Dec 04, 2024

2022-2023 General Catalog

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2022-2023 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG–FOR INFORMATION ONLY]

Women and Gender Studies (Minor)

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Program Information

All courses must be passed with a “C-” (1.7) or better to be counted in the minor.
Other courses may be substituted; student should meet with the appropriate faculty, chairs, and/or deans to seek approval for a substitute course.

Women and Gender Studies Minor Curriculum (18 Credits)

Required Courses (6 Credits)

WGS 2010 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies 3 Credit(s)
WGS 4010 - Women and Gender Studies Internship 3 Credit(s)

Select One of the Two Tracks (12 Credits)

Track 1: Global Engagement

Select two lower-division (1000-2999) and two upper-division (3000-4999) courses from the following:

ANTH 1010 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 3200 - Food and Culture 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 3300 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender 3 Credit(s)
ECON 3230 - Gender Economics 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 2700 - Introduction to Critical Theory 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 4110 - Literary Genres 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: The History of Poetics: Poetry as Witness)
ENGL 4310 - Major Authors 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: Victorian Women Authors)
FLHD 3370 - Diverse Individuals and Families in Societal Contexts 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4600 - Women in Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 3011 - Special Topics: Philosophy of _______ 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: Philosophy of Feminism)
SOC 3200 - Global Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
SOC 3220 - Human Trafficking 3 Credit(s)
SOC 3370 - Gender and Society in Global Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
SOC 4500 - Global Issues in Sociology 3 Credit(s)
SPAN 4314 - Latin American Women: Literature, Film, and Culture 3 Credit(s)

Track 2: Social Dynamics

Select two lower-division (1000-2999) and two upper-division (3000-4999) courses from the following:

ANTH 1010 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 3300 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender 3 Credit(s)
CJ 3520 - Gender and Crime 3 Credit(s)
COMM 2110 - Communication in Human Interactions 3 Credit(s)
COMM 4600 - Topics in Communication 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: Communication & Popular Culture)
ENGL 4210 - Literary History 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: American Women Writers)
FLHD 3370 - Diverse Individuals and Families in Societal Contexts 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4760 - The History of Gender in Early America to 1865 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4780 - The History of Gender in America Since 1865 3 Credit(s)
HSS 1120 - Introduction to Diversity 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 3011 - Special Topics: Philosophy of _______ 3 Credit(s) (TOPIC: Philosophy of Feminism)
POLS 3500 - Identity Politics 3 Credit(s)
SOC 3130 - Gender and Work 3 Credit(s)
SOC 3200 - Global Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
SOC 3220 - Human Trafficking 3 Credit(s)
SOC 2600 - Marriage and Family 3 Credit(s)
SUU 2250 - Integrated HU & LS: Variable Topics 6 Credit(s) (TOPIC: Western Women and Medicine) (counts as two lower-division courses)

Total Credits, Minor: 18