Women's & Gender Studies (Interdisciplinary Minor)

http://www.whitworth.edu/womens-and-gender-studies

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At Whitworth, we affirm that all people are created in God's image and share a common humanity. At the same time, we acknowledge that many factors, such as gender, race, class, sexual orientation and religious upbringing, influence our learning and our lives. These personal characteristics, including gender, may influence the ways in which women and men pursue scholarship; the ways in which women and men are represented in scholarship, in history and in society; and, ultimately, the ways in which women and men may come to honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity. Through curricular and co-curricular means, teaching both mind and heart, the Whitworth Women's & Gender Studies Program offers students the unique opportunity to think through gender issues from a Christian perspective and to articulate, support and critique feminist views in the light of biblical and theological traditions.

The learning outcomes of this minor prepare the student to do the following:

  • Emphasize gender, race and class as categories of historical and/or contemporary analysis.
  • Identify and investigate the intersections of gender, race, class and religion with gender experiences.
  • Seek an increased understanding of gender issues from various Christian perspectives.
  • Explore, develop, articulate and critique feminist views.
  • Focus on gender as a category of analysis. 
  • Examine roles, experiences, contributions or representations of women and investigate the cultural construction of gender and intersectionality.
  • Make visible interpersonal, structural and internalized factors that create gender-related power imbalances.
  • Explore women, feminism and social justice as a significant focus.

A minor in women's & gender studies prepares successful candidates for jobs and for graduate school in a broad range of disciplines, including human resources, education, political science, journalism, social work, counseling and medicine. Candidates are urged to speak with the program director about coursework and internships.

Requirements for a Women's & Gender Studies Minor (18)

WGS 201Intro Women's and Gender Studies3
15 credits from the approved course list15

Note: Students cannot declare both a Women's & Gender Studies minor and a Theology & Gender minor.

Courses

WGS 108/BI 108Biology of Sex & Gender3
WGS 126/EL 126Women Writers3
WGS 127/EL 127African American Women's Writers3
WGS 183/TH 183Biblical Themes and Women3
WGS 201Intro Women's and Gender Studies3
WGS 220/SO 220Race and Ethnicity3
WGS 222/EL 222Gender and Faith in Film and Literature3
WGS 252/SO 252Sociology of Gender3
WGS 275Bible and Gender3
or TH 275 Bible and Gender
TH 285God, Sex and Relationships3
WGS 294Directed Readings: Women Writers1
WGS 296HWomen's Artists' Books (honors) (*Note: HI-396 courses will apply towards this requirement. See advisor for details.)3
WGS 302Gender and Faith in Film and Literature3
WGS 304Social Health in Scandinavia3
or SO 304 Social Health in Scandinavia
WGS 307WWomen in American Fiction3
WGS 321Gender, Performance, and Pop Culture (*Note: TH-196 courses will apply toward this requirement. See advisor for details.)3
BU 325/WGS 325Gender Issues in Leadership3
WGS 326Sociology of Marriage (Cross-listed as SO 326)3
WGS 330Latina & Caribbean Women Writers (Cross-listed as EL 330)3
WGS 336Gender, Politics and Law (*Note: PO-396 courses will apply toward this requirement. See advisor for details.)3
or PO 336 Gender, Politics and Law
WGS 342British Women Writers3
or EL 342 British Women Writers
WGS 351Cross Cultural Reentry Thailand Studies1
WGS 362Women and Gender in Christianity (*Note: WGS-196/296 courses will apply toward this requirement. See advisor for details.)3
or TH 362 Women & Gender in Christianity
WGS 370Action Heroes to Zany Moms: Representations of Women in Popular Culture3
COM 375Hollywood: Spotlight on Gender Representation3
WGS 378Jane Austen3
or EL 378 Jane Austen
WGS 393Christian Spirituality3
or TH 393 Christian Spirituality
WGS 399Tutoring in Women's Studies1-3
WGS 401Seminar in Women's Studies3
SO 410Intergroup Dialogue USCS 4103
SN 427HWGender and Identity Formation in Latin America3
SN 434WSpanish and Latin American Women Writers3
FR 334French Women Writers3
Director

ROBIN PICKERING