COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Introduction Degrees and Majors Interdisciplinary Minors Special Programs Aerospace Studies African American Studies Art Chicano Studies Communication Criminal Justice English History Languages and Linguistics Latin American Studies Military Science Music Philosophy Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Social Work Sociology and Anthropology Theater Arts Western Cultural Heritage Women's Studies Liberal Arts Bldg., Room 343 Phone: (915) 747-5666 Fax: (915) 747-5905 E-mail: libarts@utep.edu		Women's Studies 233 Liberal Arts Phone: (915) 747-5200 E-mail: womenstudies@utep.edu DIRECTOR: Shelley S. Armitage PROFESSORS: Gladstein, McGee Deutsch, Mortimer, Staudt ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Beyer, Byrd, Howard, Marchino ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Farah, Ryan, Whitley Women's Studies involves the interdisciplinary study of women's experiences, emphasizing historical, contemporary, and future issues concerning women and men. Integration of studies of women through the various disciplines, including information and methods, allows for investigation of women's lives and work, including both academic and first-hand research. Minor in Women's Studies To complete a Women's Studies minor, students must earn at least 18 hours in courses approved for Women's Studies credit. At least 15 hours must be at the upper-division level, representing more than one discipline. Courses considered part of an interdisciplinary core include WS 2300 Introduction to Women's Studies, ENGL 3360 Women in Literature, HIST 3391 History of Women, POLS 4314 Women, Power, and Politics, and SOCI 3370 Sociology of Sex Roles. Other courses appropriate for the Women's Studies minor are taught regularly or as special topics in a number of departments. These include, but are not limited to CRIJ 4300 Women and Crime, CHIC 3301 La Chicana, MGMT 4399 Men and Women as Colleagues in Organizations, SOCI 2315 Marriage and Family, and THEA 3356 Women in Drama. Women's Studies (WS) 2300 Introduction to Women's Studies (3-0) This course focuses on the experience of women primarily from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities. A cross-cultural and interdisciplinary course, WS 2300 introduces students to historical and contemporary issues and works, encouraging students to relate to these women's experiences and to the issues, feminist theories, and public policies involved. 3390 Special Topics in Women's Studies (3-0) Examination of currently relevant subjects in women's studies from interdisciplinary or specific perspectives. Topics will vary and may concern themselves with history, theory, methods, criticism, and other areas of importance. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. 4360 Issues in Women's Studies (3-0) A study of issues concerning women and gender as related to philosophical, critical, historical, psychological, artistic, and other disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research and expression. May be repeated when the course topics vary. Prerequisites: ENGL 1312 and Junior standing.

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