2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies

18 credits

Required Courses

WGS 210Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

3

WGS 499Women's and Gender Studies Capstone

3

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

AHS 265Feminist Art History

3

ANTH 241Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

3

CC 302Women in Antiquity

3

CJC 211Race, Gender, and Crime

3

CJC 332Victimology

3

COMM 385Rhetoric of Marginalized Voices

3

ENG 214Introduction to Literature and Gender

3

ENG 217Introduction to Queer Literature and Queer Theory

3

ENG 328Language and Gender

3

ENG 490Literature and Gender

3

ENG 494Queer Literature/Queer Theory

3

HIST 215Women in American History

3

HIST 452Women in Modern European History

3

HSC 261Health, Sexuality, and Family Life

3

HSC 372Women and Health

3

PHIL 380Justice

3

PHIL 406Feminist Ethics and Epistemology

3

POLS 241Family Law

3

POLS 474Women and Politics

3

PSYS 324Psychology of Women

3

PSYS 326Psychology of Diversity

3

PSYS 377Psychology of Sexual Behavior

3

RELS 206Sex and the Bible

3

SOC 235Sociology of Gender

3

SOC 424Family

3

SOC 434Sociology of Human Sexuality

3

SOCW 250Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1

3

WGS 220International Women's Issues

3

WGS 310Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies

3

WGS 410Feminist Theory

3

WGS 498Independent Study

1 TO 3

 

WGS 369Paid Internship

1 TO 6

or

WGS 479Unpaid 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.