Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Requirements

A total of 18 credits is required. These 18 credits must include WGS 200 – Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies.

Required:

WGS 200 – Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies – 3 credit hours

Students receive approval for a specified course of study from the following list of courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ANTH 350	Anthropology of Gender	3 cr
ART 281	Feminist Art and Pedagogy	3 cr
ASIA 106/HIST 106	Samurai and Gongfu Heroes: Masculinity in East Asia	3 cr
COMM 325	Women in Media	3 cr
CRIM 450	Women and Crime	3 cr
DANC 281	Women and Dance	3 cr
ENGL 225	Introduction to Literature by Women	3 cr
ENGL 336	Language, Gender, and Society	3 cr
ENGL 350	Gender and Sexual Orientation in Literature, Theory, and Film	3 cr
ENGL 385	Advanced Women’s Literature	3 cr
HIST 106	Samurai and Gongfu Heroes: Masculinity in East Asia	3 cr
HIST 366	African American Women	3 cr
HIST 369	Women in America	3 cr
HIST 390	History of Women—World Cultures	3 cr
JRNL 250	Women and the Press	3 cr
PHIL 232	Philosophies of Love	3 cr
PLSC 404	Women and Politics	3 cr
PSYC 379	Psychology of Human Sexuality	3 cr
PSYC 380	Gender and Violence	3 cr
PSYC 411	Psychology of Women	3 cr
RLST 245	Women and Religion	3 cr
RLST 345	Women in the Bible	3 cr
RLST 485	Special Topics in Feminist Studies of Religion (4)	3 cr
SOC 251	Sociology of Human Sexuality	3 cr
SOC 281	Girls Studies	3 cr
SOC 363	Sociology of Gender	3 cr
SOC 410	Men and Masculinities	3 cr
SOC 427	Social Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence	3 cr
WGS 301	Asian American and Asian Diasporic Women's Literature	3 cr
WGS 400	Feminist Theories	3 cr
XXXX 281	Special Topics (offered within department) (4)	1-3 cr
XXXX 481	Special Topics (offered within department) (4)	1-3 cr
WGS 482	Independent Study	1–3 cr
XXXX 493	Internships (5)	1–3 cr

Students receive approval for a specified course of study from the above list of courses and, with permission from the director of Women’s and Gender Studies, from selected WGS courses that have been recently developed.
No more than two courses that count for a student's major can also count for WGS minor.
At least six credits of coursework must be at 300 level or above.
Special topics courses that focus on women's and gender studies and are offered by individual departments can count as WGS minor electives with the approval of the director of Women’s and Gender Studies. Examples of 481 offered: ANTH 481 Women in Modern Middle East, and WMST 481 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Internships (up to 3 cr) may be counted toward the minor.