Undergraduate Minor

The women’s and gender studies minor consists of 15 credit hours, with a minimum of 9 hours at the 3000 level or above. If any courses are applied toward a major, they cannot count toward the minor. In addition to two required courses, students will select any three elective courses from the approved list below. Online and Honors sections of these courses will also satisfy requirements for the minor. Additional courses approved for cross-listing toward the women’s and gender studies minor may be offered occasionally. These courses, which are exceptions to the list below, will be indicated on the course listing.

To formally pursue a minor in women's and gender studies, complete the minor declaration form.

Required Courses

• WMST 2100  Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3)
• WMST 5980  Feminist Theory (3)

Elective Courses

• ANTH 3000  Culture, Marriage and the Family (3)
• ANTH 3200  Anthropology of Gender (3)
• ANTH 3600  Medical Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 5200  Gender, Development and Culture (3)
• ARTS 3810  Gender and the Visual Arts (3)
• CMJN 4400  Gender Communication (3)
• COMM 5430  Gender, Work and Communication (3) (*By instructor permission)
• ENGL 4310  Renaissance British Literature (3)
• ENGL 4320  Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature (3)
• ENGL 4510  Eighteenth-Century Novel (3)
• ENGL 4710  Topics in Gender and Literature (3)
• ENGL 4740  Environment, Literature and Culture (3)
• FLJP 3450  The Woman in the Mirror: Japanese Women's Autobiographical Writing (3)
• HDFS 2000  Marriage and Family in a Global Context/Cross Cultural Perspective (3)
• HDFS 3040  Human Sexuality over the Family Life Cycle (3)
• HDFS 4680  Family in Cross Cultural Perspective (3)
• HDFS 4700  Gender Roles and Close Relationships (3)
• HDFS 5300  Families and Social Policy (3)
• HIST 3020  History of Women in the United States (3)
• HIST 3560  Technology and Gender History (3)
• HIST 3600  Issues in Women’s & Gender History (3)
• HIST 3610  Private Lives and Public Places (3)
• HIST 5030  South to 1877 (3)
• HIST 5060  Making of Modern America, 1877-1929 (3)
• HIST 5970  Special Topics: Gender and Technology (3)
• LEAD 2100  Women and Leadership (3)
• MDIA 3320  Gender and Sexuality in Media (3)
• MUSI 5110  Women in Music (3)
• PHIL 1090  Philosophy of Race and Gender (3)
• PHIL 3800  Feminism and Philosophy (3)
• PSYC 2510  Psychology of Sexual Behavior (3)
• POLI 2120  Urbanization and the City (3)
• POLI 3570  Women and Global Politics (3)
• POLI 3720  Issues in Comparative Politics: Gender and Comparative Politics (3)
• POLI 4030  Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (3)
• POLI 5610  Women in Politics (3)
• SOCY 3200 Sports in America (3)
• SOCY 3300  Sociology of the Family (3)
• SOCY 3500  Social Inequalities (3)
• SOCY 5500  Victimology (3)
• SOCY 5600  Sex Crimes (3)
• SOCY 5670  Sociology of Gender (3)
• SOCY 5690  Sociology of Emotions (3)
• SOWO 3800  Human Behavior in the Environment I (3)
• SOWO 3850  Human Behavior in the Environment II (3)
• THEA 4950  Theatre Literature and Theory Seminar (3)
• WMST 3500  Gender, Beauty and Culture (3)
• WMST 3900  Directed Readings in Women’s Studies (1-3)
• WMST 3970  Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)