CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

Check Exactly One:
 
Change in:   Degree
x
 Major   Submajor
Deletion of:       Major   Submajor

Total Number of Credits in Program:

(if "change in" is checked - even if credits remain the same)

33
 Before Change  
33
 After Change
Program Title: 
 Women's Studies Major
Sponsor(s): 
 Zohreh Ghavamshahidi
Department(s):
 Women's Studies and Anthropology
College(s):
 Letters and Sciences
Other Programs Affected:
  
Effective Term:
 Fall 2001

Submit the following:

I.   Exact description of request
To delete 740-315, Women in American History, from Section 6 of the major and replace it with 740-313, Women in American History 1600-1875, and 740-314 Women in American History 1875 to Present. This reflects the restructuring of the "Women in American History" course.
FROM:   WOMEN'S STUDIES (BA/BS)   MAJOR - 33 CREDITS
     
  1. WNST 890-100
  2. WNST 890-489
  3. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-370, ANTH 892-334, 892-494, (WOMEN AND SOCIAL CHANGE) AND ENGL 680-368
  4. WNST 890-360 OR SOC 880-410 OR ANTH 892-496 (WOMEN AND THE LIFE CYCLE) OR 892-494 (ISSUES IN FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY)
  5. WNST 890-280 OR PHIL 782-390
  6. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-303, ART 115-305, ENGL 680-264, 680- 368, 680-463, 680-464, HIST 740-315, 740-325, 740-326, PHIL 782-390, RELG 786- 330, AND SPCH 166-326
  7. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-240, 890-250, 890-350, 890-380, 890-392, ANTH 892-334, 892-494 (WOMEN AND SOCIAL CHANGE), PSCI 820-380, PSYC 840-202, SOC 880-345, 880-410, AND SOCW 860-341
  8. SELECT 6 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-303, 890-350, 890-360, 890-370, 890-392, 890-490, 890-493, 890-496 AND 890-498
  9. SELECT 6 CREDITS FROM APPROVED WOMENS STUDIES COURSES APPROVED BY AN ADVISER

    10.  
WRITING PROFICIENCY - 3 CREDITS
  1. WNST 890-489
AN APPROVED MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR
     
TO:

WOMEN'S STUDIES (BA/BS)

     
MAJOR - 33 CREDITS
  1. WNST 890-100
  2. WNST 890-489
  3. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-370, ANTH 892-334, 892-494, (WOMEN AND SOCIAL CHANGE) AND ENGL 680-368
  4. WNST 890-360 OR SOC 880-410 OR ANTH 892-496 (WOMEN AND THE LIFE CYCLE) OR 892-494 (ISSUES IN FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY)
  5. WNST 890-280 OR PHIL 782-390
  6. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-303, ART 115-305, ENGL 680-264, 680- 368, 680-463, 680-464, HIST 740-313, 740-314, 740-325, 740-326, PHIL 782-390, ELG 786-330, AND SPCH 166-326
  7. SELECT 3 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-240, 890-250, 890-350, 890-380, 890-392, ANTH 892-334, 892-494 (WOMEN AND SOCIAL CHANGE), PSCI 820-380, PSYC 840-202, SOC 880-345, 880-410, AND SOCW 860-341
  8. SELECT 6 CRED FROM COURSES WNST 890-303, 890-350, 890-360, 890-370, 890-392, 890-490, 890-493, 890-496 AND 890-498
  9. SELECT 6 CREDITS FROM APPROVED WOMENS STUDIES COURSES APPROVED BY AN ADVISER

    10.  
WRITING PROFICIENCY - 3 CREDITS
  1. WNST 890-489

    2.  
AN APPROVED MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR

II. Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives

The Women's Studies mission is to provide comprehensive information on women across time and culture.  This course covers the American women history in sequence.  Our goal is to make sure our majors and minors have the opportunities to be exposed to this information.

III. Rationale

This is a valuable course for Women's Studies students.  Dividing the current course into two chronically defined courses provides more comprehensive information for the students.  The department agrees with Dr. Mandell's statement as follows:  This course will change the current departmental offering in women's history.  The existing course (Women in American History 740-315) is an upper division course which examines the long time span from the colonial era to the present.
740-313 (and its companion course 740-314) divides the study of American women's history into two chronologically defined courses, with this course representing the first half of that chronological split.

IV. Cost implications

None.  The course will be included in the regular rotation of the department's history offerings.  The Library's current collection of relevant secondary and published primary sources is adequate.  Necessary purchases to update this collection will be made from the regular departmental library budget.  There is no cost implications for the Women's Studies Department.