Women's Studies: A.A.

The associate degree curriculum in women’s studies is a liberal arts major which is designed to meet the following needs:

1. To help women develop a perspective pertaining to their own self-interest and relate those views to social and cultural factors such as economic necessity, political participation, historical patterns, and ethics;
2. To develop their self-awareness in relation to others;
3. To develop skills of communication and analysis;
4. To prepare for transfer to four-year colleges and schools of professional training;
5. To enrich women’s knowledge of their culture and the rapid developments that are taking place within it.