MinorWomen's Studies Minor
Vital critical thinking skills are enhanced by using gender, along with race and class, as a category of analysis, helping students investigate the role that gender plays in our history, art, politics, education, sports, health and family.
Our courses offer a deeper insight to issues of oppression and create awareness to sexist, racist and other biases. Teaching students to expand their way of thinking, broaden their perspective, analyze difficult material, build convincing arguments and how gender interactions affect the business environment, as well as the cultural, emotional, familial, institutional and political impact.
Women's and Gender Studies Minor courses can be taken in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Degree.
Why Choose a Women's Studies Minor?
- Flexible minor that complements a wide variety of majors
- WGST courses cross-listed with many different departments - offer variety and diverse perspectives on a broad array of topics
- Lots of choice in coursework - you can plan your minor to fit your interests and needs
- Women's and Gender Studies courses offer insighjts into topics and issues meaningful to students who care about diversity, humanity, society, and the world
- Women's and Gender Studies faculty come form a variety of disciplines
Requirements (22 credits)
Core Courses (8 - 9 credits)
- WMST/HUMN 101 Introduction to Women's Studies (5) or WMST/HUMN 310 Issues In Women's Studies (4) [This course is also offered online]
- WMST/HUMN 410 Feminist Theory (4)
NOTE: Students who are completing a minor in Women's Studies as well as a Gender Studies Certificate may only count one course for both the certificate and the minor: WMST 101 OR WMST 310
Plus at least TWO of the following courses (8 - 10 credits -- notice that they MUST add to at least 8 credits):
- WMST/BIOL 318 Biology of Women (3)
- WMST/PSYC 331 Psychology of Women (4) [This course is also offered online]
- WMST/SOCI 370 Sociology of Family (5)
- WMST/ENGL 389 Women, Literature and Social Change (5)
- WMST/HIST 394 Women in American History (4) [This course also offered online]
- WMST/CMST 414 Gender and Communication (5)
- WMST/HUMN 415 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual andTransgender Studies (5)
- WMST/ECON 427 Economics of Women & Work (5)
- WMST/PHIL 440 Women and Philosophy (5)
- WMST/SOWK 450 Women and Social Reform (3)
Electives (3 - 8 credits)
To bring the credit total to 22 in Women's Studies, select courses 300 or above from the Women's and Gender Studies Course Distribution List.
NOTE: No more than 5 credits from the list of courses with applied emphasis will count toward the minor.
What is Women's and Gender Studies?
Why is Women's and Gender Studies Important?
