Women Studies Minor

Core

• 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 - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Education
•     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.