The Women's Studies Minor: Program Requirements

Undergraduate Minor

The undergraduate minor in Women’s Studies requires 18 hours. All students must complete Women's Studies 301: Introduction to Women’s Studies, and five other courses from at least three disciplines.

The following are regularly taught courses with
a standing course number for the minor:

ANT 452 Language, Gender and Culture WS 427/CJ 463 Family Law WS 428/CJ 464 Family Violence WS 462/DAN 462 Dance History I WS 436/DAN 463 Dance History II WS 403/ENG 468 British Women Writers WS 602/ENG 478 American Women Writers WS 310/HIS 328 Ancient and Medieval Women WS 410/HIS 477 Women in American Society HPR 403 Coaching the Female Athlete NSG 492 Women’s Health (Online) WS 420/PS 405 Women and Politics SCM 475 Gender Issues/Speech Comm. WS 425/SOC 415 Sociology of Gender WS 401 African Women Writers WS 450 Special Topics in WS WS 490 Directed Research in WS

Graduate Minor

The graduate minor is designed to develop the student’s proficiency in a variety of feminist theories and research methodologies at an advanced level.

Requirements include:

• A minimum of nine hours for the master’s-level minor or a minimum of 12 hours for the doctoral minor.
• WS601, “Feminist Research Methods,” or the director’s approval of previous course work in WS as an equivalent.
• The remaining hours fulfilled in electives from approved courses numbered 500 or above and distributed across at least two disciplines in addition to WS.
  

The courses include:

ANT 552 Language, Gender and Culture WS 503/ENG 568 British Women Writers WS 602/ENG 678 Topics in Writing by Women WS 510/HIS 577 Women in American Society NSG 692 Women’s Health (Online) WS 520/PS 505 Women and Politics WS 525/SOC 515 Sociology of Gender WS 692 Special Problems in WS