Minor

Courses

Credit-by-Exam Policy

Women's Studies
(College of Letters and Science)
Nerissa Nelson, Coordinator
Room 104B LRC
University Library
Phone: 715-346-4204
E-mail: nnelson@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/womenstudy

Definition: Women’s studies addresses the forms and effects of gender bias in society, seeks to understand the particular issues and challenges facing women in the past and present, and highlights women’s contributions in all areas of human endeavor.

Women's Studies Minor
Consists of 22 credits:

1. Core, 9 credits: Women's Studies 105; one of 300, 301, 320, 350; and 490 or 3 credits of 499.

2. Selections from Communication 369 with approp subtitle, 396; English 102 with approp subtitle, 285, 288, 309 with approp subtitle, 327, 378, 365; Geography 371; History 321 with approp subtitle, 384, 385, 386, 391 with approp subtitle, 490 with approp subtitle; Music 301; Philosophy 350; Political Science 408, 414; Psychology 240; Religious Studies 105, 321 with approp subtitle, 330, 333; Sociology 240, 316, 395 with approp subtitle; Spanish 493 with approp subtitle; any women’s studies course taken in addition to the core requirements, and other courses as approved by the women’s studies committee.

NOTE:  Subtitled courses may count with prior approval of the women’s studies coordinator.

Credit-by-Exam Policy
Credit-by-exam is available for Women’s Studies 105, 300, and 320. To arrange for an exam, contact the coordinator. For WOMN 300, you may test-out only for a topic that has been offered within one year of the test-out attempt. Exams will include objective and essay questions. Course credit is given for scores equal to or greater than 80 percent of the total points on the exam. You may take the exam only once.

Courses in Women's Studies

WOMN 105(MNS). Introduction to Women's Studies. 3 cr. Socialization of individuals into sex roles and the reinforcement of these roles; status and role of women in contemporary American society in school, marriage, employment, and politics; examine historical and cross-cultural materials. GDR:SS2

WOMN 200. Topics in Women’s Studies. 1-3 cr. Interdisciplinary examination of one of the major topics in women’s studies. Subtitle will designate topic. May take for credit twice with different subtitles.

WOMN 300/500. Topics in Women's Studies (Humanities Emphasis). 3 cr. Interdisciplinary examination of one of the major topics in women's studies. May take for credit twice under different subtitles. Prereq: 105 or cons instr.  GDR:HU4

WOMN 301. Women and Feminism in the Modern World (Social Science Emphasis). 3 cr. Impact of feminism in a particular modern social and/or political context. May take for credit twice under different subtitles. GDR:SS2

WOMN 320/520(MNS). Literary Perspectives on Race and Gender. 3 cr. How U.S. ethnic minority women writers treat the subjects of race, ethnicity, and gender; social and historical contexts of their literature. GDR:HU4

WOMN 396. Practicum. 1-3 cr. Students may arrange through the women's studies coordinator to work with a community organization or agency directly involved in aiding women.

WOMN 490. Seminar. 3 cr. Changing status of women in contemporary society; investigate aspects of woman's role, e.g., in government, education, law, family, community; research involves reading and direct research projects producing significant data or a seminar paper.

WOMN 499. Special Work. 1-3 cr. Women's studies minors may arrange for special work with cons women's studies coordinator. Research involves reading and direct research, producing significant data or a seminar paper.

Women’s Studies Latent Course:  Not offered recently. See full course description in indicated (xx-xx) catalog. 

• 350/550  Women and Science, 3 cr, (01-03 catalog).