Women's issues have become an integral part of the professional world. Everything from discrimination, to sexual harassment, to wages deal directly with gender. So with this in mind, it would seem that Women's Studies would be an important area of study within universities and colleges. The first Women's Studies department (sometimes known as "Gender Studies") was created in 1970 at San Diego State University. Since then many other institutions of higher education have created full blown Women's Studies departments and even professional degree programs. I decided to take a look at the University System of Maryland to see how its institutions deal with Women's Studies and how they compare to Frostburg State University. So here is the line-up!
Frostburg State University
Department/Program: Yes
Degree: Minor
# WMST Classes: 4
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: 15
Other: Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/3e65326
Bowie State University
Department/Program: Not Formal (conc. w/in History Dept.)
Degree: N/A
# WMST Classes: 0
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: 15
Coppin State University
Department/Program: Not Formal (classes w/in Psychology Dept.)
Degree: N/A
# WMST Classes: 4
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: 0
Salisbury University
Department/Program: Yes (Gender Studies/History Dept.)
Degree: Minor
# WMST Classes: 0
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: 26
Towson University
Department/Program: Yes (Women's & Gender Studies)
Degree: Major/Graduate (M.S.)
# WMST Classes: 16
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: Many
Other: Concentrations: Women, Health, & Sexuality; Women in International Context; Women, Leadership, and Public Policy
University of Baltimore
Department/Program: No
Degree: N/A
# WMST Classes: None
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: None
Other: Women's Studies showed up in various other majors such as U.S. Women's History
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Department/Program: No
Degree: N/A
# WMST Classes: None
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: None
Other: Law school Gender & Leadership Seminar
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department/Program: Yes
Degree: Minor/Major/Certificate/Graduate
# WMST Classes: 57
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: Many
Other: Everything from Feminist Theory to Women's Self Defense
University of Maryland, College Park
Department/Program: Yes
Degree: Major/Graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.)
# WMST Classes: 42
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: Many
Other: Also offers a major in Black Women's Studies
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Department/Program: No
Degree: N/A
#WMST Classes: None
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: None
Other: Women's Studies showed up in various other majors such as Women in Corrections
University of Maryland University College
Department/Program: Not Formal
Degree: N/A
# WMST Classes: 1
# Multi-Disciplinary Classes: 18
So overall I think that Towson, UMBC, and College Park offer the most extensive programs for Women's Studies. It is also interesting that even though not every university within the system has a formal Women's Studies department, the issues still showed up in different majors and minors. If you would like to check out these universities for yourself, visit the University System of Maryland website at: http://tinyurl.com/3jxhmll.
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