| Women's Studies Undergraduate Minor Requirements
Women's Studies Minors must complete at least 15 semester hours of approved courses, distributed as follows:
1. At least three (3) semester hours of interdisciplinary Women's Studies courses selected from either WST3015 Introduction to Womens' Studies, WST 3251, WST 4930, or 4931
2. At least nine (9) semester hours of cross-listed core courses:
AMH 4561 Women in 19th Century America (History)
AMH 4562 Women in Modern America (History)
AMH 4565 Colonial and Revolutionary Era American Women’s History (History)
ANT 4302 Sex Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Anthropology) ARE 4790 Women, Art & Education (Art Education)
ARH 4870 20th Century U.S. Women's Art (Art History)
CCJ 4663 Female Crime & Delinquency (Criminology)
CLA 3501 Gender and Society in Ancient Greece (Classics)
CLA 3502 The Roman Family (Classics)
FOW 3240 Literature and Sexuality (Modern Languages)
FRT 3561 French Women Writers (Modern Languages)
HOE 3330 Human Science & Human Development: Global Perspectives (Family & Child Sciences)
LIT 3383 Women in Literature (English)
LIT 4385 Major Women Writers (English)
LIT 4454 Feminist Theory
NUR 3495 Women's Health Issues: Concerns Through the Life Cycle (Nursing)
PET 4253 Lesbian and Gay Sport Studies (Physical Education)
PET 4254 Gender Issues in Sport and Physical Activity (Physical Education)
PHM 3123 Philosophy of Feminism (Philosophy)
PUP 3323 Women and Politics (Political Science)
REL 3145 Gender and Religion (Religion)
REL 3146 Gender and the Bible (Religion)
REL 3337 Goddesses, Women and Power in Hinduism (Religion)
REL 4671 Gender & Judaism (Religion)
SOP 3742 Psychology of Women (Psychology)
SOW 4108 Women’s Issues & Social Work
SOW 4627 Mental Health of Diverse Population (Social Work)
SPC 4630 Rhetoric of Women's Issues (Communication)
SPW 4481 Contemporary Spanish Women Writers [in Spanish] (Modern Languages)
SPW 4491 Spanish-American Women Writers [in Spanish] (Modern Languages)
SYD 3800 Sociology of Sex and Gender (Sociology)
SYO 3100 Family Problems & Social Change (Sociology)
SYO 4374 Gender and Work (Sociology)
THE 4433 Gender, Race and Performance (Theatre);
3. The remaining three (3) semester hours may be selected from approved WST courses, cross-listed courses, or approved special topics courses or related courses.
Approved related courses:
AML 4680 Studies in Ethnic Literature (English)
LIT 4554 Feminist Theory (English)
HUM 3321 Multicultural Film (Humanities)
POR 4930 Race & Nation in Brazilian Women's Writing (Modern Languages)
SOW 4615 Family Violence (Social Work)
Minors should consult with the Women's Studies office each term for a list of approved courses. 2000-level courses may NOT be used for the minor.
Only one approved course from the student's major may count toward the Women's Studies minor, and only if the course has not been used for credit toward the major. Also, courses counted for the minor may not be used to fulfill requirements for liberal studies.
Students who intend to minor in Women's Studies should declare their intent with the Program Director at least two semesters before graduation. If the student is an Arts & Sciences major, after completing 90 semester hours they must declare their minor with Arts & Sciences (Longmire 10). Students must have at least a "C-" average in the minor and complete an exit interview before graduating. |
