This is not a concentration or minor plan. It is a list of recommended courses for students interested in this field of study.

Pre-requisites: Many of these courses have pre- requisites. Please refer to the current LS&A Bulletin or course guide for information regarding which courses are required. It is important that pre-requisites are taken early in a student’s academic career so that they will be completed in time to take the desired course.

The GPS curriculum guide is helpful for students who would like to study women’s studies, sociology, public policy, social work and health-related fields. Students wishing to pursue graduate work in these areas are advised to develop a strong research focus from the beginning and to complete an honors thesis, when possible.

Breadth Courses:
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the student’s concentration plan as they serve as prerequisites to many upper division courses.

260 Introduction to Organizational Psychology
280 Introduction to Social Psychology
290 Introduction to the Psychology of Personality

Lab Courses:
The following courses may be used to satisfy a concentration lab requirement.

310 Processes of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation (SOC 320)
311 Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues (SOC 321)
317 Community Based Research (AMCULT 306)
325 Practicum in the Multicultural Community (AMCULT 321)
381 Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology (SOC 472)
391 Advanced Laboratory in Personality

Upper Division (300-499) Psychology Courses:
Students are advised to take as many upper-division courses as possible to fulfill concentration credit hours. Most students wishing to specialize in this area are advised to take more than the minimum 34 credits required.

353 Social Development
373 Introduction to Community Psychology
374 Marriage and the Family
386 Attitudes and Social Behavior (SOC 386)
411 Gender and Group Process in a Multicultural Context (WOMENSTD 419)
415 Anthropology of Childhood: Growing up in culture (ANTHRCUL 329)
439 Behavioral Biology of Women (ANTHRBIO 468/ WOMENSTD 468)
485 Gender, Mentoring, and Technology (WOMENSTD 485)
487 Current Topics in Social Psychology
497 Current Topics in Personality Psychology
498 Gender and the Individual (WOMENSTD 498)
499 Psychology of Women (WOMENSTD 499)

Interdisciplinary Courses: These courses found across the university are recommended to give students a broad, interdisciplinary background in the area of gender, psychology, and society. Students should consider how these courses may be used to satisfy other degree requirements (e.g. Area Distribution credit, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Upper Level Writing Requirements).

There are many courses in Women’s Studies with a focus on gender that students could take. We offer only a partial list of some of those here as they relate to psychology. Students should refer to the LS&A Bulletin for more detailed descriptions. Interdisciplinary GPS Courses continued:

* Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered through the college of Literature, Science and Arts (LS&A). These courses may have special restrictions and students may need to contact the department or instructor about requirements to elect the course.

AMCULT 330 Culture, Thought and Meaning
AMCULT 350 Approaches to American Culture
ANTHRCUL 302 Sex and Gender in Japan
ANTHRCUL 373 Articulating Gender: Women, Men, Speech
ANTHRCUL 388 Gender and Archeology
ANTHRCUL 440 Cultural Adaptation
ANTHRCUL 455/ WOMENSTD 455 Feminist Theory and Gender Studies in Anthropology
COMM 471 Gender Issues in the Media
HISTORY 370/ WOMENSTD 370 Women in American History to 1870
HISTORY 371/ WOMENSTD 371 Women in American History Since 1870
HISTORY 372/ WOMENSTD 372 Women in European History, 1750 to the Present
HISTORY 471/WOMENSTD 470 Gender and Sexuality in India
PHIL 486/ WOMENSTD 486 Topics in Feminist Philosophy
POLSCI 323/ WOMENSTD 418 Women and the Political System
POLSCI 401/ WOMENSTD 422 Feminist Political Theory
SOC 345 Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 412 Ethnic Identity and Intergroup Relations
SOC 445 Comparative Family Systems
SOC 447 Sociology of Gender
WOMENSTD 220/ *NURS 220 Perspectives in Women's Health
WOMENSTD 231/ CAAS 241 Women of Color and Feminism
WOMENSTD 240/ AMCULT 240 Introduction to Women's Studies
WOMENSTD 245 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
WOMENSTD 336/ CAAS 336/ HISTORY 336 Black Women in America
WOMENSTD 337/ CAAS 337/ HISTORY 337 Black Women, Part I: American Revolution - Women’s Era
WOMENSTD 341 Gender & the Individual: Transmission & Function of Sex/Gender
WOMENSTD 342 Gender and Society
WOMENSTD 343 Gender consciousness and Social Change
WOMENSTD 345 Third World Women
WOMENSTD 346 African-American Women in Context
WOMENSTD 347 Feminist Perspective on Lesbian Studies
WOMENSTD 430/ AMCULT 430 Feminist Thought
WOMENSTD 350 Women and the Community
WOMENSTD 351 Women and the Community II
WOMENSTD 492/ REES 490/ SOC 490 Women and Islam: A Sociological Perspective