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Area of Concentration

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Area of Concentration (15 cr total from one of the following areas of concentration):

Students may propose another course that will provide research methods or tools relevant to their specific focus of study. All substitutions must be approved by the DGS

Feminist Theory Social Sciences & Public Policy
Literary Studies Individual-Design
Historical Studies  

Feminist Theory

  • GWSS 5106 Cultural Constructions of Sex, Gender & Sexuality
  • GWSS 5107 Gender, Culture & Science
  • GWSS 5190 Topics: Methods of Inquiry
  • GWSS 5201 Global Politics and the Processes of Sexuality
  • GWSS 8102 Advanced Studies in Sexuality
  • GWSS 8103 Feminist Theories of Knowledge
  • GWSS 8190 Topics: Feminist Theory (1-3cr)
  • GWSS 8201 Feminist Theory and Methods in the Social Sciences
  • GWSS 8301 Feminist Literary Criticism
  • GWSS 8401 Gender, Space, Resistance
  • Anth 5033 Feminist Anthropology
  • Anth 8215 Anthropology of Gender
  • Rhet 8530 Topics in Feminist Theory in Science, Technology and Communication
Literary Studies
  • GWSS 5203 Women and Madness in History and Literature
  • GWSS 5390 Topics: Literature, Film & Other Arts
  • GWSS 8301 Feminist Literary Criticism
  • GWSS 8390 Topics: Literary Studies (1-3cr)
  • Engl 8530 Advanced Studies in Feminist Criticism
  • Ger 8810 Feminist Literary Theory and History
  • Jpn 5166 Literature by 20th Century Japanese Women (4cr)
  • Span 5234 Feminism and Literature in Spain
  • Span 5536 Feminism and Literature in Latin America
  • Spch 5406 Communication and Gender
Historical Studies
  • GWSS 8101 Intellectual History of Feminism
  • GWSS 8590 Topics: Historical Studies (1-3cr)
  • Afro 8554 Gender, Race, Nation, & Policy - Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
  • Hist 5436 Social History of African Women: 1850 to Present
  • Hist 5715 Readings on European Women’s History: 1450-1750
  • Hist 5735 European Women’s History: 1750-Present (3-4cr)
  • Hist 5857 Proseminar: Readings in the History of American Women
  • Hist 5890 Problems in American Indian History
  • Hist 8239 Readings in Gender, Race, Class and/or Ethnicity in the United States
  • Hist 8240 Research in Gender, Race, Class and/or Ethnicity in the United States
  • Hist 8715 Research on European Women’s History: 1450-1750
  • HSci 8441 Women in Science: Historical Perspectives
Social Sciences and Public Policy
  • GWSS 5404 Working Class Women’s Cultures
  • GWSS 5405 Chicanas: Women and Work
  • GWSS 5501 Women and the Law
  • GWSS 5590 Topics: Civic and Community Studies
  • GWSS 8201 Feminist Theory & Methods in the Social Sciences
  • GWSS 8202 Sociology of Gender
  • GWSS 8290 Topics: Social Sciences & Public Policy (1-3cr)
  • GWSS 8490 Topics: Comparative and Global Studies (1-3cr)
  • Afro 8554 Gender, Race, Nation & Policy - Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
  • AmSt 8240 Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity & Sexuality in the U.S. : Topical Development
  • Anth 5033 Feminist Anthropology
  • Anth 8215 Anthropology of Gender
  • ApEc 5581 Human Capital and Household Economics
  • DHA 8265 Dress: Race, Class and Gender
  • Kin 5511 Women in Sport &Leisure
  • PA 5601 Survey of Women, Law and Public Policy in the U.S.
  • PA 8686 Feminist Organizations
  • SALC 5556 Women in India: Role and Repression
  • SW 5707 Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families (2cr)
  • SW 8525 Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace and Justice
  • Soc 5301 Social Movements
Sample individually-designed concentration
FEMINIST STUDIES IN LUSO/HISPANIC LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Some students may wish to design their own concentration. This is an example of a specialization in Luso/Hispanic literary and cultural studies. In addition to the core courses, students wishing to specialize in this area have the opportunity to study with a distinguished faculty who specialize in Latin American, U.S. Latino, Spanish, and Lusophone studies.
Suggested courses:
  • GWSS 5403/Chicano Studies 5403: Chicana Latina Feminisms
  • GWSS 5405/Chicano Studies 5402 Chicanas: Women and Work
  • GWSS 8301 Feminist Literary Criticism
  • Span 5134 Feminism and Literature in Spain
  • Span 5536 Feminism and Literature in Latin America
  • Hist 5421 Gender in Latin American History
  • Pol 5479 Latin American Politics
Topics courses in this area of concentration can be found in Women’s Studies, Comparative Women’s History, Latin American History, Spanish American Literature, Lusophone Cultures, Brazilian Literature, Political Science, and Anthropology.

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