Associate of Arts in Women’s Studies

Requirements for the Women’s Studies Curriculum

Coursework for the women's studies curriculum includes the following:

Required core course (3 credits): WMST 200

Women's studies-related courses (15 credits): Chosen from HUMN 120, and related women's studies and special topics courses (with prior approval or contact an academic advisor for additional approved courses)

Required computing course (3 credits): IFSM 201

Electives (7 credits): Any courses related to interests and goals

Women’s Studies Curriculum Courses

First Courses
(to be taken within the first 18 credits)
Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

WRGT 101/101X Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 103 College Mathematics (3)
or a higher-level math course

WMST 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies: Women and Society (3)
(required core course for the curriculum)

Introductory Courses
(to be taken within the first 30 credits)

BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences with related laboratory

WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing

HIST 141 Western Civilization I (3)
or HIST 142 Western Civilization II
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the general education requirement in arts and humanities for the historical perspective (discipline must differ from other humanities
course)

IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)
(required computing course for the curriculum)

HUMN 120 America in Perspective (3)
or other women’s studies-related core course (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

GVPT 200 International Political Relations (3)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS,
or GERO course to fulfill the first general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences

Women’s studies-related course (3)
or other women’s studies-related core course (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

Additional Required Courses
(to be taken after first and introductory courses)

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or JOUR 201 Writing for the Mass Media
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing or speech

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences

ANTH 102 Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology (3)
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences (discipline must differ from first)

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in arts and humanities (discipline must differ from first)

Women’s studies core course (3) (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

Women’s studies core course (3) (see Requirements for the Curriculum

Elective Courses (7)
(chosen from any courses to complete 60 credits for the degree)

Total credits for AA with women's studies specialization (60)

Last updated: 1 September 2007