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Women's Studies, an interdisciplinary program, draws upon extensive research to help students better understand women's experience of the past and to analyze women's situation today, nationally and globally. Since its theory incorporates not only gender but also race and class differences, Women's Studies coursework also helps students develop informed awareness of cultural diversity and the process of social transformation.

The Women's Studies major is a consortial major offered collaboratively by four of the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC): College of St. Catherine, Augsburg College, Hamline University and the University of St. Thomas. College of St. Catherine students may elect either a college minor or a consortial major.

Women's Studies is an Interdisciplinary Degree
As a field of study, Women’s Studies draws on multiple disciplines and theoretical perspectives, encouraging disciplines to include the perspectives of women and address issues of particular relevance to women.

Most Women’s Studies classes, beyond Foundations of Women’s Studies (WoSt 2050), Feminist Theory (WoSt 3640), and the Senior Seminar (WoSt 4850), are cross-listed with another discipline. A popular example of this would be WoSt 1120: Biology of Women. In this case, BIOL 1120 is the same as WoSt 1120. This course can be used as a Women’s Studies requirement and fulfill the college’s science requirement.

Because Women’s Studies is theoretically committed to infusing disciplinary thought with feminist theory and methodology, students are encouraged to have a second major within a discipline.