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Contact Information:
Women's Studies
Dakota Hall 220
USD, 414 E.Clark Street,
Vermillion, SD 57069
phone: (605) 677-5969
aemerson@usd.edu
Last Modified: 05/02/08
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Women’s Studies
at the
University of South Dakota
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Check out the Summer & Fall 2008 courses on the Courses Offered page.
Upcoming!
2008 Women's Research, Scholarship, and
Creative Activity Conference
"Women and Power"
See our Conference Page
Welcome to Women’s Studies
The Women's Studies program at the U.
coordinates the Women's Studies minor. Women's Studies offers academic advisement to students earning the minor and keeps faculty apprised of changes in curriculum and requirements. In addition, the program is available to sponsor and co-sponsor programs, events, and research in academic, cultural, and political areas of particular significance to women, gender, and sexuality.
Description of the minor:
Women's Studies offers an 18-hour interdisciplinary minor that focuses on women as central participants in and subjects of the intellectual traditions that make up the liberal arts. Women's Studies minors apply a wide range of academic approaches and research methodologies to the study of women's experiences, values, and identities. The minor may accompany any major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be found particularly useful by students whose career goals demand high levels of analytical and critical thought and skills in interpersonal relations: hospital or school administration, business, consulting, counseling, education, human resources, journalism, law, medicine, psychology, religion, social work, and sociology.
The Women's Studies minor may be earned with the BS or the BA degree. Students are free to choose any eighteen hours in Women's Studies coursework with the restriction that no more than six hours may be taken in any one prefix area. Students who enter under the 2005-2007 Catalog must complete the 3-credit "Introduction to Women's Studies" course (WMST 201), preferably in their sophomore or junior year, and complete 15 additional credits in courses approved for Women's Studies. No more than six hours may be taken in any one prefix area. A list of approved courses appears on page 103 of the 2005-2007 Course Catalog. To inquire about credit for courses that are not listed, please contact the Coordinator.
Want to take part in activities and programs related to the study of gender and sexuality? See our Events and Announcements link!
Women's Studies and Men:
Women's Studies invites the men of the U. to join them in recognizing the accomplishments, struggles, needs, and unique conditions of women and the diverse boundaries and concerns of gender and sexuality by participating in the intellectual and cultural life of the program. We welcome the interest and support of all the members of the USD community.
Women's Studies and Feminism:
Women's Studies recognizes that there still exist inequities in the representation of women in many academic disciplines; in support of and remuneration for women in diverse areas of work, intellectual endeavor, and athletic achievement; and in women's representation within bodies at all levels of professional and civic governance. As a result, Women's Studies wholeheartedly claims to be feminist, where feminism names the belief that men's and women's experiences and issues deserve to be treated with equal attention (i.e., seriousness, funding, and creativity) by public institutions and that no woman should suffer a deficit in opportunity, support, preparation, or reward for reasons solely related to her sex.
For information:
Amanda Emerson
Coordinator of Women's Studies
Dakota Hall, Room 220
Email: aemerson@usd.edu
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