Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies

When you pursue a women’s and gender studies minor, you examine ideas, approaches, and activism related to gendered identities in conjunction with sexual orientation, race, class, culture, and public policy across many disciplines. This minor encompasses feminist studies, masculinity studies, and sexuality studies.

After establishing a foundational understanding of themes related to gendered identities, you choose courses from fields as diverse as English, communication, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, French and others.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

A 2.00 GPA in minor requirements.
At least nine hours of the program requirements must be completed at Truman State University.
At least 15 credits as follows:
- At least 3 credits from each of the three areas below.
- At least 9 credits numbered 300 or above.

Program Requirements:

The Women and Gender Studies minor requires the successful completion from the following:

Note: Appropriate Student Initiated Courses may be approved as substitutions in each of the three areas.

Area One: Interdisciplinary Studies

CLAS 363 - Women and Gender in Antiquity Credit(s): 3
JINS 311 - Race, Class, and Gender Credit(s): 3
JINS 316 - Portrayals of Women (template course) Credit(s): 3
JINS 338 - Race and Ethnicity (template course) Credit(s): 3
JINS 339 - Gender and Culture (template course) Credit(s): 3
WGST 200 - Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit(s): 3
WGST 220 - Survey of Women’s and Gender Studies Credit(s): 3
WGST 300 - Readings in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit(s): 1 to 3
WGST 400 - Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit(s): 1 to 3

Area Two: Creative World

ART 428 - Topics in Art History Credit(s): 3
ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics Credit(s): 3
ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics Credit(s): 3 (Topics of choice include: Language of Gender and Class, Portrait of Ladies, or Gender and Disabilities)
ENG 306 - Studies in Women Writers Credit(s): 4
ENG 433 - Feminist Criticism Credit(s): 4
ENG 434 - Queer Theory Credit(s): 4
ENG 503 - Gender Studies Credit(s): 4 Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
FREN 403 - Francophone Women Writers Credit(s): 3 Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
LING 325 - Language and Gender Credit(s): 4

Area Three: Social World

COMM 401 - Rhetoric of Women’s Rights Credit(s): 3
COMM 458 - Special Topics Seminar Credit(s): 3
HIST 3100 - Topics in US History Credit(s): 4
HIST 3251 - Asian-American Women Credit(s): 4
HIST 3430 - Medieval and Early Modern European Women’s History Credit(s): 4
HIST 3431 - Modern European Women’s History Credit(s): 4
HIST 3815 - Women in Latin American History Credit(s): 4
HIST 4981 - Research in History Credit(s): 1-4 Prerequisites required prior to enrollment
HLTH 260 - Human Sexuality Credit(s): 3
HLTH 315 - Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health Credit(s): 3
PHRE 333 - Feminist Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHRE 351 - Feminist Social Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHRE 361 - Gender and Religion in America Credit(s): 3
PHRE 362 - Women in Buddhism Credit(s): 3
PHRE 363 - Women in Chinese Religions Credit(s): 3
POL 252 - Women, Gender, and Politics Credit(s): 3
SOAN 232 - Anthropology of Gender Credit(s): 3