School of Liberal Arts: Women's Studies
2008-2009 Academic Year
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participation of students in the production of new research on women. The
program also acknowledges the roots of women's studies within the women's
movement and offers students the opportunity to link theory and practice through
internships in community agencies and designated service learning courses.
Students are encouraged to use this knowledge and experience in careers
benefiting the lives of both women and men.
The intellectual project of the major and minor in women's studies is supported
by lectures, films, discussions and other programs organized and funded through
the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute, the Newcomb College
Center for Research on Women, and the resources available at the Nadine R.
Vorhoff (Women's Studies) Library, the Newcomb Archives, and the
sophie.tulane.edu project. All of these resources are housed around the Newcomb
College quad of the Uptown Campus. Students interested in women's studies as
an academic major or minor should consult with the Director.
A major in women's studies consists of a minimum of 33 credits. Three core
courses are required: the prerequisite course 290 Introduction to Women's
Studies; 351 Feminist Ideas and Praxis; and 497/697 Advanced Feminist
Theories. The remaining courses must be selected from among those approved by
the Women's Studies Program with the following distribution requirements: a
minimum of six credits from the subject area Humanities and Fine Arts and six
credits from Social Sciences, with not more than nine credits in a single
department. Normally, the elective courses are taken at the 300 level and above. A
maximum of 12 credits taken to satisfy the college distribution requirement may
be applied toward the major in women's studies. Students electing women's
studies as one of two majors must complete all requirements for the women's
studies major and complete a total of at least 27 credits in different (non-
overlapping) courses in the major.
A minor in women's studies consists of a minimum of 18 credits. Two courses are
required: 290 Introduction to Women's Studies and 351 Feminist Ideas and
Praxis. The remaining courses must be selected from among those approved by
the Women's Studies Program with not all courses selected from the same
discipline. Courses applied to the student's major field of study may not be
applied toward the women's studies minor.
WMST 250 Women and Leadership (3)
Staff. This course explores the contexts of leadership and examines how those
contexts affect women. Students should increase their understanding of different
styles of leadership, reconcile femininity with leadership, increase their