Gender Studies   March 2005

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Mailing Address: 290 S. 1500 E., Rm. 218, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0442

Director, Kathryn Bond Stockton, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Gerda Saunders, Ph.D.
Faculty

Professors. M. Brady (English), M. Egger (Family and Preventive Medicine), M. Eid (Languages), M. Francey (Art History), L. Holland (Political Science), H. Kantor (Educational Studies), C. Oravec (Communication), P. Philips (Economics), D. Threedy (Law), K. Stockton (English).

 Associate Professors. G. Berik (Economics and Gender Studies), M. DiPaolo (Linguistics), C. Gregg (Educational Psychology), C. Gringeri (Social Work), E. Gross (Social Work), D. Herrin (Family and Consumer Studies), T. Martinez (Sociology), C. McDannell (History), S. Morrow (Educational Psychology), J. Osherow (English), W. Samuels (English), P. Schwartz-Shea (Political Science), A. Solórzano (Family and Consumer Studies), C. Stark (Philosophy), A. Thompson (Educational Studies), L. Diamond (Psychology and Gender Studies), K. Lau (English and Gender Studies), S. Porter (History and Gender Studies).

 Assistant Professors. L. Diamond, (Psychology and Gender Studies), M. Armstrong (History), N. Cagatay (Economics), E. Clement (History), S. Morrow (Educational Psychology), V. Newman (Gender Studies), B. Lyshaug (Political Science and Gender Studies), Gerda Saunders (Gender Studies), A. Thompson (Educational Studies).

 Other Teaching Faculty. K. Brinkman (Sociology), A. Hankinson (Music), T. Marafiote (Education, Culture & Society), C. Talbot (History), C. Wright (Gender Studies), Sue Wurtzburg (Gender Studies.

Gender studies examines the creation and perpetuation of gender that shapes us all. It is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program of study that utilizes the tools of academic analysis to investigate the significance of gender in all aspects of human life. It assumes that gender, in its complex interactions with race, class, sexual orientation, nationality and other factors, is a crucial component in the organization of our personal lives and social institutions, and it focuses on how gender differences and gender inequality are created and perpetuated. The courses offered by the Gender Studies Program utilize many feminist perspectives to expand and re-evaluate the assumptions at work in traditional disciplines in the study of individuals, cultures, social institutions, policy and other areas of scholarly inquiry. In addition to a focus on the history and achievements of women, gender studies incorporates scholarship that addresses men’s lives, masculinity, and the lives of people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.
Undergraduate Program

Degree. B.A. or B.S. in gender studies.

The gender studies major is offered through the College of Social and Behavioral Science. A minor in gender studies is also available.

Students must fulfill requirements of the College of Social and Behavioral Science as well as those of the gender studies major or minor. Application for admission to the major or minor is made through the director of gender studies. Advising and course work is individualized and reflects the interests and goals of each student.

Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in their major or minor courses.

Requirements for the Major

For the B.A. or B.S. degree students must complete a minimum of 30 semester credit hours in gender studies of which 15 hours are obtained from required core courses and 15 hours from approved elective courses. At least 18 semester credit hours must be completed at the University of Utah.

All courses for the major must be taken for a letter grade and all core courses must receive a minimum grade of C (2.0) to count toward the undergraduate degree. One elective course can be taken at the 1000 level. Elective courses can include 1-3 semester credit hours of Independent Study (GNDR 3950 or 5950) and 1-3 semester credit hours of Internship (GNDR 5990).

Required Core Courses

The requirements for majors are a total of five core courses and five electives.

One introductory course, selected from

1100: Gender and Social Change

2100: Intro to Gender Studies

3690: Gender and Contemporary Issues

and

3100: Movements and Protests: A Contemporary History (Prerequisite: GNDR 1100 or 2100 or 3690)

and

3900: Intro to Feminist Theories (Prerequisite: GNDR 1100/2100/3690 and GNDR 3100)

and

Two theory courses, selected from

5080: Advanced Feminist Theories: Feminist Political Thought

5090: Advanced Feminist Theories: Critical Theories and Post-Structuralism

5940: Theories of Gender & Sexuality: Queer Theory

(Prerequisites: GNDR 1100/2100/3690, GNDR 3100, GNDR 3900)

Total hours: 15

Electives

Three of the five required electives are selected as usual from the broad range of available electives listed at the end of this document. The remaining two electives have to be selected from the disciplinary cell options listed below:
  1. 5790: Gender and Democracy
  2. 5780: Narrating Gender: Fairytale, Legend, and Personal Narrative
  3. 5770: Gender and Sexual Orientation
  4. 5760: The Gendered Voice in International Literature
  5. 5750: Comparative Women’s History
  6. 5740: Gender, Space, and Place

No additional allied hours are required for this major

Requirements for the Gender Studies Minor

Students must complete a minimum of 21 semester credit hours in gender studies of which 12 semester credit hours are obtained from required core courses and 9 semester credit hours from approved elective courses. At least 12 semester credit hours must be completed at the University of Utah.

All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade and all core courses must receive a minimum grade of C (2.0) to count toward the undergraduate degree. Gender Studies minors are required to take one theory course only from the required core course options.

One elective course can be taken at the 1000 level. Elective courses can include 1-3 semester credit hours of Independent Study (GNDR 3950 or 5950) and 1-3 semester credit hours of Internship (GNDR 5990).

Required Core Courses

The requirements for majors are a total of four core courses and three electives.

One introductory course, selected from

1100: Gender and Social Change

2100: Intro to Gender Studies

3690: Gender and Contemporary Issues

and

3100: Movements and Protests: A Contemporary History (Prerequisite: GNDR 1100 or 2100 or 3690)

and

3900: Intro to Feminist Theories (Prerequisite: GNDR 1100/2100/3690 and GNDR 3100)

and

One theory course, selected from

5080: Advanced Feminist Theories: Feminist Political Thought

5090: Advanced Feminist Theories: Critical Theories and Post-Structuralism

5940: Theories of Gender & Sexuality: Queer Theory

(Prerequisites: GNDR 1100/2100/3690, GNDR 3100, GNDR 3900)

Total hours: 12

Electives

Two of the required electives may be selected from the broad range of available electives listed at the end of this document. At least one elective must be selected from the disciplinary cell options listed below:

  1. 5790: Gender and Democracy
  2. 5780: Narrating Gender: Fairytale, Legend, and Personal Narrative
  3. 5770: Gender and Sexual Orientation
  4. 5760: The Gendered Voice in International Literature
  5. 5750: Comparative Women’s History
  6. 5740: Gender, Space, and Place

Total Hours: 9

Approved Gender Studies Elective Courses for 2001-2002 Academic Year

GNDR 1060 Political Economy of Race, Class, and Gender (with ECON 1060) (3)

GNDR 1100 Gender and Social Change (3)

GNDR 2080 (with PHIL 2080) Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3)

GNDR 2800 (with PSYCH 2800) Psychology of Love (3)

GNDR 3040 (with PSYCH 3040) Psychology of Gender (3)
 
GNDR 3090 Women in Music (3)

GNDR 3100  Movements & Protests: A Contemporary History (3)

GNDR 3140 (with POL S 3140) Gender and Politics (3)

GNDR 3250 (with POL S 3250) Gender, Ethics and Public Policy (3)

GNDR 3250  Gender, Ethics and Public Policy (3)  

GNDR 3382 (with SOC 3382) Gender Systems in International Perspective (3) 

GNDR 3690  Gender and Contemporary Issues (3)

GNDR 3730 (with ENGL 3730) Women Writers (3)

GNDR 3900  Introduction to Feminist Theories (3)

GNDR 3950 Independent Study (1-3)

GNDR 3960 Special Topics in Gender Studies (1-3)

GNDR 4100 Perspectives on Women Artists (2)

GNDR 4280 (with HIST 4280) Sex and Gender in Early Modern Europe (3)

GNDR 4600 (with HIST 4600) Women in American History to 1870 (3)

GNDR 4620 (with HIST 4620) Topics in Women and History (3)

GNDR 4630 (with HIST 4630) History of Sexuality in America (3)

GNDR 4900  Masculinities in Theory and Practice (3)

GNDR 4960 Topics in Gender and Religion (3)

GNDR 4999 Honors Thesis/Project (3)

GNDR 5080  Advanced Feminist Theories: Feminist Political Thought (3)

GNDR 5090  Advanced Feminist Theories: Critical Theories and Post-structuralism (3)) 

GNDR 5170 Feminist Economics (3)

GNDR 5290 (with LING/ARAB 5249) Language and Gender (3)

GNDR 5390  Gender and Minorities Across the Lifespan (3) Cross listed as FCS

GNDR 5560  Gender and Economic Development in the Third World (3) Cross listed as ECON 5560.  

GNDR 5610  Gender, Race, Class, and Community (3) Cross listed as ETHNC 5610, FCS 5610.

GNDR 5616  History of Women's Education in the United States (3) Cross listed as ECS 6616

GNDR 5622  (ECS 6622) Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogies (3)

GNDR 5650 Video Games & Gender (3)

GNDR 5740 Gender, Space & Place(3)

GNDR 5750 Comparative Woman’s History (3)

GNDR 5760 The Gendered Voice in International Literature(3)

GNDR 5770 Gender & Sexual Orientation (3)

GNDR 5780 Narrating Gender: Fairytales, Legend and Personal Narrative(3)

GNDR 5810 Gender, Nature & Ecology (3)

GNDR 5900 Women and the Law (3)

GNDR 5940 (with ENGL 5940) Theories of Gender and Sexuality (3)

GNDR 5950 Independent Study (1-3)

GNDR 5960 Special Topics in Gender Studies (1-3)

GNDR 5990 Internship (1-3)

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