Women’s Studies
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Women's Studies at Southern Oregon University is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing the teaching and study of women and gender in society, culture and history. The program focuses on women as a diverse, heterogeneous group; courses in Women's Studies examine the numerous ways in which gender intersects with multiple social forces and shapes human experience.
Students learn about themselves and the world through critical thinking and personal and social empowerment. Integrating various disciplines, women's studies provides a supportive and challenging liberal arts education for people of any gender. Women's studies also has a distinct interpretive framework. At SOU, Women's Studies emphasizes the relationship of classroom learning to social awareness and community involvement. In addition to providing general education courses, the program offers a minor, drawing on courses from departments and programs housed in the College of Arts and Sciences. We also participate in the Independent Interdisciplinary Major, as both a primary and secondary field.
