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Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

Credit 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 NameTerm TakenGrade
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.

Complete 15 credit hours from the following:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
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) 


Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 250 or equivalent course in statistics or permission of instructor.

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 Classics or WGST 200 or permission of the instructor

COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *

Prerequisite(s): COMM 104 or COMM 280; COMM 214 or COMM 215 or COMM 216; or department chair permission.

COMM 410 Analysis of Communication Practice (4) *

Prerequisite(s): COMM 280; COMM 281; COMM 214; COMM 215; COMM 216; COMM 310; or department chair permission.

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)
HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
HIST 221 Women in the United States (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 252 Women in Europe (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HIST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

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 LGBT 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 and either SPAN 366 or SPAN 367; 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 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

WGST 250 Approaches to Research and Practice in WGS (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 200  or HONS 174 

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, WGST 200

WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
WGST 338 Community-based Learning (1-4)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, 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, 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, 3.250 minimum overall GPA

WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Prerequisite(s): WGST 499A

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.

*When aligns with, and is approved by, the WGST program director.

Notes:

  • 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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