Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

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Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences
Degrees Offered: None
Minor Offered: Women’s and Gender Studies

Program Requirements:

The Interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies Minor requires the successful completion of 15 semester hours as follows:

Students must take one course designated WGST: 3 Credit Hours

WGST 200 - Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3 hours
WGST 220 - Survey of Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3 hours
WGST 300 - Readings in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 1-3 hours
WGST 400 - Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 1-3 hours

Areas: 12 Credit Hours

Other courses may be chosen from the following lists, with at least 9 hours numbered 300 or above. Choose at least three hours in Area One and at least three hours in Area Two:

Area One:

Topics of choice for ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics include:

Language of Gender and Class
Portraits of Ladies

ART 428 - Topics in Art History Credits: 3 hours
CLAS 363 - Women and Gender in Antiquity Credits: 3 hours
COMM 401 - Rhetoric of Women’s Rights Credits: 3 hours
COMM 458 - Special Topics Seminar Credits: 3 hours
ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 306 - Topics: Women Writers Credits: 3 hours
ENG 324 - Topics in Sociolinguistics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 395 - Queer Theory Credits: 3 hours
ENG 405 - Feminist Criticism Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
ENG 503 - Gender Studies Credits: 4 hours
Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
FREN 403 - Topics in Francophone Women Writers Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
THEA 370 - Solo Performance Seminar Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites required prior to enrollment

Area Two:

GRE 301 - The Sacred Feminine: Goddesses and Mortal Women in Ancient Greece Credits: 3 hours
HIST 312 - Women in American History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 319 - Asian American Women Credits: 3 hours
HIST 348 - Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Credits: 3 hours
HIST 353 - Medieval and Early Modern European Women’s History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 354 - Modern European Women’s History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 367 - Seminar in U.S. History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 372 - Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Credits: 3 hours
HIST 415 - Sexuality in American History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 551 - Advanced Topics in History Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
PHRE 333 - Feminist Ethics Credits: 3 hours
PHRE 351 - Feminist Social Philosophy Credits: 3 hours
PHRE 361 - Gender and Religion in America Credits: 3 hours
PHRE 362 - Women in Buddhism Credits: 3 hours
PHRE 363 - Women in Chinese Religions Credits: 3 hours
SOAN 232 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3 hours
SOAN 316 - Selected Topics in Sociology/Anthropology Credits: 3 hours

Area Three:

JINS 311 - Race, Class, and Gender Credits: 3 hours
JINS 314 - Economics of Gender Credits: 3 hours
JINS 316 - Portrayals of Women (template course) Credits: 3 hours
JINS 317 - Women’s Movement in Intercultural Perspective: The U.S and South Africa Credits: 3 hours
JINS 338 - Race and Ethnicity (template course) Credits: 3 hours
JINS 349 - Bodylore/Brainlore: Thinking with the Body Credits: 3 hours
JINS 368 - Women and Science Credits: 3 hours
JINS 376 - Women’s Health Credits: 3 hours