Women’s Studies Minor

Coordinator, Dr. Emily K. Filardo

Hutchinson Hall, J-330P, [phone] 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

ID 1300

INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUDIES

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 15

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

AH 3725

WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS

3

Communication

COMM 3630

GENDER LANGUAGE &COMMUNICATION

3

Criminal Justice

CJ 3500

DIVERSITY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

3

English

ENG 3200	AFRICAN-AM LIT SURVEY	3
ENG 3205	LITERATURE OF THE EAST	3
ENG 3232	SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN AND LITERATURE	3
ENG 3260	AFRICAN LITERATURE SURVEY	3
ENG 3700	AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS	3
ENG 3716	BRITISH WOMEN WRITERS-WE	3
ENG 3725	ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
ENG 4301	CONTEMP CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN ENG	3
ENG 4350	CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE	3
ENG 4414	JANE AUSTEN: OUR CONTEMPORARY	3
ENG 4419	EDITH WHARTON	3
ENG 4462	EMILY DICKINSON	3

Health and Physical Education

HED 3160	HEALTH PERSPECTIVES WOMEN	3
HED 3400	HUMAN SEXUALITY	3
HED 3460	WOMENS GLBL HLTH & HUM RTS	3
PED 1062	SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN	1
PED 4830	WOMEN IN SPORT	3

History

HIST 3335	WOMEN IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION	3
HIST 3336	WOMEN IN THE MODERN AGE	3
HIST 3843	SEX IN HISTORY	3
HIST 3845	WITCHCRAFT IN THE WESTERN TRADITION	3
HIST 4840	WOMEN IN HISTORY	3
HIST 4842	THE ASIAN WOMAN	3
ID 4010	INDEPENDENT STUDY:FIELD EXPERIENCE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES	4

ID 4010: Permission of instructor and of Women’s Studies Minor coordinator Required.

Philosophy

PHIL 2301	FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES	3
PHIL 3310	BUSINESS ETHICS	3

Psychology

PSY 2630	PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM	3
PSY 2640	MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP	3
PSY 3200	PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS	3
PSY 3340	PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN	3
PSY 3341	PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN - SL	1

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

3

PA 3411: By advisement only

Political Science

PS 3165

WOMEN IN AMERICAN POL LIFE

3

Sociology

SOC 2000	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE	3
SOC 2100	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY	3
SOC 2308	THE FEMALE WORLD	3
SOC 3061	CHINA: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH	3
SOC 3420	ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY	3
SOC 4301	GENDER AND SOCIETY	3