2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

International Studies: Disciplinary concentration in Women’s Studies [IST/WST]

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Students gain an expertise in global women’s issues through exposure to topics concerning women’s roles and status in domestic and international societies in both historical and contemporary contexts.

A. Required Courses: IST Core: 15 credit hours

ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 101 - The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
IST 200 - Introduction to International Studies: The Making of the International System (3 cr. hr.)
IST 210 - Introduction to International Studies: The Making of the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
IST 400 - Seminar: Themes in International Studies (3 cr. hr.)

B. Required Courses: Six credit hours:

WST 100 - Approaches to Women’s Studies (3 cr. hr.)
WST 400 - Colloquium in Women’s Studies (3 cr. hr.)

C. Topical studies elective courses:

Nine credit hours chosen from the following:

AAS 210 - Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with CIN 210 and PSY 210
ANT 234 - Anthropology of Gender (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 322 - Sociocultural Study of AIDS (3 cr. hr.)
CIN 210 - Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with AAS 210 and PSY 210
ECO 325 - Political Economy of Women (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 318 - The History of Women in Modern Europe (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 550 - Women's Health (3 cr. hr.)
PHI 380 - Feminist Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 210 - Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with AAS 210 and CIN 210
PSY 330 - Psychology of Gender Roles (3 cr. hr.)
SOC 355 - Gender and the Life Course (3 cr. hr.)

D. Elective Courses: Six credit hours chosen from the following:

Six credit hours chosen in consultation with student’s advisor from courses in any of the following fields: anthropology, economics, health, history, political science. These courses should relate directly to the area of international/women’s studies the student intends to pursue.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in International Studies over four years

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Foreign language
GE course

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
IST 200 - Introduction to International Studies: The Making of the International System (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15 -16

Foreign language
GE course

CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
HIS 101 - The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
IST 210 - Introduction to International Studies: The Making of the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

Foreign language
IST concentration
GE course
GE course
GE course
Elective

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Foreign language
IST concentration
GE course
GE course
GE course

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

IST concentration
IST concentration
Foreign language/Elective
Elective
Elective

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Study Abroad

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

IST concentration
IST concentration
Foreign language/Elective
Elective
Elective

Spring Total credit hours: 15

IST concentration
Foreign language/Elective
Elective
Elective

IST 400 - Seminar: Themes in International Studies (3 cr. hr.)

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International Studies: Disciplinary concentration in Women’s Studies [IST/WST]

A. Required Courses: IST Core: 15 credit hours

B. Required Courses: Six credit hours:

C. Topical studies elective courses:

D. Elective Courses: Six credit hours chosen from the following:

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in International Studies over four years

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Spring Total credit hours: 15 -16

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15