Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies

Degrees and Certificates

Bachelor of Arts

In the fall of 1992 IPFW became the first campus in either the Indiana or Purdue systems to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Women's Studies. Uniquely, both Indiana University and Purdue University offer the Women's Studies B.A. at IPFW. The student's choice of a second College of Arts and Sciences major detemines the degree-granting institution, or if the student chooses a Women's Studies major with one or more minors, the degree will be granted by Indiana University.

Requirements

The B.A. in Women's Studies requires completion of 30 credit hours in the major distributed as follows:

Course Number and Title

Credits

WOST W210: Introduction to Women's Studies

3

WOST W301: International Perspectives on Women

3

WOST W304: Feminist Theories

3

WOST W400: Topics in Women’s Studies

3
 

Cross-listed Courses in at least three different disciplines:

Humanities or Fine Arts

6

Social Sciences or Science

6

WOST Prefixed or Cross-listed Courses

9
Total Credits
33
  • At least 15 of the 30 credits in the major must be at the 300-level or above. To provide coherence within this interdisciplinary major, you will be asked to choose a thematic focus of at least 3 courses.
  • In addition, you will need to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences distribution requirements and general education requirements (if your first enrollment dates from Fall 1995 or thereafter). The degree will total 124 credit hours.
  • Contact your advisor or Dr. Janet L. Badia, for additional information.

 

IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.