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Major
Ten courses that must include
- WST 201 Foundations in Women’s Studies
- a mid-level course in feminist theory or feminist philosophy
- WST 495 (Seminar),
- and WST 199 or WST 399 (internships).
The remaining six electives are to be selected from approved women’s studies
courses, and should include at least two courses in the social sciences, two
in the humanities, and one with a racial, ethnic, or global emphasis. At least three courses
must be upper division courses. Students may take courses at any of the colleges
participating in the Women’s Studies Program. However, at least three courses
must be completed at Augsburg. The writing component of the graduation skills
requirements for the women’s studies major must also be completed at Augsburg.
Each student’s program must have the written approval of the women’s studies
program coordinator. Both majors and minors are encouraged to participate
in one of the gender-focused semester study abroad programs offered through
Augsburg’s Center for Global Education. Two programs have been pre-approved
for women’s study credit: Crossing Borders: Gender and Social Change in Mesoamerica
(offered fall semester) and Gender and the Environment: Latin American Perspectives
(offered spring semester).
Minor
Five courses that must include
- WST 201;
- three electives, one of which must be upper division;
- and WST 495 or 499.
Courses may be taken from the other ACTC colleges as well as Augsburg. Each
student’s program must have the written approval of the women’s studies program
coordinator.
Electives
See department listings for descriptions of the following approved electives
- AIS 208/408 Native American Women and Film
- ART 352 Women and Art
- ENG 365 Contemporary Post Colonial Fiction
- ENG 367 Women and Fiction
- HIS 282 History of Women Since 1850
- HIS 311 Topics in Women’s History
- HPE 316 Human Sexuality
- POL 124 American Women and Politics
- POL 459 Topics in Comparative Politics
- PSY 371 Psychology of Gender
- SOC 231 Family Systems
- SOC 265 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
- REL 441 Feminism and Christianity
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