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Minor in Women and Gender Studies

The Minor in Women and Gender Studies provides students with the opportunity to examine the experience of women and men from an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis is placed on pursuing an understanding of women and issues of gender in diverse cultures and across time.

All students pursuing a Minor in Women and Gender Studies (WGS) are required to complete 18 semester credit hours.

  1. 6 semester credit hours of required courses:

    WGS 2013 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
    WGS 4623 Feminist Theories

  2. 12 additional semester credit hours, in at least two disciplines other than the student’s major, selected from the following:

    AMS 3443 Studies in Gender and Sexuality
    ANT 3103 Social Organization
    ANT 3603 Sex, Gender, and Culture
    BBL 2013 Introduction to Chicano(a) Studies
    BBL 2023 Latino Cultural Expressions
    BBL 3023 Mexican American Culture
    BBL 3043 Social Psychological Considerations in Mexican American Communities
    BIO 2003 Biology of Human Reproduction
    CLA 3123 Cultural Issues in Classical Antiquity
    CRJ 4113 Intimate and Family Violence
    CRJ 4313 Minorities, Women, and the Criminal Justice System
    CRJ 4853 Sex Crimes and the Law
    ENG 3133 Women and Literature
    ENG 4393 Feminist Theory of Literature
    HIS 3043 History of Women in the United States: Pre-Columbus to 1890
    HIS 3053 History of Women in the United States: Since 1890
    HIS 3133 Themes in the Social History of the United States
    HIS 4203 Families in American History
    HTH 4523 Understanding Human Sexuality
    IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues
    LNG 3843 Gender Issues in Language
    POL 3163 Introduction to Feminist Theory
    POL 3183 Women in Politics
    PSY 3303 Psychological Perspectives on Gender
    PSY 4193 Relationships
    SOC 3163 Marriage and Family
    SOC 3283 Poverty
    SOC 3293 Gender Roles
    SOC 3413 Mexican American Family
    SOC 4443 Race/Ethnicity, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
    WGS 4913 Independent Study in Women and Gender Studies
    WGS 4933 Internship in Women and Gender Studies

Note: Please consult the Women’s Studies Institute for a complete list of courses that fulfill the WGS minor.

To declare a Minor in Women and Gender Studies, obtain advice, obtain lists of relevant courses, or seek approval of substitutions for course requirements, students should consult the undergraduate advisor in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center.

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