Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

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Requirements for a Minor

The minor in women’s and gender studies requires 18 hours. All students must complete Women’s and Gender Studies WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies . The remaining hours must be distributed among at least three disciplines. The following are approved for women’s and gender studies credit in every semester in which they are taught:

ANT 452 - Language, Gender and Culture 3 hrs.
CJ 463 - Family Law 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 427 )
CJ 464 - Family Violence, Investigation and Deterrence 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 428 )
CMS 475 - Gender Issues in Speech Communication 3 hrs.
ENG 468 - British Women Writers 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 403 )
ENG 478 - American Women Writers 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 402 )
FAM 450 - Sexuality in the Family System 3 hrs.
HIS 329 - Women in Modern European History 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 329 )
HIS 328 - Ancient and Medieval Women 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 310 )
HIS 477 - Women in American Society 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 410 )
PS 405 - Women and Politics 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 420 )
PS 488 - Women and the Law 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 421 )
SOC 415 - Sociology of Gender 3 hrs. (cross listed as WGS 425 )
WGS 401 - African Women Writers 3 hrs.
WGS 450 - Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.
WGS 490 - Directed Research in Women’s and Gender Studies 1-3 hrs.

Note:

Special topics courses in various disciplines will be approved for credit on a semester-by-semester basis, and more regular courses will be added as they are developed. Students should be advised by the program director each semester.