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Catalog: 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
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Minor RequirementsCredit Hours: 18+ In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog. |
Required Course |
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade |
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| WGST 200 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3) | | |
Notes:- WGST 200 should be taken early in the minor, preferably as one of the first three courses.
- Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 174 in lieu of WGST 200.
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Complete 15 credit hours from the following: |
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade |
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| AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3) | | |
| AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3) | | |
| AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3) | | |
| AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3) | | |
| AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3) | | |
| AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3) | | |
| AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3) | | |
| ANTH 341 Introduction to Psychological Anthropology (3) | | |
| ANTH 346 Anthropology of Gender (3) | | |
BIOL 343 Animal Behavior (3)
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111, BIOL 111L, BIOL 112, BIOL 112L, and BIOL 211 (or BIOL 213) | | |
| CLAS 242 Images of Women in the Classical World (3) | | |
CLAS 345 Love, Beauty, and Sexuality in the Greco-Roman World (3)
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in CLAS or WGST 200 or permission of the instructor | | |
COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *
Prerequisite(s): COMM 104 (or COMM 280) and COMM 214 (or COMM 215 or COMM 216), or permission of department chair | | |
COMM 410 Analysis of Communication Practice (4) *
Prerequisite(s): COMM 214, COMM 215, COMM 216, COMM 280, COMM 281, and COMM 310, or permission of department chair | | |
ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent | | |
ENGL 336 Women Writers (3)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent | | |
ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 or equivalent | | |
ENGL 390 Special Topics in Film (3) *
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 212 or permission of the instructor | | |
| ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3) | | |
| PBHL 217 Human Sexuality (3) | | |
| PBHL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3) | | |
| HIST 221 Women in the United States (3) | | |
| HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3) | | |
| HIST 227 African American Sexuality from Slavery to Freedom (3) | | |
| HIST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3) | | |
| HIST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3) | | |
| HIST 252 Women in Europe (3) | | |
| HIST 254 Gender, Health and Healing (3) | | |
| HIST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3) | | |
| HIST 258 Women and Gender in the Muslim World (3) | | |
HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3)
Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement. | | |
| JWST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3) | | |
| LACS 310 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean (3) | | |
| LACS 332 Latin American Politics and Society in Film (3) | | |
MGMT 308 Managing Diversity (3)
Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher | | |
| PHIL 165 Philosophy of Sex and Gender (3) | | |
| PHIL 206 Topics in Law and Morality (3) * | | |
| PHIL 275 Feminist Theory (3) | | |
| POLI 214 Queer Politics (3) | | |
| POLI 292 Topics in Gender, Theory, and Law (3) | | |
| POLI 332 Women and Politics (3) | | |
| POLI 350 Global Gender Politics (3) | | |
PSYC 330 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or permission of the instructor | | |
PSYC 332 Psychology of Social Change (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 or ENVT 200 | | |
PSYC 350 Psychology of Gender (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 | | |
| RELS 185 Women and Religion (3) | | |
| RELS 285 Religion and Feminism (3) | | |
| RUST 250 Vampires (3) | | |
| RUST 300 Gender & Sexuality in Russian Culture (3) | | |
| SOCY 103 Sociology of the Family (3) | | |
| SOCY 106 Sociology of Peace (3) | | |
SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3)
Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102 | | |
SOCY 322 Sociology of Sexualities (3)
Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102 | | |
SOCY 337 Prejudice (3)
Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102 | | |
SOCY 364 Gender and Society (3)
Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102 | | |
SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102 | | |
SPAN 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3) *
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 320 or permission of the instructor | | |
| THTR 315 Feminist Theatre (3) | | |
| THTR 318 History of Fashion and Manners (3) | | |
| WGST 120 Studies in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) | | |
| WGST 220 Women, Gender, and War (3) | | |
| WGST 227 African American Sexuality from Slavery to Freedom (3) | | |
| WGST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3) | | |
| WGST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3) | | |
WGST 250 Approaches to Research and Practice in WGS (3)
Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or HONS 174 | | |
| WGST 254 Gender, Health and Healing (3) | | |
| WGST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3) | | |
| WGST 258 Women and Gender in the Muslim World (3) | | |
| WGST 320 Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3) | | |
| WGST 321 Special Topics in Social & Political Organization (3) | | |
| WGST 322 Special Topics in Historical & Global Perspectives (3) | | |
| WGST 323 Special Topics in Culture & Representation (3) | | |
| WGST 324 Special Topics in Mind & Body (3) | | |
WGST 328 Directed Undergraduate Research (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher and WGST 200 | | |
WGST 330 Global Feminisms (3)
Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or HONS 174 | | |
| WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3) | | |
WGST 335 Sexuality of Childbirth (3)
Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or HONS 174 | | |
WGST 338 Community-based Learning (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher and WGST 200 | | |
| WGST 340 Jews, Gender, and Sex (3) | | |
| WGST 350 Gender, Violence and Prevention (3) | | |
WGST 356 Conservative Voices in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
Prerequisite(s): WGST 200 or consent of instructor | | |
| WGST 381 Women’s and Gender Studies Internship (1-4) | | |
WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor | | |
WGST 401 Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
Prerequisite(s): Only open to senior students with a declared major or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. | | |
WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4)
Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher and WGST 200 | | |
WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves. Senior rank, WGST 200, and 3.250 minimum overall GPA | | |
WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A | | |
Notes:*When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGST program director. |
Notes: - Certain special topics courses from the various departments may also be counted towards the minor requirements. Please consult the instructor or the director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
- No more than two courses may be taken in any single discipline except those courses designated as WGST.
- No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 120 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 21 credit hours from WGST 320 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 328 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 338 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 381 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 6 credit hours for WGST 400 may be applied towards the program requirements.
- No more than 6 credit hours from WGST 420 may be applied towards the program requirements.
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Notes: This worksheet is not intended to replace face-to-face advising.
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