Women's & Gender Studies

Introduces women’s and gender studies from a social science perspective, using a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach. Emphasizes social science explanations for sex-typed behavior, social perceptions of women and men, and the roles of women in social and cultural life. It fulfills 3 credit hours under the General Education requirements for Social Science and transfers easily to UK. (It can also be used to satisfy the Cultural Studies requirement for the AA or AS degrees.)

Introduces women’s and gender studies from a humanities perspective, using a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach including art and literature. Examines issues and problems of women in contemporary society through the lens of race, gender, class, and socio-political spheres.  It fulfills 3 credit hours under the General Education requirement for Humanities and transfers easily to UK. (It can also be used to satisfy the Cultural Studies requirement for the AA or AS degrees.)

Note: WGS 201 has heavy reading and writing assignments. Please do not place students who are enrolled in reading courses into WGS 201, a sophomore level course.

ENG 234 (Introduction to Women's Literature) introduces students to the rich body of women's writing, explores common and differing themes, attitudes, cultural norms and gender identity evident in multiethnic, diverse societies though analysis and discussion of texts by women writers. It fulfills 3 credit hours under the General Education requirement for Humanities and transfers easily to UK. (It can also be used to satisfy the Cultural Studies requirement for the AA or AS degrees.)

 

AA Focus Area, Women's Studies: WGS 200 and WGS 201, and choose three courses from ENG 234, HIS 265, GEO 240, FAM 253

• EKU Women & Gender Studies
• UK Gender & Women's Studies

Pre-Major, Gender and Women's Studies, University of Kentucky (AA)

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