Women’s Studies Minor
Coordinator, Dr. Emily K. Filardo
Hutchinson Hall, J-330P, (908) 737-4020 and
Hutchinson Hall, J-334B
The Women’s Studies Program offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of women and of gender issues. Courses reflect new scholarship on women’s lives, their contribution to literature, art and society, their changing roles, and the diversity of their experiences as shaped by issues of gender, race, class, and ethnicity.
Most of the courses are cross-listed in other disciplines such as Art History, Communication, Criminal Justice, English, Health and Physical Education, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration, and Sociology. As such, almost all of the Women’s Studies courses also count toward the fulfillment of other minor, major, and general education requirements. This allows students to concurrently pursue both their major degree and the interdisciplinary Minor in Women’s Studies.
Total 21
Required Course 3
The required Introduction to Women’s Studies class may be taken at any time, but taking it early in the sequence is strongly advised. This class must be completed at Kean University. A comparable course taken at another institution may be accepted as an alternative only with permission of the Women’s Studies Coordinator
Electives 18
Take 3 Women’s Studies-approved classes, one from each of any three different departments/disciplines/programs, totaling 9 credits.
And take 3 Women’s Studies-approved classes from any departments/disciplines/programs, totaling 9 credits.
Half of the 18 credits of electives must be completed at Kean University.
Only courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or better will count towards the Women’s Studies Minor.
In addition to the courses listed below, other courses may count towards the Women’s Studies Minor, with the approval of the Women’s Studies Minor coordinator.
Art History
Communication
Criminal Justice
| CJ 3500 | DIVERSITY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
English
Health and Physical Education
History
ID 4010: Permission of instructor and of Women’s Studies Minor coordinator Required.
Philosophy
Psychology
PSY 3341: Permission of instructor and of Women’s Studies Minor coordinator Required.
Public Administration
| PA 3411 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT ADMINISTRATION I | 3 |
PA 3411: By advisement only
Sociology