Students learn how gender affects social relationships, artistic expression, institutional structures, and national and international political, cultural, and economic relations. While centrally concerned with gender dynamics, Women’s Studies also explores the ways other dimensions of diversity, including race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexual orientation, age, and ability shape the experien
ces of both women and men. The Women’s Studies Program at Pittsburg State University is headed by both a Director and a Council comprised of faculty, students, administration, and staff. The Director is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the program and answers to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Council is appointed by the Office of the President and is responsible for the program’s long range planning and growth. Minor in Women's Studies
The Women’s Studies minor involves twenty-one credit hours, including a six credit hour core emphasizing collaborative learning and critical thinking in global, activist, and feminist contexts. The minor complements a wide variety of majors, including Business, English, Communication, Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, History, Justice Studies, Psychology, and Sociology, and is an excellent preparation for careers in the non-profit sector or in private sector fields such as human resources, marketing, management, education, and law. Minor Requirements
Twenty-one credit hours, including a six credit hour core (WOMEN 200 and 399), and 15 hours in Women’s Studies electives. Electives are cross-listed with course offerings from other departments, such as History, Communication, Psychology, English, and Family and Consumer Sciences. Certificate Requirements
Fifteen credit hours, including a six credit hour core (WOMEN 200 and 399), and nine additional credit hours of any other undergraduate course approved for Women’s Studies credit.