Introduction

Women's Studies expands the traditional base of a liberal arts education by focusing on women's contributions, roles and perspectives which are otherwise omitted from traditional curriculum offerings. Faculty from all divisions within the College take a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender in Women's Studies courses offered through both General Studies and degree-granting academic programs. Participation in the program can lead to a minor in Women's Studies, which is noted on a student's academic transcript.

Program Organization

All Women's Studies courses are open to any student at Stockton College.  A minor in Women's Studies is awarded to those students who complete 20 credits in Women's Studies, including:

1. Perspectives on Women, a four-credit course offered every semester, which serves as an introduction to the study of women and feminist scholarship, and to the Women's Studies program;
2. 12 credits of study (three courses), which must come from  courses that are approved by the Women's Studies faculty and based in Feminist theory.  A selected list of approved courses follows.
3. Seminar in Feminist Theory, a capstone experience, (GIS 3614) a four credit course in general integration and synthesis that includes the development and presentation of a senior project. 

Students who are interested in pursuing a minor in Women's Studies are asked to contact the coordinator for further information, and to inform their preceptors. Students who file an "Intent to Apply for a Minor in Women's Studies" will automatically become part of a Women's Studies Mailing List.

Graduation Requirements

A partial listing of Women's Studies courses is given below. Students should check the "Schedule of Courses" distributed prior to pre-registration for a list of courses offered each term that satisfy the requirements for a minor in Women's Studies.

Required Courses:
Perspectives on Women  (4 credits)
Seminar in Feminist Theory  (4 credits)

Samples of other Women's Studies courses
ANTH 3355 Anthropology of Men and Women
GAH 2106 Women Writing on America
GAH 2122 Women's Lives
GAH 3104 Women and Philosophy
GAH  3109  Gender, Minorities and the Mass Media
GAH 3121 African-American Women Writers
GEN 2306 Women and Health
GIS 3226 Women's Visions
GIS 3230 Jewish Women
GIS 3623 Gender Behavior
GIS 3648 Gender & Violence in Film/Fiction and Society
GIS 3725 Women in Law, History and Literature
GSS 2161 Perspectives on Sexuality
GSS 2310 Sex Discrimination and the Law
GSS 3104 Language and Power
GSS 3121 Women in Leadership
GSS 3601 Women and Work
LITT 1104  Introduction to Literature by Women
LITT 3311 American Women Writers
PHIL 2204 Women, Holocaust & Genocide
PHIL 4611 Feminist Philosophy
PSYC 3602 Psychology of Gender
SOCY 2111 Women and Social Action
SOCY 3604 Sociology of Women
SOCY 3715 Black Female Authors
SOCY 3750 Gender, Homosexuality & Society

Course descriptions for the women's studies offerings listed above appear with other courses of the same acronym in the Bulletin. Not all Women's Studies courses are included in the list above. Students should work with their preceptor to select from the Women's Studies offerings each semester.

In addition to the above courses, women's studies faculty offer a variety of independent studies, including the following:
GAH Women in Literature
GAH Women in the Arts
GIS The Politics of Reproduction
GSS Women's Roles in Society
GSS 20th Century Women

Career Opportunities

Career preparation for jobs in management, marketing, counseling, teaching, journalism, social work, banking, nursing, health services and government will be enhanced by a women's studies background because knowledge of special concerns of women will produce more effective performance in these careers.

Experience in women's studies also provides preparation for employment opportunities such as women's educational, legal and political projects; work with women's health collectives, social services and hotlines; women's career and credit counseling and work with small businesses owned by women.

Information about the Program

Women's Studies Coordinator
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PO Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
Phone: (609) 652-4542

Dean of Enrollment Management
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PO Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
Phone: (609) 652-4261