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CHESS 16-65 Rev-Minor_WGSS

March 1, 2017

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

Program Name: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • Document No: CHESS 16-65 REV MINOR WGSS
  • Proposed Effective Date: 12/1/2017
  • Submitting Department: Communication
  • Date Reviewed by Department: February 24, 2017
  • Submission Date: March 1, 2017
  • Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: March 31, 2017
  • Contact Person: Theresa Carilli, Processor
  • Approval by Faculty Senate: May 5, 2017
  • Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee: 4/14/17
  • Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: NA
  • Will New Library Resources Used?: No
  • Form 40 Needed?: Yes

Task: Minor Change or New Minor Proposal

  • Program Name: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Degree Name(s): Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexually Studies

Section I: This section is for changes in programs, minors and certificates

The minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will include former Women’s Studies courses with a change in the designator and additional courses being brought down from W. Lafayette.

Current Minor:

  • WOST 121, Introduction to Women’s Studies (core course)

Women’s Studies Electives, four from:

  • WOST 103, Freshman Experience
  • WOST/F&N 20800 Nutrition in Women’s Health
  • WOST/COM 405  The Rhetoric of Women’s Rights
  • WOST/COM 470 Women in the Media
  • WOST/ENGL 32000 By and About Women
  • WOST/HIST 36500 Women in America
  • WOST/PSY 34900 Psychology of Women
  • WOST/SOC 35000 Social Psychology of Marriage
  • WOST/ENGL 23600 Mother and Daughters in Literature
  • WOST/ENGL 32400 International Women’s Literature
  • WOST/ENGL 34000 Literature by Women of Color
  • WOST/SOC 45000 Sex Roles in Modern Society
  • WOST 49000 Topics in Women’s Studies

Proposed Minor:

Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (15 credits):

WGSS 28000, Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (This course is a prerequisite for other offerings in this program.)

Four from:

  • WGSS/ENGL 31200,
  • Ethnic American Women Writers
  • WGSS/ENGL 31300, African American Women’s Fiction
  • WGSS/ENGL 32000, By and About Women
  • WGSS 32300/ENGL, Sexual Identity in Literature
  • WGSS/ENGL 32400, International Women’s Literature
  • WGSS/ENGL 34000. Literature by Women of Color
  • WGSS/ENGL 33600, Mothers and Daughters in Literature
  • WGSS/F&N 20800 Nutrition in Women’s Health
  • WGSS/COM 40500 The Rhetoric of Women’s Rights
  • WGSS/COM 47000 Women in the Media
  • WGSS/HIST 36500 Women in America
  • WGSS/PSY 34900 Psychology of Women
  • WGSS/SOC 35000 Social Psychology of Marriage
  • WGSS/SOC 45000 Sex Roles in Modern Society
  • WGSS 28200 Introduction to LGBT Studies
  • WGSS 38000 Gender and Multiculturalism
  • WGSS 38100, Women of Color in the United States
  • WGSS 38300 Women and Work
  • WGSS 48000 Feminist Theory
  • WGSS 48200 Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality: Scholarship on Lesbian and Gay Issues
  • WGSS 48300 Global Feminisms
  • WGSS 49200 Practicum in WGSS

Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes

  • Impact on Students: This minor offers students an opportunity to explore issues tied to women, gender, and sexuality, allowing for a dialogue about diversity and inclusion.  Students will be exposed to timely topics that increase an understanding and appreciation of humanity and the liberal arts.
  • Impact on University Resources: We would like a quarter time release for a faculty member to oversee the program as well as a budget that will allow for campus events. Currently, we have enough faculty to staff these classes.
  • Impact on other Academic Units: NA

Section II

  • Impact on University Resources: NA
  • Impact on other Academic Units: NA
  • Impact on Students: NA