Women’s Studies

Students may seek an academic minor in women's studies.

Minor in Women’s Studies

The women’s studies minor complements the skills the student gains in his or her major discipline by providing an interdisciplinary study of the history, status, and experiences of women.

Objectives

The student who graduates with a minor in women's studies will be able to

Examine historical and contemporary contributions by women and existing data about women.
Discuss some of the scholarly methodologies used in the study of women, gender, and human societies.
Explain aspects of scholarship and theory on the history, status, contributions, and experiences of women in diverse cultural communities and the significance of gender as a social construct and an analytical category.

Requirements for the Minor

A minor in women’s studies requires the completion of 15 credits of coursework in women’s studies, drawn from various disciplines as appropriate; at least 9 credits must be earned in upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above). Specific course requirements are listed at right. If a specific course required for the minor is taken instead to satisfy the requirements for the major, another course in the same discipline should be substituted to fulfill the required minimum number of credits. Any course used to replace an upper-level course should also be classified as upper level.

Women's Studies Minor Courses

(to be taken in the last 60 credits with required and supplemental major courses)

Required Courses

WMST 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies: Women and Society (3)

Social Science Courses

BEHS 343 Parenting Today

BEHS 453 Domestic Violence

BMGT 312 Women in Business

GERO 311 Women and Aging

GVPT 436 The Legal Status of Women

PSYC 334 Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

PSYC 336 Psychology of Women

SOCY 325 The Sociology of Gender

SOCY 443 The Family and Society

SOCY 462 Women in the Military

A second social science course chosen from the above list (3)

Humanities Courses

A course chosen from the following: (3)

ENGL 250 Introduction to Literature by Women

ENGL 354 American Women Writers Since 1900

ENGL 358 British Women Writers Since 1900

HIST 375 Modern European Women’s History

HIST 376 Women and the Family in America to 1870

HIST 377 Women in America Since 1870

HUMN 442 Contemporary Sexual Ethics

PHIL 343 Sexual Morality

SPCH 324 Communication and Gender

A second humanities course chosen from the above list (3)

Total credits for Minor in women's studies(15)

For a listing of all the requirements for the bachelor's degree, students should refer to the overall bachelor's degree requirements.

Last updated: 20 August 2006