAS 310 Women of Africa Today. (3) Or WS 330/AAAS 340 Women in Contemporary African Literature. (3) Or WS 560/AAAS 560 Race, Gender, and Post-Colonial Discourses. (3)
  • Either WS 511/AMS 511/HIST 531 History of American Women: 1870-Present. (3) Or WS 320/HIST 320 From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Premodern Europe. (3) Either WS 511/AMS 511/HIST 531 History of American : 1870-Present. (3) Or WS 320/HIST 320 From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Premodern Europe. (3)
  • WS 468/PSYC 468 Psychology of Women. (3)
  • WS 601* Seminar in Women's Studies. (3) *WS 601 offered spring only.

2. Two required humanities courses (6)

  • WS 320/HIST 320 From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Premodern Europe. (3)
  • WS 321/HIST 321 Women's History in Europe, 1600 to Present: From Spinners to Executives. (3)
  • WS 330/AAAS 340 Women in Contemporary African Literature. (3)
  • WS 510/AMS510/HIST 530 History of American Women, Colonial Times - 1870. (3)
  • WS 511/AMS 511/HIST 531 History of American Women, 1870-Present. (3)
  • WS 512/AMS 512/HIST 532 History of Women and Work. (3)
  • WS 513 Modern American Women in Film and Literature. (3)
  • WS 548/HIST 648 Women in Barbarian Europe. (3)
  • WS 549/HIST 649 History of Feminist Theory. (3)
  • WS 560/AAAS 560 Race, Gender and Postcolonial Discourses. (3)
  • WS 646/HIST 646 Witches in European History and Historiography. (3)
  • CLSX 315 Women in Ancient Art and Society. (3)
  • ENGL 572 Women and Literature. (3)
  • HIST 533 History of Women and The Family in Europe. (3)
  • PHIL 381 Feminism and Philosophy. (3)
  • REL 477 Women and Religion. (3)
  • REL 602 Mother as Religious Metaphor. (3)
  • REL 677 Women and Christianity. (3)

3. Two required social science courses (6)

  • WS 520 Women and Violence. (3)
  • WS 602/SOC 601 Introduction to Feminist Social Theory. (3)
  • AAAS 315 Women and Islam. (3)
  • AAAS 388 The Black Woman. (3)
  • COMS 552 Rhetoric of Women's Rights. (3)
  • HSCA 620/SOC 617 Contemporary Issues in Women's Health. (3)
  • PSYC 465 Stereotypic and Prejudice Across Cultures. (3)
  • SOC 273 Women in Society. (3)
  • SOC 352 Sociology of Sex Roles. (3)
  • SOC 623 Women and Work. (3)

4. One Additional course offered by the program that may be counted toward the major (3). Several of these courses below may be used to fulfill the above Humanities and Social Science requirements. Please consult with Ann Cudd, the Director of Women's Studies at 864-2311 or acudd@ku.edu.

  • WS 333 The Politics of Physical Appearance. (3)
  • WS 396 Studies in_________. (3)
  • WS 498 Independant Study. (1-3)
  • WS 499 Honors in Women's Studies. (1-3)
  • WS 650 Service Learning in Women's Studies. (3)
  • WS 696 Studies in_________. (3)
  • WS 701 Seminar in_________. (3)
  • WS 797 Directed Readings. (1-3)
  • AMS 691 The Changing American Family. (3)
  • COMS 440 Interpersonal Communication and Gender. (3)
  • ENGL 570 Topics in American Literature (If relevant and by petition.) (3)
  • HIST 606 Childhood and Youth in America. (3)
  • HIST 607 The Family in History: Comparitive Perspectives. (3)
  • PSYC 502 Human Sexuality. (3)
  • SOC 220 Sociology of Families. (3)

All courses should be chosen in consultation with a WS advisor. Students should ask an advisor about special topics courses offered by other departments that may count toward the major. 18 of the 30 hours required for the major must be in courses numbered 300 or above.