2013-2014 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

174 THEATREWOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES175minimum of ten contact hours per week withsupervisors. Involves weekly journals, evaluationsfrom supervisors, portfolio creation, and oral defense.Prerequisites: junior/senior status and consent.Offered each semester.WOMEN’S ANDGENDER STUDIESDR. KATHLEEN CASEYDR. LESLIE CAUGHELLDR. KELLIE HOLZERDR. SUSAN LARKIN, Program CoordinatorDR. ALISON MARGANSKIDR. TARYN MYERSMS. SHARON PAYNEDR. SALLY SHEDDDR. JENNIFER SLIVKADR. KATHY STOLLEYDR. AUBREY WESTFALLWomen’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinaryprogram that presents students withdiverse perspectives for understanding andinterpreting the historical and contemporaryexperiences of women and men. Students willbecome familiar with numerous feminist and gendertheories and use them to understand andcontextualize past, current, and future culturalinteractions. The diverse perspectives encompassed bywomen’s and gender studies courses illuminate theimpact of gender in daily life and prepare students forthe multi-faceted, complex viewpoints they willencounter in graduate study and the workplace.Major Requirements:Women’s and Gender StudiesCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLEWGS 219Women in Culture & SocietyWGS 319Feminist & Gender TheoryWGS 430Women’s Studies/Gender Studies SeminarOne course from each division thatemphasizes women and gender(See program coordinator for a listof courses)Electives (Partial list below. Seeprogram coordinator for a completelisting each semester)SEM.HRS.4441212TOTAL 36At least five courses, includingWGS 319 and WGS 430, must beat the 300/400 level.Minor Requirements:Women’s and Gender StudiesCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLESEM.HRS.WGS 2194Women in Culture and SocietyWGS 4304Women’s Studies/Gender Studies SeminarThree courses from among offeringsemphasizing women and/or gender.At least one course must be at the300 level and courses must be from 12at least two different divisions.(Partial list below, see programcoordinator for a complete listingeach semester.)WGS Elective courses:BIO 311GeneticsBIO 410EvolutionCLAS 350Women in the Ancient WorldCJ/SOC 418Family ViolenceENG 261Women WritersENG 265Love, Sex and Marriagein Western LiteratureENG 318Adolescent LiteratureENG 385American Protest LiteratureHIST 352U.S. Women’s HistoryHIST 353History of Womenin Europe Since 1700HIST 426Heresy and the Witch-HuntPOLS 203Politics and LiteraturePOLS 204Introduction toFeminist Political ThoughtTOTAL 20See continuation of choices next pageChart continued from previous pagePOLS 239American Political ThoughtPOLS 335Women, Power and PoliticsPSY 351Psychology of GenderPSY 385Psychology of Eating DisordersSOC 311FamilySPAN 350Hispanic American Women WritersSW 361Human SexualitySW 402Women on the BrinkTH 371Images of Women in Theatre and FilmTH 410Theater of DiversityMany other topics courses fulfill WGS electiverequirements. See program coordinator for acomplete list each semester.WOMEN’S AND GENDERSTUDIES COURSES (WGS)219 Women in Culture and Society (4) SStudents examine conflicting definitions of genderin the contemporary U.S., analyzing general patternsand the impact of gender definitions on their ownlives. Differences in the definitions of womanhoodand manhood are discussed, along with the variety ofwomen’s experiences and perspectives. Ideas aboutgender are contrasted with the real-life situations ofwomen and men in our society. Emphasizes theopportunities and difficulties that women of differingraces and classes encounter in today’s society. Offeredeach fall.319 Feminist and Gender Theory (4) WExamines contemporary arguments about thenature of women and men and the biological,social, and aesthetic categories of male, female,intersex, masculine, feminine, heterosexual, andtransgendered. Gender issues are studied inrelation to historical and cross-cultural contexts,in relation to Western women’s movements ofthe 19th and 20th centuries, and in relation tolocal and global issues affected by the politics ofgender. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade ofC or higher; WGS/SOC 219, WGS 220, orENG 311; or consent. Identical to ENG 319and SOC 319. Offered spring of evennumberedyears.430 Women’s Studies/Gender Studies Seminar (4)IAn examination of current issues pertinent towomen and gender. Students are exposed to a varietyof feminist, gender, and cultural theories. Topics varyfrom semester to semester. Recent topics include“Violence, Non-Violence, and the Body,” “GenderTrouble,” and the “The Female Athlete.”Prerequisites: WGS 219 or WGS 319 and junior orsenior status or consent. Identical to SOC 430. Maybe repeated for credit as topics vary. Offered spring ofodd-numbered years.