Interdisciplinary Concentration in Gender and Violence
Program Planner
This concentration examines the gendered and systemic nature of violence as it is manifested in diverse ethnic, racial, sexual, national and international contexts. Students will explore through courses in humanities and social sciences the ways in which violence is perpetuated through interpersonal relationships and social institutions. Students will integrate academic learning with applied experience through the completion of an internship in a local setting where violence and its relationships to gender are the focus. This concentration offers a focus for students pursuing studies in Women's and Gender Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, or Criminology and Justice Studies.
Faculty Sponsors
Mary Lynn W. Hopps, John Landreau
Curriculum
Core
Required Courses
- WGS235 Gender and Violence
- Internship in issues of gender and violence: (choose 1)
- WGS399 Feminism in the Workplace: Field Study in Women's and Gender Studies
- PSY399 Internship in Psychology
- SOC399 Internship in Sociology
- LWJ399 Internship in Criminology and Justice Studies
Options
Choose two from the following:
Arts and Humanities
- AAS343/WGS305/COM343 Looking at Women: representation, Feminisms, and Film
- PHL135 Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHL375 Equality in Law and Ethics
- WGS360/LIT334 Literature by Latinas and Latin American Women
- WGS320/LIT315 Men and Masculinities: Literary Perspectives
- WGS341/LIT313 Gay and Lesbian Literature
- WGS376/LIT316 Global Women Writers
- WGS317/LIT317 The Witch in Literature
Choose two from the following
Social Sciences and History
- HIS395/WGS345 History of Western Sexuality
- HIST397/WGS340 Gay and Lesbian History
- HIS385/WGS301 Women in America
- LWJ225 Legal Problems in Domestic Setting
- POL215 Gender and Politics
- POL345/INT300 Human Rights in International Relations
- PSY218 Psychology of Power, Oppression and Privilege
- PSY353 Psychology of Gender
- SOC303 Women in World Perspective
- SOC315 Racism, Power and Privilege
- WGS250 Politics of Sexuality
- WGS240 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies
- WGS380/HON338 Gender and Democracy
- WGS361/HIST365/AAS370 African American Women’s History
No prerequisites unless otherwise designated
In addition to courses required by this concentration, a student must complete one approved course in quantitative reasoning and one approved course in laboratory science to satisfy breadth requirements in liberal learning. Students should consult their major or open option advisors about how best to complete other liberal learning requirements.
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