Degrees offered: |
N/A |
Number of faculty: |
1 |
Number of majors in the program: |
N/A |
Faculty Liaison: |
Brenda Risch |
Library Subject Specialist: |
Juan Sandoval |
Department Chair: |
Brenda Risch |
Program Description
"Women's Studies allows the interdisci
Currently the minor requires 18 hours, with the following core courses required: Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 3200), Women in Literature (ENGL 3360), History of Women (HIST 3391), Women, Power and Politics (POLS 3414), and Sociology of Sex Roles (SOCI 3370). Other recommended courses include: Women and Crime (CRIJ 3400), La Chicana (CHIC 3301), Biography and Autobiography of the Female Experience (ENGL 3440), Men and Women as Colleagues in Organizations (MGMT 3499), Philosophy and Feminism (PHIL 3452), Marriage and Family (SOCI 3215), and Women in Drama (THEA 3356).
With the arrival of a new director in 1996/1997, efforts are underway to expand the disci
Description of Existing Collection
NCIP Code:
Given the interdisci
The Library owns twelve periodical titles which are specifically related to women's issues (HQ 1101), but there are many other journals which contain articles of interest to Women's Studies students.
Abstracting and indexing services are of critical importance in locating resources in the many subject disci
The Reference collection contains a representative sam
Videos and visual materials are used to support this program; a number of new titles were selected for use during the 1996/1997 academic year.
Current Collecting Intensity
NCIP Code: 2b, Basic Information level (advanced)
A limited sum of money has been set aside for many years to acquire materials specifically for Women's Studies; however, materials of interest are selected from many disci
Titles selected for other programs may also contribute to the women's studies resources available in the library.
Desired Collection Level
NCIP Code: 3a, Instructional Support Level
Collection activities should be directed towards continuing to build and strengthen collections in support of Women's Studies. This is consistent with the renewed efforts to strengthen and expand the Women's Studies program. Close cooperation between the Women's Studies subject specialists and the subject specialists in the fields where courses are cross listed is highly desirable in order to maximize the resources available for the faculty teaching the courses and the students taking them.
Other Resources
The University's Women's
Last updated: March 20, 2003
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