Students must meet periodically with faculty and complete papers or projects. Students are limited to one independent study per semester. Written permission of the instructor is required. A course or seminar offered from time to time and reserved for a special topic selected by the Committee on Women's Studies. This seminar is an advanced inquiry into feminist theories and methods.
Students also investigate the development of core theories and methods within women's studies.
Required of all majors. 400A. Women's Activism, Research Methodologies, and Theory. The research and writing of an extended essay or report, or the completion of a creative project, under the supervision of a faculty member. Majors normally register for 458 in the winter semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both Women's Studies 457 in the fall semester and 458 in the winter semester.