Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies

18 credits

Required Courses

WGS 210	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	3
WGS 499	Women's and Gender Studies Capstone	3

12 credits from the following, with no more than 6 credits from any one department

AHS 265	Feminist Art History	3
ANTH 241	Gender, Sex, and Sexuality	3
CC 302	Women in Antiquity	3
CJC 211	Race, Gender, and Crime	3
CJC 332	Victimology	3
COMM 385	Rhetoric of Marginalized Voices	3
ENG 214	Introduction to Literature and Gender	3
ENG 217	Introduction to Queer Literature and Queer Theory	3
ENG 328	Language and Gender	3
ENG 490	Literature and Gender	3
ENG 494	Queer Literature/Queer Theory	3
HIST 215	Women in American History	3
HIST 452	Women in Modern European History	3
HSC 261	Health, Sexuality, and Family Life	3
HSC 372	Women and Health	3
PHIL 380	Justice	3
PHIL 406	Feminist Ethics and Epistemology	3
POLS 241	Family Law	3
POLS 474	Women and Politics	3
PSYS 324	Psychology of Women	3
PSYS 326	Psychology of Diversity	3
PSYS 377	Psychology of Sexual Behavior	3
RELS 206	Sex and the Bible	3
SOC 235	Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 424	Family	3
SOC 434	Sociology of Human Sexuality	3
SOCW 250	Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1	3
WGS 220	International Women's Issues	3
WGS 310	Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies	3
WGS 410	Feminist Theory	3
WGS 498	Independent Study	1 TO 3
WGS 369	Paid Internship	1 TO 6
	or
WGS 479	Unpaid Internship	1 TO 6
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 18

Students may earn no more than 6 internship credits. WGS 499 should be taken at the completion of the program. It is strongly suggested that students balance their programs with at least one elective from the humanities and one elective from the biological and social sciences. Students should refer to individual course descriptions for information about prerequisites. Other relevant electives may be substituted with the approval of the program director. For advising, contact the Women’s and Gender Studies program office, BB 108, 765-285-5451.