Women’s Studies, Minor in

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The women’s studies program draws upon faculty with expertise in women’s and gender issues in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Courses in the program provide interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives on gender roles, allow students to examine the social, political, economic, intellectual, and cultural contributions of women past and present, and to study women’s and men’s lives in the context of changing gender roles.

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

A minor in Women’s Studies consists of the successful completion of 18 semester hours including WST 1D (3 s.h.) and 15 s.h. chosen from among the courses listed below. At least six semester hours must be in residence.

Choose Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 15

ANTH 32 - (CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 145 - Women and Men in Anthropological Perspective Semester Hours: 3
CLL 75 - (LT) Women Writers in the Romantic Tradition Semester Hours: 3
ECO 117 - (CC) Women and Development in the Middle East Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 14F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
ENGL 124A - The Woman Writer in America Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 130 - Seminar: 18th-Century Literature Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 182 to 184 A-Z - Readings in Literature or Special Studies Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
ENGL 190 A-Z - Readings in Literature or Special Studies Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
ENGL 192 A-Z - Readings in Literature or Special Studies Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
FRLT 14F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
FRLT 42 - (LT) Heroines Exotic and Erotic: Romantic Women in 19th-Century French Narrative Prose Semester Hours: 3
FRLT 46 - (LT) Sex, Gender and Love in 20th-Century French Prose Semester Hours: 3
FRLT 60 - (LT) Modern French Feminist Thought Semester Hours: 3
HIST 149 - Women in America Semester Hours: 3
HIST 177 A-G - Special Topics in History Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
HIST 178 A-G - Special Topics in History Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
HUHC 20 A-Z - Liberal Arts Seminar Semester Hours: 1-3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
ITLT 40 - (LT) Nature, Gender, and Sin in Pre-Modern Italy Semester Hours: 3
JWST 101R - (HP) Special Topics in Jewish Studies Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
LGBT 1 - (IS) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Semester Hours: 3
PHI 167 - Philosophy of Feminism Semester Hours: 3
PSC 154 - Seminar: Comparative Politics Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
PSY 25 - (BH) Psychology of Prejudice Semester Hours: 3
PSY 26 - Psychology of Women Semester Hours: 3
PSY 85 - Psychological Aspects of Human Sexual Behavior Semester Hours: 3
SOC 32 - (BH, CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
SOC 36 - (BH) Marriage and the Family Semester Hours: 3
SOC 37 - (BH) Parenting, Poverty and Social Policy Semester Hours: 3
SOC 140 - (BH) Social Inequality Semester Hours: 3
SOC 160 - (BH) Sociology of Gender Semester Hours: 3
SOC 191 - Advanced Seminar in Sociology Semester Hours: 3
* When topics are appropriate for WST
+ WST major credit granted by permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
SPCM 53 - Histories and Theories of Gender and Intercultural Communication Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 57 - (LT) Gender and Culture: Women Through the Lens of Spanish Female Writers Semester Hours: 3
WST 1D - (IS) Introduction to Women’s Studies Semester Hours: 3
WST 8 - (IS) Female Identity Through Art and Literature Semester Hours: 3
WST 10 - (AA) Women Artists Semester Hours: 3
WST 14F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
WST 102 - (IS) Body Politics Semester Hours: 3
WST 103 - Theories of Feminisms Semester Hours: 3
WST 150 A-Z - (IS) Topics in Women’s Studies Semester Hours: 3
WST 198 - Independent Study in Women’s Studies Semester Hours: 3
WST 199 - Internship in Women’s Studies Semester Hours: 6-Mar

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Women’s Studies, Minor in

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

Choose Under Advisement From - Semester Hours: 15