Mission
The Gender Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that explores
the fascinating and complex connections between sex, gender, human
sexuality, and sexual orientation. Faculty from such departments as History,
Economics, Sociology, English, Philosophy, Communication Studies, Social
Work, Management, and Psychology provide students with a wide range of
perspectives that greatly enrich a Liberal Arts education. Gender is one of
the most fundamental facts of our existence, and courses in this minor will
enhance students’ understanding of its deep significance. The Gender Studies
minor should serve as an excellent complement to any Liberal Arts major.
Objectives
- Increase student understanding of the biological, psychological and
social dimensions of sex and gender
- Provide an arena of critical scholarly thought on issues of gender and
sexuality without adherence to any particular ideology
- Allow for the exploration of all relevant gender issues from feminism
to studies in masculinity; from issues of homosexuality to traditional
family structure. Although many courses do focus on women, the program is
Gender Studies, not simply Women’s Studies.
The Gender Studies Minor Prepares Students For...
- An enriched understanding of themselves and their fellow citizens as
gendered beings.
- Graduate studies in virtually any Liberal Arts field, particularly
Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, English, Communication Studies,
and Social Work.
- Any career in which a more fully-realized understanding of human
complexity is valued.
Spring 2012
- 11696 GNDR 111. 001 C2* Intro to Gender Studies 3 MWF 12:00pm- 12:50pm LA 2003 Stevens, S
- 11700 GNDR 111. 002 C2* Intro to Gender Studies 3 TR 12:00pm- 01:15pm LA 2024 Choi, E
- 11702 GNDR 111. 003 C2* Intro to Gender Studies 3 TR 01:30pm- 02:45pm LA 2024 Choi, E
- 11704 GNDR 333. 001 Perspectives on Gender 3 TR 10:30am- 11:45am LA 2029 Statham, A
- MNGT 444.001 Managing Diversity in Organizations M 6:00-8:45
- LIBA 497.005 Women, Art, and Society T 6:00-8:45
- PSY 298.001 Human Sexuality TR 10:30-11:45
- PSY 298.002 Human Sexuality TR 3:00-4:15
- PSY 381.001 Psychology of Gender MWF 10:00-10:50
- PSY 381.002 Psychology of Gender MWF 11:00-11:50
- SOC 370.006 Race, Class, and Gender in Popular Culture TR 1:30-2:45
Summer I 2012
May 9-June 1, 2012
- SOC 431.301 Gender and Society M-F 10:30-12:50 SOC 431.302 Gender and Society M-F 1:00-3:20
May 9 - June 15, 2012
- 30356 GNDR 111. 301 C2* Intro to Gender Studies 3 MTWRF 10:30am- 12:30pm LA 2031 Melton, J
- 30357 GNDR 111. 302 C2* Intro to Gender Studies 3 MTWRF 01:00pm- 03:00pm LA 2029 Choi, E
* a core curriculum course under the heading C2
(individual development/social behavior)
** a core curriculum course under the heading D
(synthesis: integration and application of knowledge)
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University Core Curriculum
In addition to the departmental degree requirements, a minimum of 50
hours in the University Core Curriculum must be met.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Steven D. Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology
Director of Gender Studies
Office: LA 3014
Phone: 812 461-5236
swilliam@usi.edu
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