Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

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Requirements for a Minor

The minor in women’s studies requires 18 hours. All students must complete Women’s Studies WS 301 - Introduction to Women’s Studies . The remaining hours must be distributed among at least three disciplines. The following are approved for women’s 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 WS 427 )
CJ 464 - Family Violence, Investigation and Deterrence 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 428 )
ENG 468 - British Women Writers 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 403 )
ENG 478 - American Women Writers 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 402 )
NSG 336 - Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families *
NSG 336L - Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families Laboratory *
HIS 329 - Women in Modern European History 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 329 )
HIS 328 - Ancient and Medieval Women 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 310 )
HIS 477 - Women in American Society 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 410 )
PS 405 - Women and Politics 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 420 )
SOC 415 - Sociology of Gender 3 hrs. (cross listed as WS 425 )
WS 401 - African Women Writers 3 hrs.
WS 450 - Seminar in Women’s Studies 3 hrs.
WS 490 - Directed Research in Women’s Studies 1-3 hrs.
CMS 475 - Gender Issues in Speech Communication 3 hrs.

Note:

*These courses are open only to students enrolled in nursing degree programs.

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.