WST 201 Foundations in Women’s Studies
This multidisciplinary course introduces students to the contributions of women in history, religion, literature, philosophy, sciences, and the arts, and how the questions and methodologies of these disciplines differ when seen from women’s perspectives. Students will also study the diversity of women’s experiences in terms of race, sexual orientation, and class.

WST 281 Topics in Women's Studies

WST 305 Issues in Gay and Lesbian Studies
A study of basic issues surrounding sexual orientation in the contemporary U.S. culture including various disciplinary perspectives and theory. The course includes guest speakers, a service-learning component at local glbt/supporting agencies, and some travel and experiences in the Twin Cities, including an immersion experience outside of class time. Required experiential education fee. Prerequisites: WST 201 or prior coursework in related fields (history, sociology, psychology) or consent of the instructor(s).

WST 313 Environmental Issues in Latin America: Environmental Theology and Ethics
(CGE Course. See International Studies, Social and Environmental Justice: Latin American Perspectives.)

WST 341 Environmental Politics
(CGE Course. See International Studies, Social and Environmental Justice: Latin American Perspectives.)

HIS/WST/ISS 355 Cultural Conflict and Change in Latin America
(CGE Course. See International Studies, Sustainable Developement and Social Change (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua))

WST 359 Women, Gender, and Social Change in Mesoamerica
(CGE Course. See International Studies, Crossing Borders: Gender and Social Change in Mesoamerica.)

WST 366 Latin American Liberation Theologies
(CGE Course. See International Studies, Crossing Borders: Gender and Social Change in Mesoamerica.)

WST 481 Topics in Women’s Studies

WST 490 Women’s Studies Seminar
This advanced course will include student research and presentations that incorporate feminist theory. The seminar is required of all majors and minors who do not elect to do an independent study (499). It is offered at a different college each semester.

AIS 233 Women: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
This course will examine a variety of issues concerning the lives of women in non-Western societies, including their economic, political and social contributions, familial roles, and status in society. Emphasis will be placed on the comparative roles of women in different cultures.

AIS 320 American Indian Women
Through life histories of Indian women, the course examines the vital roles and contributions of women in past and present tribal cultures. It explores the continuity of women’s roles over times and the changes in these roles, precipitated by the influences of Western colonialism. The course also assesses how American Indian women have crossed cultural boundaries and influenced non-tribal communities through their activism and traditionalism.

WST 199 Internship

WST 299 Directed Study

WST 399 Internship

WST 499 Independent Study/Research