Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Requirements

1. a minimum nine (9) hours for the master’s-level minor, or a minimum of 12 hours for the doctoral minor
2. WS 601 - Theories and Methods in Women’s Studies  OR, by the director of Women’s and Gender Studies, approval of previous coursework in Women’s and Gender Studies as equivalent to WS 601 
3. the remaining hours fulfilled in electives from approved courses numbered 500 or above, and distributed across at least two disciplines in addition to the discipline of Women’s and Gender Studies. These courses are:
   1. regularly-taught courses approved for the minor:
      • ANT 552 - Language, Gender, and Culture
         
      • CJ 563  , Family Law cross-listed as WS 527 
      • CJ 564  , Family Violence cross-listed as WS 528 
      • ENG 568 - British Women Writers
         , British Women Writers cross-listed as WS 503 
      • ENG 578 - American Women Writers
         
      • ENG 678 - Topics in Writing by Women
          cross-listed as WS 602 
      • HIS 577 - Women in American Society
          cross-listed as WS 510 
      • NSG 692 - Special Problems
          (online)
      • PS 505 - Women and Politics
          cross-listed as WS 520 
      • SOC 515 - Sociology of Gender
         ; cross-listed as WS 525 
      • CMS 609 - Speech Communication Seminar
         
   2. WS 692 - Special Problems in Women’s Studies 
   3. special topics courses in various disciplines which are being offered for one semester only, as approved by the director.
4. a minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses counting toward the minor

Since new courses may become available for Women’s and Gender Studies credit in any given semester, the candidate should be advised by the director of Women’s and Gender Studies as well as by the candidate’s major professor.