Department Description: 

Women's studies is an interdisciplinary minor which places the lives and experiences of women at the center of inquiry by analyzing the roles and perspectives of women as well as their contributions to the scholarly, artistic, political, social and religious worlds. Courses offered by many different departments draw on recent theories and research that offer critiques of current disciplinary claims and provide opportunities to observe the extent to which knowledge is a human construct that is shaped by the persons who create it. The women's studies program is dedicated to building a more complex and inclusive portrait of humanity by using gender as a legitimate category of analysis, along with other differences, such as race, ethnicity and class. 

Department Head:

• Karla Knutson and Darcie R. Sell are currently both the co-chairs of this department. Dr. Knutson and Dr. Sell have both earned their Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Ph.D. 

Other Faculty: 

• Mallary Allen
• Corwin S. Aragon
• Aileen L.S. Busling
• Richard M. Chapman
• Linda L. Johnson
• Hilda P. Koster
• Susan J. Larson
• Susan J. Lee
• Michelle M. Lelwica
• Philip C. Lemaster 
• Joy K. Lintelman
• Jessica A. Rahman
• Gay G. Rawson
• Marky K. Rice
• Lisa M. Sethre-Hofstad
• Elna K. Solvang
• Sally S. Story
• Erika C. Strandjord

Majors or Minors Offered: 

• A minor is offered in this department.

Sampling of Courses Taught:

• Special Topics
• Cooperative Education
• Directed Reasearch

Building: Old Main