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The Women's Studies program at WSU Vancouver is an interdisciplinary field that places gender at the center of inquiry, considering the ways that class, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, age and ability shape the human experience. This program can be used as a minor concentration for either the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities or the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences.

For students pursuing a degree in Humanities, the program allows for the development of an interdisciplinary framework for future study or teaching.

For students in the Social Sciences, it offers similar grounding, but may also be used as part of preparation for a career providing counseling, consulting or health services to women and families.

Women's Studies is a flexible, versatile degree that can be used in many careers, and as a minor can complement many majors. Women's Studies courses provide students with valuable skills in writing, critical thinking, research, public presentation, and leadership. In addition, employers are increasingly aware of the need to deal with gender and diversity issues in the workplace, and value applicants with such training. The minor also has the advantage of fulfilling many of the GERs at the same time as fulfilling minor requirements.

Amy S. Wharton, Ph.D.

Director, College of Liberal Arts

The Minor in Women's Studies

requires a minimum of 16 credit hours, with three required courses and seven additional hours of credit from Women's Studies courses. The seven additional hours can include lower division courses.

The three required courses are:

WSt 200: Introduction to Women's Studies

OR

WSt 300: Intersections of Race, Class and Gender (CAC/Soc 300)

WSt 391: Seminar in Women's Studies

WSt 481: Theoretical Issues in Women's Studies

 

Note: A maximum of 3 credits of WSt 499 and 4 credits of Special Topics (includes 301, 311, and 321) may be applied towards the minor.

Students who are potentially interested in majoring in Women's Studies, and plan to participate when the BA major becomes available, should contact Carol Siegel, now serving as the advisor for Women's Studies. A BA or BS degree with a concentration in Women's Studies is currently available through the General Studies Program.