Women’s Studies, Minor
Minor Requirements
The minor requires the completion of five courses, including the introductory course (WMS 200 Intro to Women's Studies), which discusses issues ranging from
- the history and politics of women’s movements in the USA, women’s roles and contributions in political, social, and economic life;
- combining career and family;
- the role of media in shaping images of the body and sexuality;
- women in developing countries, and the role of the United Nations in establishing a global gender framework;
- remaining challenges for achieving gender equality in today’s globalized world, and areas of activism and agency for social justice.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| WMS 200 | Intro to Women's Studies | 3 |
| Other Courses | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Topic: (Regular offerings include Pop Culture in America, Black Women Writers, Fairytale and Fantasy, and Women and Music) | ||
| Special Topics in History (Women and Microhistories; Witchcraft and Women on Trial; U.S. Women and the Vote) | ||
| Topic: (Race, Gender, and Class; Prostitution and Human Trafficking; Victimology; Women and Crime) | ||
| Seminar in Special Problems in Criminal (Domestic Violence) | ||
| Documentary Film | ||
| Stereotyping in the Media | ||
| Women and Film | ||
| Editing and Collaboration | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Topics in American Literature (American Women Writers) | ||
| Women in Art | ||
| Francophone Women | ||
| American Revolutionary War | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| Women and the Law | ||
| Women in Politics | ||
| Feminist Polit. Theory | ||
| Psychology of Gender 1 | ||
| Women in Church & Society | ||
| Women in Society | ||
| Women's Issues & Soc Wk 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
- 1
Prerequisite PSY 101 Introductory Psychology
- 2
Prerequisite SWK 100 Intro Social Work or permission of instructor
A special topics course on a women-related issue, or an internship or co-op with a women-related focus may be substituted for one of the five required courses. Permission of the coordinator of the women’s studies minor is required for either substitution.