Women's and Gender Studies Minor
Catalog Entry for Women's and Gender Studies Minor
Students can pursue an 18-hour minor, providing them with 15 hours of courses and a 3-hour capstone seminar in Social Justice. The capstone seminar provides a framework of feminist and critical race readings and gives students the opportunity to design a research project of their choice, culminating in a traditional essay or activist project. The Introduction to Women and Gender Studies or Intro to LGBTQ Studies serve as foundation courses to frame students' experience for subsequent courses. The interdisciplinary minor prepares students for several professions, graduate studies, or social justice work.
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Required Courses (9 hours):
WGS 2050 - Women and Culture: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3 hours
WGS 2060 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies 3 hours (choose WGS 2060 or WGS 2050)
DIVR 4020 - Capstone Seminar in Social Justice 3 hours
AAST - One 3- credit hour AAST course with approval of WGS Coordinator
Select three from the following approved courses (9 hours):
AAST 3500 - Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 hours
AAST 2800 Introduction to Black Women Writers 3 hours
BIOL 3200 - Women and Science 3 hours
CHEM 3040 - Scientific Perspectives on Women's Wellness 3 hours
CLAS 3520 - Women in Antiquity 3 hours
COMM 4450 - Mass Media and Women 3 hours
COMM 4470 - Race, Gender, and Mass Media 3 hours
ENGL 340F - Women Writers: Topics in Women Literature 3 hours
ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures 3 hours
ENGL 340R - Race and Gender at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 3 hours
ENGL 340W - Critical Studies in Women's Literature 3 hours
LING 4070 - Language, Identity, Culture 3 hours
HIST 4670 - Women in American History 3 hours
HIST 3900 - Black Men and Women at Work 3 hours
HHP 3450 - Health of Special Populations 3 hours
HHP 4080 - Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality 3 hours
PM 3400 - Women and Administration 3 hours
POLS 4040 - Women and Politics 3 hours
POLS 4330 - Women and the Law 3 hours
POLS 4340 - Family Law 3 hours
PSY 3210 - Psychology of Women 3 hours
SOC 3070 - Families Across Cultures 3 hours
SOC 3080 - Gender and Sexualities 3 hours
THEA 4700- Topics in Women's Theatre 3 hours
WGS 300A,B,C - Selected Topics in Women's and Gender Studies 3 hours
WGS 3050 - Women in the Arts 3 hours
WGS 3060 - Vagina Monologues 3 hours
WGS 3070 - Women and Film 3 hours
WGS 3080 - Women's and Gender Studies Practicum 3 hours
WGS 4030 - Independent Study 1-3 hours
Note:
*Students are strongly advised to select courses from a variety of disciplines to ensure a broad spectrum of learning, and to seek advisement from the Women’s and Gender Studies Coordinator.
*Other courses as approved by the coordinator.