Women's Studies Concentration
Women's Studies Concentration Program at Fisher College
The Women's Studies Concentration provides interdisciplinary study of women and society. The Concentration offers an excellent foundation for transfer into a baccalaureate degree major in Women's Studies, yet its liberal arts focus also prepares the student for transfer into most other majors.
| First Year | Credit hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EN101 | English I | 3 | |
| EN102 | English II | 3 | |
| Is105 | Common Experience | 3 | |
| HIXXX | History Requirements I* | 3 | |
| HIXXX | History Requirements II* | 3 | |
| WS102 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 | |
| Foreign Language** | 6 | ||
| Math/Science Elective*** | 6-8 | ||
| Total Credits | 30-32 | ||
| Second Year | Credit hours | ||
| CM105 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| CS101 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 | |
| EN201 | Intermediate Writing | 3 | |
| PS133 | Psychology of Women | 3 | |
| SO131 | Sociology of Womanhood | 3 | |
| Math/Science Elective*** | 3/4 | ||
| Literature Elective**** | 3 | ||
| Women's Science Concentration Electives***** | 6 | ||
| Free Elective | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 30/31 | ||
| * Two courses selected from HI101, HI102, HI203, and HI204. | |||
| ** A minimum of one year of college-level foreign language competency is required but can be waived through demonstrating elementary-level competency in a foreign language. If the language requirement is waived, free electives must be substituted. Completion of intermediate-level foreign language is recommended for transfer. | |||
| *** At least three (3) credits in math, three (3) credits in science, and three (3) additional credits in math, science, or computer programming are required. MA106, MA107, MA109, MA110 or MA121 will satisfy the minimum college math requirement. MA107 and a science course with a lab are recommended for transfer. | |||
| **** Any EN course except EN 001, EN 101, EN 102, EN 201, or ESL courses. | |||
| ***** As part of the Women's Studies Concentration, students must complete any two of the following courses: EN187, Women Writers; EN185, Images of Women in Literature; HI132, Women in History: The United States; HI133, Women and the Law in United States History; SO103, The Family; or SO 121 Social Justice, Race, and Gender Issues in American Society. If the student takes either EN187, Women Writers, or EN185, Images of Women in Literature, then a free elective may be substituted for the Literature Elective requirement. Students in the College Honors Program and taking IS200 (second-year Honors Colloquium) may substitute the fourth semester of foreign language for one of the two Women's Studies Concentration electives. Minimum credits required for graduation--60 |
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