Women and Gender Studies Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.; B.S. in B.A.

The director of the Women and Gender Studies Program serves as advisor for all students taking this minor.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (9 hours)

WGS 100	How Gender Affects Our Lives	3(3-0)
WGS 426/PHL 426/PSC 426	Feminist Theory	3(3-0)
WGS 496	Capstone Seminar in Women and Gender Studies	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (3 hours)

LBGTQ Studies

Select one of the following:

WGS 204/ENG 204/SOC 204	LGBTQ Identities	3(3-0)
WGS 213/HDF 213	Introduction to Human Sexuality	3(3-0)
WGS 280/FMD 280	Queer Fashion	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Developing an Intersectional Lens

Select one of the following:

CGL 145	Racism and Discrimination in America through Dialogue	3(3-0)
ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3-6(3-0)
ENG 444	In Her Own Words: Global Feminist Perspectives	3(3-0)
HST 120	Unlikely Princesses: Women of World History	3(3-0)
SOC 323	Racism and Inequality	3(3-0)
WGS 207	Women in Religion	3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Select two of the following:

BLR 325	Women and the Law	3(3-0)
MGT 357	Women in Management	3(3-0)
WGS 226/HST 226	From Witch Trials to Women’s Liberation: Women in America	3(3-0)
WGS 297	Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies	3-6(Spec)
WGS 302/REL 302	Witchcraft, Magic, and Occult Phenomena	3(3-0)
WGS 303/REL 303	Goddesses	3(3-0)
WGS 317/SOC 317	Sociology of Gender	3(3-0)
WGS 326/PSC 326	Women and Politics	3(3-0)
WGS 327/ENG 327	Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature	3(3-0)
WGS 334/PSY 334	Psychology of Women	3(3-0)
WGS 362/COM 362	Gender Communication	3(3-0)
WGS 382/ART 382	Gender and Art	3(3-0)
WGS 410/SOC 410	Women, Crime and Deviance	3(3-0)
WGS 430/HDF 430	Women and Aging	3(3-0)
WGS 497	Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies	3-6(Spec)

Total: 21 semester hours