Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: Women Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Women Studies Minor

Department of Women Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies

30 credits

Introduction/What is the Study of Women Studies?

 

Why Consider a Women Studies Minor? 

 

 Contact Information

 

 Sample Careers

 

 Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

Students who wish to declare a minor in Women Studies are required to register with the Women Studies office. For program advisement, contact Professor Hsueh, Arntzen Hall 405, 360-650-2649.

Grade Requirements

Students are expected to earn at least a C+ in courses counting towards the minor.

Requirements

Core

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

8-10 credits

 WMNS 211 - Introduction to Women Studies
 WMNS 411 - Senior Project

20-22 credits

❑ One course from each of the following areas:

— Women in History and Politics: These courses examine women’s role and constructions of gender in history and politics:

    WMNS 311 - American Women Studies: 1620-1850
    WMNS 313 - American Women Studies: 1850-Present
    FAIR 311C - Alternatives in Education
    FAIR 362F - We’re Not for Sale: History of Asian Women in America
    FAIR 363B - Suzie Wong to Miss Saigon: Asian Presence in Hollywood
    HIST 367 - US Women to 1865
    HIST 368 - US Women from 1865
    HIST 556 - Topics in Latin American History
    PLSC 345 - Women and Politics
    PLSC 421 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Politics
    PLSC 469 - Feminist Political Theory

— Women in Science and Society: These courses examine social constructs and theories pertaining to women’s identity and roles, drawing especially on issues of class, race and gender; women’s work and the economy; families and households:

    ANTH 353 - Sex and Gender in Culture
    ANTH 453 - Women of the Global South
    ANTH 553 - Women of the Global South
    FAIR 313E - Queer Issues in Education
    FAIR 314E - Critical Pedagogy
    FAIR 338P - Cultural and Biological Perspectives on Pregnancy and Childbirth
    FAIR 341T - Awareness Through the Body II
    FAIR 342U - The Body Speaks: Culture and Eating Disorders
    SOC 354 - Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System
    SOC 368 - Gender and Education
    WMNS 314 - Global Women

— Women in Language and the Arts: These courses discuss feminist critiques of representations of women in language and literature, visual and performance arts, and the media:

    COMM 416 - Topics in Communication
    ENG 309 - Literature and Culture III: 18th and 19th Centuries
    ENG 311 - Literature and Culture V: 20th and 21st Centuries
    ENG 338 - Women and Literature in North America and Europe
    ENG 408 - Cultural Studies
    ENG 550 - Studies in American Literatures
    ENG 575 - Studies in Women’s Literature
    INTL 325 - Global Literature
    THTR 428 - Major Dramatists
    WMNS 212 - Feminist Theory and Expression

   WMNS 314 - Global Women

❑ Electives: 4 or more credits from any of the above areas

Additional Information

Each academic year the women studies office compiles a list of all courses with a gender/women studies focus.  Detailed descriptions of the above courses can be found in their respective department listings.

Students are expected to earn at least a C+ in courses counting toward the minor.

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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