Minor Requirements

The minor in women’s and gender studies requires 21 credits of coursework (at least 15 in courses numbered 300 or above). In keeping with the guidelines for the major, the concentration requires students to take the five core courses listed below and two electives, one core elective, and one general elective chosen from an approved list of cross-listed courses.

• WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 201 - Transnational Feminist Studies
• WGS 301 - Feminist Theories
• WGS 310 - Feminist Inquiries
• WGS 410 - Advanced Studies in Feminist Thought

Core Elective Listing

• WGS 300 - Selected Topics (if taught by core WGS faculty)
• WGS 343 - Latina Feminist Theories
• WGS 354 - Gender, Militarism, and War
• WGS 365 - Negotiating Difference:Coming of Age Narratives
• WGS 395 - Gender and Popular Culture
• WGS 400 - Selected Topics (if taught by core WGS faculty)
• WGS 410 - Advanced Studies in Feminist Thought
• WGS 425 - Feminist Organizations
• WGS 436 - Feminist Rhetoric(s)
• WGS 438 - Trans Genders and Sexualities
• WGS 439 - Women, Gender and Violence in a Transnational Context
• WGS 447 - Sexualities and Genders in World Teen Culture
• WGS 452 - Feminism and Postcolonial Studies
• WGS 453 - Feminisms, Sexualities, and Human Rights in Middle Eastern Societies
• WGS 473 - Women, Rap and Hip-Hop Feminism
• WGS 498 - Senior Project in Women’s & Gender Studies
• WGS 500 - Selected Topics (if taught by core WGS faculty)