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 Courses

• WGST 200 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
• WGST 225 Social Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)

Complete 12 additional credit hours from the following:

• 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 355 Black Masculinity and Manhood (3)
• AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)
• AAST 365 The Black Queer South (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)
• CLAS 242 Images of Women in the Classical World (3)
• CLAS 345 Love, Beauty, and Sexuality in the Greco-Roman World (3)
• COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *
• COMM 410 Analysis of Communication Practice (4) *
• ENGL 250 Introduction to Disability Studies (3)
• ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 336 Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3)
• FMST 390 Special Topics in Film (3) *
• ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (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 258 Women and Gender in the Muslim World (3)
• HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3)
• 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)
• PBHL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
• PBHL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
• 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)
• PSYC 332 Psychology of Social Change (3)
• PSYC 350 Psychology of Gender (3)
• 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)
• SOCY 322 Sociology of Sexualities (3)
• SOCY 337 Prejudice (3)
• SOCY 364 Gender and Society (3)
• SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
• SPAN 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3) *
• 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 225 Social Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies (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)
• 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)
• WGST 330 Global Feminisms (3)
• WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
• WGST 335 Pregnancy & Birth Justice, Education, and Solidarity (3)
• WGST 338 Community-based Learning (1-4)
• 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)
• WGST 381 Women’s and Gender Studies Internship (1-4)
• WGST 400 Independent Study (1-4)
• WGST 401 Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
• WGST 420 Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies (3-4)
• WGST 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• WGST 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

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 12 credit hours from WGST 225  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 335  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 from 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.