Women's & Gender Studies (Interdisciplinary Minor)
http://www.whitworth.edu/womens-and-gender-studies
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 201 | Intro Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| 15 credits from the approved course list | 15 | |
Note: Students cannot declare both a Women's & Gender Studies minor and a Theology & Gender minor.
Courses
| WGS 108/BI 108 | Biology of Sex & Gender | 3 |
| WGS 126/EL 126 | Women Writers | 3 |
| WGS 127/EL 127 | African American Women's Writers | 3 |
| WGS 183/TH 183 | Biblical Themes and Women | 3 |
| WGS 220/SO 220 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| WGS 222/EL 222 | Gender and Faith in Film and,Literature | 3 |
| WGS 252/SO 252 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| WGS 275 | Bible and Gender | 3 |
| or TH 275 | Bible and Gender | |
| WGS 307W | Women in American Fiction | 3 |
| WGS 321 | Gender, Performance, and Pop Culture (*Note: TH-196 courses will apply toward this requirement. See advisor for details.) | 3 |
| WGS 296H | Women's Artists' Books (honors) | 3 |
| WGS 326 | Sociology of Marriage (Cross-listed as SO 326) | 3 |
| WGS 336 | Gender, 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 342 | British Women Writers | 3 |
| or EL 342 | British Women Writers | |
| WGS 350 | Gender Theologies | 3 |
| WGS 362 | Women 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 396H | American (S)Heroes | 3 |
| BU 325/WGS 325 | Gender Issues in Leadership | 3 |
| FR 334 | French Women Writers | 3 |
| HI 206 | Introduction to American Women's History | 3 |
| HI 438W | Women in the Early Modern World | 3 |
| HS 385 | Sexuality and Society | 3 |
| PH 355H | Feminist and Multicultural Philosophy,Honors | 3 |
| SO 326 | Sociology of Marriage | 3 |
| SN 427HW | Gender and Identity Formation in Latin,America | 3 |
| SN 434W | Spanish and Latin American Women Writers | 3 |
| TH 327 | Theology of Justice and Diversity | 3 |
Director
JENNIFER BROWN