Women's and Gender Studies Minor Requirements

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary minor (20 credits).

WGS Overview

Required Core Course:

WGS 2000 – Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (4)

4 Additional Courses* From the Following:

  • WGS/SL 3100 – Feminist Theory and Praxis (4)
  • WGS/PHL/REL 2016 – Family Ethics (4)
  • WGS/SOC 2030 – Sociology of the Family (4)
  • WGS/SOC 2040 – Race and Ethnicity (4)
  • WGS/ENG 2220 – Women’s Literary Tradition (4)
  • WGS/HST 3242 – War, Gender, and Military in U.S. History (4)
  • WGS/REL 3007 – Women in the Bible (4)
  • WGS/SOC 3040 – Social and Global Inequalities (4)
  • WGS/ENG 3298 – Women Writing Worldwide (4)
  • WGS 3300 – Gender Issues in Sport (4)
  • WGS/PSC 3311 – Women and Politics (4)
  • WGS/COM/GBS 3374 – Global Media Representations of Women (4)
  • WGS/COM/SOC 2274 – Women, Gender, and Culture (4)
  • WGS/SPN 3280 – Latin American Women Writers (4)
  • WGS/SOC 4015 – Sociology of Work and Family (4)
  • WGS/COM/SOC 4424 – Gender Speak (4)
  • WGS 2881- Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (4)
  • WGS 3881- Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (4)
  • WGS 4881- Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (4)
  • WGS/HST 2240- U.S. Women’s History (4)
  • WGS 4444- Independent Study in WGS

* At least one course must be at the 4000-level