HAVE YOU CONSIDERED COMBINING YOUR ART EDUCATION MAJOR WITH A WOMEN'S STUDIES MINOR?

Art Education majors with a minor in Women's Studies may be better prepared for challenges of their professions; they will have taken a significant amount of course work focusing on the majority of the human population. These courses will be useful because many public schools and arts institutions are interested in gender equity and are actively seeking employees familiar with the subject. The Women's Studies minor emphasizes the role of under-represented female populations in a traditionally male-dominated field, providing students with background on the historical, cultural, and social contributions of women. Students enrolled in the minor will also be introduced to the psychology of women and their approaches to visual culture.

A minor in Women's Studies offers Art Education majors the opportunity to enhance professional skills by taking course work complementary to the Art Education curriculum. Core and elective courses in Women's Studies can assist Art Education students in developing a multi-disciplinary perspective on specific issues related to women, representation, and cultural diversity. Students can also pursue personal interests by enrolling in special topics courses and independent study.

To earn a Women's Studies minor, students should take 18 hours of approved courses, including three core courses--WOMS 230, Women in Contemporary America, WOMS 235, Women Across Cultures and Centuries, and WOMS 432, Feminist Theory. Additional courses may be selected from a list of approved electives. Electives that may be of particular interest to Art Education majors include:

ANTH 361 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women
ANTH 468 Anthropology of Gender
ARTH 485D Topics in Art History: Images of Women
COMS 410 Communication and Gender
HIST 360 Race, Class, and Gender in American History
HIST 369 Women in United States History
HIST 413 Family, Sexuality, and Society since 1400
HIST 473 Topics in Women's History
SOCI 357 The Sociology of Gender
WOMS 390 Internship in Women’s Studies
WOMS 430 Special Topics in Women's Studies (e.g., Gender, Race, and Class in Museums)
WOMS 439 Independent Study in Women's Studies (e,g,, on images of women in popular
culture)

A complete list of electives is available in the undergraduate catalogue.

For additional information about the Women's Studies minor, please call 753-1038.

Last Updated: August 7, 2007