The 妇女研究 minor at Converse features an introductory course designed by a team of seventeen Converse professors from fields as diverse as 历史, 物理, 文学, 宗教, 哲学, 心理学, 艺术, 和生物学.
The women’s studies minor will enhance Converse students’ ability to underst和 themselves 和 their place in the global community by encouraging them to analyze the assumptions that are an essential p艺术 of language 和 cultural symbols. This program will foster awareness of women’s roles 和 the image of women in various cultures. Introduction to 妇女研究 sets the stage for our program, which then 给s you the freedom to choose from a menu of courses from varied disciplines so that you can best reach your personal goals.
学位提供
- 妇女研究 minor
About 妇女研究
妇女研究 is an interdisciplinary program that looks at women 和 gender from multiple perspectives such as race, class, 性别和年龄. Focused on the 历史 of ideas about women both here 和 abroad, our courses examine how societies organize the ways in which we perceive ourselves 和 others. Our program offers you new lenses through which to examine topics as varied as public policy 和 your own relationships.
While encouraging you to analyze what it means to be gendered, 妇女研究 also redresses the under-representation of women in various fields. Depending on your personal interests, you can learn more about the contributions of women in fields as diverse as 文学, 视觉艺术, 历史, 宗教, 哲学, 心理学与运动.
Our numerous on-campus organizations offer a p艺术icularly high number of opportunities to try your h和 at leadership roles 和 work collaboratively with others to achieve the common good, thus 应用ing what you learn in the classroom. You will also find a class environment that favors the exploration 和 discussion of viewpoints that have historically been trivialized or silenced.
服务学习
Though our minor does not require that you p艺术icipate in service learning, students in WST 200 have designed final projects that had as a component volunteering at a rape crisis center or at a women’s clinic or for a confidence-building program for girls at the YMCA.
类远足
Students in 艺术 历史 courses featuring women 艺术ists have been to see exhibits at the High Museum 和 at the Greenville 和 Columbia Art Museums. Students in Women in American History courses have conducted original research 和 created exhibits for the Sp艺术anburg Public Library.
独立研究
Students have the opportunity to create research projects for their major that are women focused. A creative writing major, 例如, who also studied women’s studies 和 traveled to Italy, wrote a series of short stories with Italian mothers as protagonists. A student whose primary interests were in 心理学 和 entrepreneurship completed a research project on women entrepreneurs in Ghana.
The minor consists of 21 credit hours, including WST 200 和 six elective courses. The electives may come from any field, are typically featured by the dep艺术ments of 艺术, 英语, 法国, 历史, 心理学, 物理科学, 政治与宗教, though any course that is women focused also qualifies. A student also has the option of seeking out a professor who has the time 和 inclination to work with them on a Directed Independent Study course that has gender as a main component of its focus. 在这种情况下, a syllabus should be presented to the Co-directors of the 妇女研究 Program for final approval.
样本的课程
- 人类性行为
- Women in Early American History
- Francophone Women Writers of Africa 和 the Caribbean
- 女性心理学
- 性别与政治
- 妇女与宗教
- Victorian Women Writers