The Minor in Women's Studies

Graduating Women's Studies Minors: Present and Past

The minor consists of a minimum of 14 hours (5 courses), including:

• Introduction to Women’s Studies (WOST 207);
• One course in feminist theory (ENLT 331, HIST 324, HIST 412, PHIL 243, POSC 365, PSYC 402, RLST 314, RLST 362, SOC 360, SOC 365, WOST 366, and others as offered);
• Three additional courses from the list below, no more than one course in any one department with the exception of Women’s Studies (WOST)

Available courses include:

• ANTH 346 Anthropology of Women
• BUAD 329 Gender and Race Issues in Management
• BUAD 448 Women and the Law
• COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address
• ENLT 205 Contemporary Women’s Fiction
• ENLT 293 Chicana Literature
• ENLT 275 Women and Success
• ENLT 331 Feminist Memoirs
• ENLT 367 Women and Film
• ENLT 384 Romantic Era Feminism
• HIST 324 U.S. Women's History
• HIST 370 History of Modern European Women
• HIST 383 Women in Africa and the Middle East
• HIST 412 American Girlhoods
• MATH 272 Women and Math
• MLSP 424 Spanish Women Writers
• MLSP 429 Latin American Women Writers
• NURS 222 Women’s Health
• PHIL 243 Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
• POSC 365 Gender and Politics
• PSYC 302 Psychology of Adult Development
• PSYC 304 Psychology of Child and Family
• PSYC 402 Psychology of Women
• PSYC 437 Psychology of Violence
• RLST 314 Hebrew Bible Prophets: Feminist Interpretations
• RLST 362 Women and Sexuality
• SOC 257 Sociology of Families
• SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, Race
• SOC 365 Social Construction of Gender
• SW 341 Sexuality, Intimacy, Relationships
• SW 370 Family Violence and Sexual Abuse
• WOST 366 The Challenge of Feminist Scholarship on the Disciplines
• WOST 376 Chinese Women and Society
• "Special Topics" courses (290/390/490) in various departments and other courses may be included when appropriate. A current list of Women’s Studies courses is available from the program coordinator or from this website under "Courses."