Women and Gender Studies Minor

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The Women and Gender Studies Minor critically examines how gender, class, race, and other aspects of identity are present in society.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for a liberal arts minor in women and gender studies

To earn a minor in women and gender studies, students must complete a minimum of 16 credits distributed as follows:

a. Core courses

WGS 1000 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4) (minimum grade of C required)
WGS 3020 - Feminist Theory (4) (minimum grade of C required)
WGS 3030 - Methods of Feminist Analysis (4)

b. Electives - 4 credits selected from the following

COM 3405 - Gender Communication (4)
COM 3407 - Women in Leadership (4)
COM 4203 - Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)
ENG 3684 - Gender, Sexuality, and Literature (4)
HST 3670 - Latin American Revolutions (4)
PH 4750 - Global Health and Social Issues (4)
SOC 3630 - Social Movements (4)
WGS 3010 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)
WGS 3040 - LGBTQ+ Lives Through Global Lens (4)
WGS 3110 - Human Sexuality (4)
WGS 3132 - Women’s Lives in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
WGS 3200 - Population and Society (4)
WGS 3330 - Women, Crime and Justice (4)
WGS 3400 - Sociology of Family (4)
WGS 3560 - Historical Archaeology (4)
WGS 3606 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
WGS 3620 - Sociology of Gender (4)
WGS 3650 - Gender and Work (4)
WGS 3660 - Men and Masculinities (4)
WGS 3810 - Global Women, Global Issues (4)
WGS 3816 - Women in Early Modern Europe (4)
WGS 3817 - Gender Discrimination and the Supreme Court (4)
WGS 3818 - Women in Art (4)
WGS 3821 - History of American Families (4)
WGS 3822 - History of African-American Women (4)
WGS 3823 - Gender and Int’l Relations (4)
WGS 3825 - Women in China: Past and Present (4)
WGS 3850 - Philosophy of Gender (4)
WGS 3870 - Women and Politics (4)
WGS 3880 - Women in Modern America (4)
WGS 3890 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WGS 3900 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 4800 - Queer Social Theory (4)
WGS 4810 - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Education (4)
WGS 4900 - Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies (4)
WGS 4995 - Directed Research in Women and Gender Studies (2 OR 4)

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Women and Gender Studies.