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. Contact the Women and Gender Studies program at WGS@cmich.edu for information

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)

LGBTQ Studies

Select one of the following:

WGS 204/ENG 204/SOC 204	LGBTQ Identities	3(3-0)
WGS 280/FMD 280	Queer Fashion	3(3-0)
WGS 351/MCA 351	Queer Cinema	3(2-2)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Race and Ethnicity Through an Intersectional Lens

Select one of the following:

ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3(3-0)
HDF 110	Oppression Past & Present: Impacts on Human Development and Families	3(3-0)
HST 120	Unlikely Princesses: Women of World History	3(3-0)
IGR 145	Racism and Racial Justice through Dialogue	3(3-0)
SOC 323	Racism and Inequality	3(3-0)
WGS 207/REL 207	Women in Religion	3(3-0)
WGS 325/SPN 325	Telenovelas, Streaming Media and Hispanic/Latino Feminist Movements	3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Select two courses from any WGS or WGS cross-listed course. Cross-listed courses may be selected from Required Courses I or II but cannot count toward both requirements.

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