Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs, including majors, minors, and degrees.

Majors

• Gender Studies (B.A., B.S.)

Departments/Programs

• Gender Studies

Course Information

GEND 3530 Queens, Crusaders, and Wonder Women

This course is 4 hours and is also available as HIST 4530.

HIST 4530 Queens, Crusaders, and Wonder Women

This 4-hour course is a study of women's leadership and public speech across time and place, emphasizing the gendered nature of power, how it has been deployed and interpreted. The course begins in the Ancient World and then studies female leaders such as Cleopatra and Elizabeth I, along with women who have instigated reform in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. HIST 4530 meets with HIST 3530, but a research paper is required for students in 4530.

Archway Curriculum

• Essential Connections: Speaking Instructive
• Integrative Core: Gender and Sexuality Thread

Academic Policies and Procedures

The online version of the Nebraska Wesleyan University catalog supersedes any printed catalog or PDF version as the official catalog of NWU. NWU reserves the right to make changes in the regulations and offerings announced in this official online version, as circumstances require. It is expected that the only changes will be the correction of errors and the inclusion of new courses and programs approved during the academic year.