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Requirements The women's studies concentration includesseven units, to be divided as follows: 1. WGS 106, Introduction to Women's Studies(one unit). All students must take Introduction to Women's Studies, unless exempted by the Women's and Gender Studies Program chair. 2. WGS 360, Feminist Theory (one unit). All students must take Feminist Theory, unless exempted by the Women's and Gender Studies Program chair. 3. Two units from the following courses*: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender (A S 332) The Sociology of Sex and Gender (A S 333) Women and Art (Art History 310) Goddesses in Art (Art History 316) Women in the Economy (E M 271) Women and Literature (English 243) Gay and Lesbian Literature (English 285) Victorian Sexualities (English 337) Eighteenth Century Culture Shocks (English 338) Redeeming Eve: Renaissance Women's Writing (English 345) French Women Writers and Feminist Criticism (French 320) History of Women in the U.S., 1877-present (History 240) Women, Society and Gender in East Asia (History 365) Women and Ethnic Minorities in Science (SCI 205) Gender and Sport (Physical Education 279) The Feminine in World Religions (Religious Studies 210) Gender and Biblical Interpretation (Religious Studies 320) Women in Hispanic Literature (Spanish 350) Women in the American Theatre (Theatre 210) Feminist Theatre (Theatre 371) The preceding courses constitute the central courses in the women's studies concentration. The focus is exclusively devoted toscholarship on gender and/or women. 4. One unit from the following courses*: Prehistoric Archaeology (A S 241) Foundations of Education (Education 225) Literacy Pedagogy: Learning and Teaching Reading (Education 356) The Age of Elizabeth (English 344) Age of Satire (English 347) Four American Poets (English 351) Literary Theory (English 363) Victorian England (History 308) Human Sexuality (Psychology 272) This unit will allow students to examine the impact of gender scholarship on various disciplines. 5. An internship: A one-unit internship will be approved by the Women's and Gender Studies Program chair. 6. A directed study: One unit of a directed study will be approved by the Women's andGender Studies Program chair. Possible topics include: Ecofeminism Introduction to Gay/Lesbian Studies Women and Popular Culture Psychology of Women Women and the Media Women in Political Theory Gender and African-American Women Gender and Native American Women Gender and Asian-American Women Gender and Latinas Feminism(s) and the Third World Page 6 of 7 Albion College Catalog 2006-2007 Academic Programs Concentrations 5/8/2006 http://www.albion.edu/academics/catalog/programs/concentrations.asp

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