Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies

Eighteen semester credit hours:

• WGST 2503 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3

Fifteen semester credit hours

Fifteen semester credit hours of gender-focused courses, 12 of which must be advanced.

Examples of gender-focused courses include:

• HIST 4673 - History of Women in the United States and Great Britain 3
• NURS 4013 - Nursing of the Childbearing Family 3
• PHIL 2223 - Feminist Philosophy 3
• POLS 4543 - Feminist Political Theory 3

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• PSYC 3023 - Human Sexuality 3

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• SOCL 3023 - Human Sexuality 3

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• SOCL 3433 - The Family 3
• SOCL 4233 - Gender in Society 3
• SOCL 4633 - The Sociology of Family Violence 3

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  English Special Topics courses when they are gender-focused:

• ENGL 3713 - Special Topics in American Literature and Life 3
• ENGL 3723 - Special Topics in Literature 3
• ENGL 4543 - Special Topics in Film Narrative 3
• ENGL 4553 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3