Women's and Gender Studies Minor
This is an interdisciplinary minor open to all students.
Minor Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
Select one course from each of the following groups: | ||
Group 1 | ||
WS 115 | Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | 3-4 |
or WS 115C | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies through Civic Engagement | |
Group 2 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Global Activism and Transnational Feminist Theories | ||
Queer Theory | ||
Seminar in Feminist Theory | ||
Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
Gender, Race and Class | ||
Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
The Medieval Woman | ||
The Girl Child-A Global Perspective | ||
Queer Stories:LGBTQ People and Communities in Historical Context | ||
Meanings and Models of Motherhood in European History and Literature | ||
Men and Masculinities | ||
Lesbians in Literature and Film | ||
A Cultural History of Sexualities from Prehistory to the Present | ||
Women in Jeopardy | ||
Gay Male Experiences | ||
Internship in Women's and Gender Studies | ||
Queer Cinema | ||
Women and Film: Past and Present | ||
Science Fiction and Gender | ||
Global Activism and Transnational Feminist Theories | ||
Topics in Women's Studies | ||
Topic: Living Under Fire - Women and Warfare | ||
Topic: Melodrama in America | ||
Topic: Asian/American Women | ||
Job Opportunities in Sexuality Education and Reproductive Justice in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
Mini-skirts and Headscarves: Gender, Nationality, and Migration in Modern Europe | ||
Queer Theory | ||
Performing Identities: Cross-Dressing and Gendered Personas in Drama | ||
Topic: Sexuality and Society | ||
"How to Change the World": An Introduction to Feminist Activism and Social Change | ||
Topic: Girl's Activism in the 21st Century | ||
Topic: Sexualities and the City in North and South America | ||
Gender and Human Rights: an Introduction to Transnational Feminist Activism | ||
Select up to two additional courses from the following: | 6 | |
Kinship and the Family | ||
Topic: Anthropological Perspective of Women and Warfare | ||
Women and Gender Through a Global Perspective | ||
Topic: Sexuality and Nation Building | ||
Topic: Sexuality and Culture | ||
Human Sexuality | ||
Law and Society | ||
Topic: Interpreting Film | ||
Criminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence and Child Abuse | ||
Topics in French Literature: French Women Writers | ||
The European Experience: The Age of the Renaissance | ||
History of American Women | ||
European Women and Social Change | ||
American Women in Literature and Life: The Changing Roles of American Women | ||
Beyond the Veil: Women in Middle Eastern History and Literature | ||
Children in Urban Society | ||
Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era | ||
Women in Literature I | ||
Topics in Literature | ||
Women in Literature II | ||
American Women Writers | ||
Sociology of Deviance | ||
American Women in Literature and Life: The Changing Roles of American Women | ||
Introduction to Cultural Studies | ||
Difference of Self: Historical Analysis of Women's Health | ||
Women and American Literature | ||
African American Literature | ||
Literary Theory and Criticism | ||
Literatures of Diversity | ||
Early Modern Literature: Early Modern Women's Writing | ||
Great Authors: Jane Austen | ||
Shakespeare: Before 1600 | ||
Feminist Issues in Literature | ||
Images of Women in Literature | ||
Women in Music | ||
Women at Risk: Health Care for Marginalized Women | ||
Gender and Politics | ||
Psychology of Women | ||
Human Sexual Behavior | ||
Topic: Children and Youth - A Global Perspective | ||
Abnormal Psychology I | ||
Topic: Women in World Religions | ||
Social Movements | ||
Sociology of the Family | ||
Gender and Social Change | ||
Spanish Seminar | ||
Seminar: Women Writers of Spain and America | ||
Total Credits | 15-16 |