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What are the Requirements for a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies?

The minor consists of a total of 15 hours that includes three required courses and two approved electives. Courses taken to satisfy core areas A through F may not be counted as coursework in the minor. A grade of "C" or better must be earned in each course comprising the minor, and all prerequisites for specific upper division courses must be met. No more than two courses from the same department may be taken to satisfy the requirements of the minor. Beginning Fall 2008 the following coursework is required for a minor in WGST:

Required Courses:
WGST 3000 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGST 3100 Feminist Theory
WGST 4400 Women’s and Gender Studies Seminar
 
Elective Courses:
ARTH 4130 Women Artists
CRJU 4700 Women in Criminal Justice
WGST/ENGL 3330 Studies in Women and Literature
WGST/HIST 3010 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome
WGST/HIST 3020 The Status of Women: Historical Perspectives
WGST/HIST 4261 Women in the U.S. to 1869
WGST/HIST 4262 Women in the U.S., 1869 to Present
WGST/HIST 4270 History of Women in the U.S. South
WGST/HIST 4280 History of U.S. Women Activists & Social Reformers
FREN 3610 Women Writers of 17th-Century France
GRMN 4420 Questions of Gender in German-Language Texts
PHIL 4600/REL 4700 Sexual Ethics
WGST/SPAN 4220 Hispanic Women Writers
WGST/REL 3600 Women and Religion
SOCI 4680 Sociology of Gender
SOCI 4800/4810 Issues in Sociological Practice (Domestic Violence / Human Sexuality)
WGST 3630 Native American Women
WGST 4000 Masculinity Studies
WGST 4100 Queer Theory
WGST 4300 Global Feminism
WGST 4500

Directed Study

WGST 4600 Special Topics in Women's & Gender Studies