Undergraduates

UNDERGRADUATE MINOR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES

Summer Two 2008 Courses
Fall 2008 Courses

Undergraduate students can earn a secondary competency through a minor in women’s studies. In this course of study, you will examine gender roles, dynamics, and stereotypes in the United States and globally. In addition, you will explore women’s contributions to world history, culture, and politics, and discuss the changing nature of women’s roles.

File a Petition

Students who wish to complete a minor should file a petition. Please come to the Women’s Studies office in 524 Holmes Hall to pick up a copy.

Required Course

Complete one of the following courses:

INT U103 Women’s Studies 4 SH
SOC U402 Feminist Perspectives on Society 4 SH

Elective Courses

NOTE Check with the Women's Studies Coordinator before enrolling to make sure the course will count towards your Women's Studies Minor.
l.wang@neu.edu/ 617.373.4984

Complete four courses from the following list:

AFR U109 Foundations of Black Culture 1 4 SH
AFR U185 Gender in the African Diaspora 4 SH
AFR U301 Foundations of Black Culture 2 4 SH
AFR U320 The Black Family 4 SH
AFR U325 African-American Women 4 SH
AFR U367 Race and Social Identity 4 SH
AFR U392 African Diaspora 4 SH
AFR U500 Arts of the African Diaspora 4 SH
AFR U600 Contemporary Issues: Race, Science, and Technology 4 SH
AFR U639 Globalism, Racism, and Human Rights 4 SH
AFR U663 Early African-American Literature 4 SH
BHS U105 Nutrition 4 SH
CIN U255 Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity 4 SH
CIN U265 Spanish Civil War on Film 4 SH
CIN U350 Film Theory 4 SH
CIN U354 Psychology and Film 4 SH
CIN U390 Film and Psychoanalysis 4 SH
CIN U391 Topics in Film 4 SH
CIN U460 Jewish Film 4 SH
CJ U500 Gender, Crime, and Justice 4 SH
CMN U304 Communication and Gender 4 SH
CMN U320 Theories of Media and Culture 4 SH
CMN U410 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 4 SH
ENG U150 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
ENG U223 Survey of American Literature 1
ENG U350 Linguistic Analysis 4 SH
ENG U399 Topics in Literature: Black Women Writers
ENG U456 Language and Gender 4 SH
ENG U489 Shakespeare on Film 4 SH
ENG U600 Major Figure 4 SH (starting winter 2006)
ENG U610 Sixteenth-Century English Literature
ENG U611 Shakespeare 4 SH
ENG U613 Shakespeare’s Tragedies 4 SH
ENG U617 Seventeenth-Century English Literature 4 SH
ENG U671 Multiethnic Literature of the U.S. 4 SH
ENG U672 Asian-American Literature 4 SH
ENG U673 U.S. Latino/Latina Literature 4 SH
ENG U675 Gay and Lesbian Literature 4 SH
ENG U691 Gender Roles in Literature 4 SH
HST U103 Women’s Studies 4 SH
HST U204 Third World Women 4 SH
HST U242 Women in America 4 SH
HST U243 American Images of China 4 SH
HST U256 Chinese Civilization in Her Own Eyes 4SH
HST U313 Gender and Revolution in Russia and China 4 SH
HST U350 Modern China 4 SH
HST U372 Gender and Society in Modern Europe 4 SH
HST U431 American Jewish History 4 SH
HST U600 Topics in Women's History 4 SH
INT U441 Topics in Women's Studies 4 SH
INT U451 Women's Studies Module 1 SH
LNC U255 Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity 4 SH
LIN U412 Language and Culture 4 SH
LNS U150 Spanish Culture 4 SH
LNS U220 Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies 4 SH
LNS U265 Spanish Civil War on Film 4 SH
LNS U651 Spanish Golden Age 4 SH
MUS U106 Women in Music 4 SH
NUR U302 Nursing with Women and Families 3 SH
PHL U103 Women's Studies 4 SH
PHL U230 Sound, Music, and Religion 4 SH
PHL U280 Islam 4 SH
PHL U390 Cults and Sects 4 SH
POL U375 Gender and Politics 4 SH
PSY U200 Psychology of Women 4 SH
PSY U206 Food, Behavior, and Eating Disorders 4 SH
PSY U354 Psychology and Film 4 SH
PSY U364 Studies in College Eating Behavior 4 SH
PSY U404 Developmental Psychology 4 SH
PSY U464 Psychology of Language 4 SH
SOA U200 Peaoples and Cultures of the Middle East 4 SH
SOA U220 Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies 4 SH
SOA U302 Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective 4 SH
SOA U307 Social Movements in the Third World 4 SH
SOA U412 Language and Culture 4 SH
SOA U500 Latin American Society and Development 4 SH
SOA U510 Anthropology of Africa 4 SH
SOC U240 Sociology of Prejudice and Violence 4 SH
SOC U255 Sociology of the Family 4 SH
SOC U256 Violence in the Family 4 SH
SOC U259 Women in Jewish Culture 4 SH
SOC U260 Gender in a Changing Society 4 SH
SOC U272 Social Roles in the Business World 4 SH
SOC U273 Women Working 4 SH
SOC U297 Sociology of Popular Culture 4 SH
SOC U402 Feminist Perspectives on Society 4 SH
SOC U437 Children and Youth in Contemporary Society 4 SH
SOC U442 Sociolinguistics 4 SH
SOC U520 Race, Class, and Gender 4 SH
SOC U530 Seminar in the Family 4 SH

NOTE Check with the Women's Studies Coordinator before enrolling to make sure the course will count towards your Women's Studies Minor.
L.Wang@neu.edu / 617.373.4984

Upper-Division Elective

Complete one upper-division course in consultation with the coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program.

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

For more information, contact the program coordinator, Dr. Lihua Wang (524 Holmes) at 617.373.4984 or at l.wang@neu.edu.

Summer Two 2008 Courses

Course #	Course Title	Key #	Instructor	Day/Time
AFR U185	Gender in the African Diaspora	55242	Staff	MTuWTh 1:30-3:10
MUS U106	Women in Music	57301	Dalton	MTuWTh 3:20-5:00
SOC U256	Violence in the Family	55674	Staff	MTuWTh 1:30-3:10
SOC U260	Gender in a Changing Society	56304	Staff	MTuWTh 1:30-3:10

Fall 2008 Courses

Course #	Course Title	Key #	Instructor	Day/Time
AFR U109	Foundations of Black Culture	14146	Chandler Smit	TuF 11:45-1:25
AFR U185	Gender in the African Diaspora	14097	Cody	TuF 9:50-11:30
AFR U500	Arts of the African Diaspora	55589	Chandler	TuF 9:50-11:30
CJ U500	Gender, Crime, and Justice	16915	Botchkovar	TuF 1:35 PM-3:15 PM
ENG U600	Shakespeare	08493	Howlett	MWTh 11:45-1:25
ENG U612	Shakesperares Comedies	04494	Howlett	MWTh 10:30-11:45
HST U103	Introduction to Women's Studies	04522	Crabb	TuF 1:35-3:15
HST U204	Third World Women	06761	Gillett	TuF 11:45-1:25
HST U242	Women in America	25734	Gillet	MWTh 1:35-2:40
HST U242	Women in America	25734	Gillet	MWTh 4:35-5:40
INT U103	Introduction to Women's Studies	10862	Crabb	TuF 1:35-3:15
INT U441	Topics in Women's Studies	23238	Wang	MTh 11:45-1:25
INT U451	Women's Studies Module	19163	Wang	Tu 3:25-4:30
NUR U302	Nursing for Women and Families	11102	Kiladis	Tu 8:00-11:30
LIN U412	Language and Culture	26219	Littlefield	TuF 9:50-11:30
PSY U302	Psychology of Women	02603	Spikes	MWTh 1:35-2:40
PSY U464	Developmental Psychology	21805	Staff	TuF 1:35-3:15
SOA U302	Gender & Sex: A Cross-Cultural Perspective	07384	Staff	MWTh 8:00-9:05
SOA U412	Language and Culture	21506	Littlefield	TuF 9:50-11:30
SOC U103	Introduction to Women's Studies	08131	Crabb	TuF 1:35-3:15
SOC U255	Sociology of the Family	07288	Staff	MWTh 9:15-10:20
SOC U256	Violence in the Family	07288	Staff	TuF 1:35-3:15
SOC U260	Gender in a Changing Society	22197	Staff	MW 2:50-4:30
SOC U520	Race, Class, and Gender	18855	Staff	TuF 9:50-11:30

You can find course descriptions at: Registrar