Academic Programs

Arts and Sciences: Women's Studies

Award: Associate of Arts
Number of credits required: 60
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN)
Contact: M. Layer, Interim Chair

Description:

This transfer option of the Arts and Sciences Associate of Arts degree provides students with an understanding of the roles women have played in cultures throughout history and culminates in a critical analysis of women's issues and how they have evolved into current cultural practices, expectations, and concerns. Students examine the significant sociological and historical influences women have had and continue to make in literature, philosophy, the arts, communication, and other areas. Students in this degree program can apply these courses of study to transfer programs in Humanities, Cultural Studies, History, Literature, and other curricula with a strong focus on women's issues. This degree offers students entering into entrepreneurship, pre-law, healthcare, social sciences, and other areas a strong foundation to understand the roles of women in the American and global environments, inside and outside of the home and in political/social arenas. The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 45.

Required Courses:

Take ENG-1010 ENG-1020 ENG-2250 HST-1016 HST-1034 LAN-1100 PSY-1010 SOC-2220 ;

Arts:

Take 3 credits from the General Education course listing.

Bio/Physical Science:

Take 7 credits from General Education course listing; one course in Biological Sciences and one in Physical Sciences; lab must accompany at least one of the sciences (many universities prefer two lab sciences).Lab credit identified in Group 1. Course may also appear in Group 2 or 3, but credit only counted once.

Communication:

Take 3 credits; From COM-1250 COM-1350 ;

Interdisc/Emerging:

Take 3 credits; From ART-1075 ITS-1015 ITS-2940 LAN-1054 LAN-1080 SOC-2310 WFS-1700 / WFS-1700L ;

Humanities:

Take 3 General Education course listing.

Mathematics:

Take 3 credits; From MTH-1100 MTH-1120 MTH-1560 MTH-2300 ;

Social/Behav Science:

Take 3 credits from General Education course listing, except PSY courses

Electives:

Take 11 credits from any courses numbered 1001 and above, except MTH-1040 .

Last Update: July 7, 2008