Gender and Women’s Studies Minor

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN GENDER & WOMEN’S STUDIES:

No more than one course from a student’s major may count in any minor. A student majoring in any discipline other than Gender and Women’s Studies may complete a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies upon satisfactorily completing the following requirements:

I. CORE COURSES

WS 101 - Intro Gender & Women’s Studies Credits: 4
WS 301 - Feminist and Gender Theories Credits: 4
OR
WS 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
WS 496 - Gender and WS Senior Seminar Credits: 2
OR
WS 499 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 6 (needs 2 credits)

Total Core - Credits: 10

II. APPLICATIONS

(Choose one; 3-6 credits)

WS 280 - Issues in Women’s Health Credits: 4
WS 351 - Gender and Work Credits: 4
ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
OR
WS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
WS 365 - Women and Development Credits: 3
WS 320 - Women’s Studies Practicum* - Credits: 4 to 6

Footnote

* Students may take WS 320 only if they are enrolled in the Sociology Block Program. Students wishing to have an internship or practicum experience outside of Sociology may sign up for an internship or practicum course in another department, as long as the project undertaken is gender-related. (See the Gender and Women’s Studies Coordinator to receive approval before signing up.) Examples of such courses include: Anth 316 Internship in Anthropology; Engl 258/358 Practicum - Service Learning; and ES 450 Internship Exercise Specialist. Students should look closely at the prerequisites for any of these courses before attempting to sign up. Students may not apply more than 6 credits of internship or practicum experience to the Gender and Women’s Studies minor.

III. DISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS

Choose two from the following list, one of which must be numbered above 300; 6-8 credits. Courses numbered 190/390 and 191/391 may also count, if approved.

Anthropology

ANTH 217 - Cultural Images of Women & Men Credits: 4
ANTH 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
WS 355 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 4
(Anth 355 is same as WS 355; a student may receive credit for only one of these courses)

Art

ART 366 - Women, Art and Visual Culture Credits: 4
WS 366 - Women, Art and Visual Culture Credits: 4
(Art 366 is the same as WS 366; a student may receive credit for only one of these courses.)

Biology

BIO 132 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

English

(A list of Gender/Women’s Studies approved courses is produced each term. Examples include Engl 380 Native American Literature: Contemporary Female Writers; Engl 420 World Literary Traditions: Topics: Contemporary Latin American Women’s Literature; Engl 423 Genres: Topics, etc.)

ENGL 175 - Women’s Literature Credits: 4
Gender/Women’s Studies approved topics courses in one of the following:
ENGL 317 - Mass Communications:Topics Credits: 4
ENGL 345 - American Literature:Topics I Credits: 4
ENGL 346 - American Literature: Topics II Credits: 4
ENGL 380 - Native American Lit:Topics Credits: 4
ENGL 420 - World Literature: Topics Credits: 4
ENGL 477 - 20th Cen Literature: Topics Credits: 4

Gender and Women’s Studies

WS 365 - Women and Development Credits: 3

History

HIST 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
WS 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
(Hist 332 is same as WS 332; a student may receive credit for only one of these courses)
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 4

Modern Languages

ML 308 - Topics in French Literature Credits: 3
(Topic must be approved by Gender and Women’s Studies)
ML 334 - Topics in German Literature Credits: 3
(Topic must be approved by Gender and Women’s Studies)

Philosophy

PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism Credits: 4 (need 3 credits)

Sociology

SOC 275 - Families and Marriage Credits: 4
SOC 279 - Ethnicity Gender & Class in SW Credits: 4
SOC 300 - Theo of Social & Personal Life Credits: 4
SOC 383 - Women in Society Credits: 4