Gender and Women’s Studies, Minor

The Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies consists of at least 15 credit hours and involves coursework from a variety of fields. Course descriptions can be found in the Course Listings section of this Catalog.

Required courses include:

Minor and Minor-Related Courses

GWS 101Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies

3

GWS 337Internship in Gender and Women's Studies

3

GWS 401Seminar on Gender and Women's Studies

3

And at least two additional courses (six additional credit hours) selected from:

ART 31120th Century Art

3

ENG 181Women's and Minority Literature

3

HIS 342Studies in Pre-Modern History

3

PSY 218Adolescent Development

3

PSY 228Human Sexuality

3

PLS 328Global Feminisms

3

SOC 215Sociology of Marriage and Family

3

SOC 315Social Inequality

3

HIS 342: When topic is relevant, e.g., medieval love

With approval of the Gender and Women’s Studies Coordinator and the appropriate academic Division Chair, various experiential courses, special topics courses (designated 149/249/349), or internship courses (designated 337) may satisfy requirements of the minor.