Women's Studies

Distinguished Professor Angela McBride, Nursing

Professors Gabrielle Bersier, German; Barbara Cambridge, English; Ulla Connor, English; Anne Donchin, Philosophy; Linda Haas, Sociology; Missy Dehn Kubitschek, English; Miriam Langsam, History; Phyllis Stern, Nursing; Susan Sutton, Anthropology; Rosalie Vermette, French

Associate Professors Dennis Bingham, English; Paul Carlin, Economics; Catherine Dobris, Communication Studies; Carol Gardner, Sociology; Susanmarie Harrington, English; Barbara Jackson, Anthropology; Karen Johnson, English; Florence Juillerat, Biology; Nancy Newton, Spanish; Obioma Nnaemeka, French; Michael Parsons, Education; Susan Shepherd, English; Catherine Souch, Geography; Robert Sutton, Classical Studies; Rebecca Van Voorhis, Social Work; Marianne Wokeck, History

Assistant Professors Haya Ascher-Svanum, Psychiatry; Peg Brand, Philsophy; Stephanie Dickey, Herron; Jean Robertson, Herron

Associate Librarian Mae Jafari

The Women's Studies Program at IUPUI provides undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a sequence of courses in a growing academic discipline-the study of women and their changing role in society. The program is interdisciplinary because women's experiences encompass the full range of human activity and separate disciplines offer unique starting points in interpreting these experiences.

The importance of women's studies lies both in its interdisciplinary approach and in the timely opportunity it offers for the study of issues long neglected by scholarship.

Minor in Women's Studies

Requirements

1. W105 Introduction to Women's Studies
   (3 cr.)

2. At least 6 credit hours in women's studies courses (including cross-listed offerings) in the social sciences

3. At least 6 credit hours in women's studies courses (including cross-listed offerings) in the humanities

4. Up to 6 credit hours in women's studies courses approved by the director

5. W499 Colloquium in Women's Studies
   (1 cr.)

6. At least 6 credit hours of course work must be at the 400 level.

Courses

W300 Topics in Women's Studies: (variable title) (1-3 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of selected themes, issues, and methodologies in women's studies. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

W480 Women's Studies Practicum (3-6 cr.)
P: W105 and consent of instructor and program director. Internships in the Women's Studies Program are offered to provide opportunities for students to gain work experience while serving women's needs. This experience is combined with an academic analysis of women's status and experience in organizations.

W495 Readings and Research in Women's Studies (1-3 cr., 6 cr. max.) P: W105 and consent of instructor and program director. Individual readings and research. May be repeated twice for credit with a different topic.

W499 Senior Colloquium in Women's Studies (1 cr.) P: permission of instructor. This is a culminating interdisciplinary course for advanced students who are prepared to present the results of an original major research effort on a topic in women's studies. Participants will be expected to read and evaluate the presentations of other students and participating faculty.

W500 Feminist Theory (3 cr.) An examination of contemporary feminist analyses of gender relations, how they are constituted and experienced and how social structures maintaining sexist hierarchies intersect with hierarchies of race, class, and ethnicity. Rival theories are applied to particular issues to demonstrate connections between theory and practice.

W601 Survey of Contemporary Research in Women's Studies: The Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.) An exploration of feminist perspectives in the social sciences. Theoretical frameworks and research styles used by feminist social scientists are examined, as are feminist critiques of traditional social scientific frameworks and research methods. Research reports by feminist researchers in social scientific disciplines are also read and analyzed.

W602 Contemporary Research in Women's Studies: The Humanities (3 cr.) Review of literature on sex roles, psychology of women, socialization and politicization of women. Training in methodology of research on women; critique of prevailing and feminist theoretical frameworks for studying women.

W695 Graduate Readings and Research in Women's Studies (3-6 cr.) An opportunity for graduate students in various programs at IUPUI to explore specific issues within the field of women's studies, guided by faculty with particular expertise in these areas. The course is used to do readings and research that goes beyond what is covered in other women's studies graduate courses offered on this campus. It also involves faculty not normally involved in the teaching of these other courses but who have skills and knowledge relevant to the issues being investigated.

W701 Graduate Topics in Women's Studies
(3-4 cr.) Advanced investigation of selected research topics in women's studies. Topics to be announced.

Cross-listed courses include: