Women Studies

Women's Studies Minor

Students will complete a minimum of 18 credits chosen with advisement.

Required Courses:

• WS 105     Introduction to Women's Studies
• WS 395     Seminar in Women's Studies

Students must choose four courses from the following:

• ART 239      The Feminine Aesthetic
• BIO/CHEM125    Women and Science: History, Health and Hope
• ENG 209       Women in Film
• ENG 239       Women’s Literature: A Different Voice*
• ENG 315       Seminar in Literature and Cultural Context: Women and/of War*
• ENG 315       Seminar in Literature and Cultural Context: Contemporary Latina Writers*
• HIS 245       Women’s History
• PE 235         Women’s Health
• WS 255        Honor’s Multidisciplinary Seminar: Multicultural Gender Studies
• JUS 201       Women and the Criminal Justice System
• JUS 341       Women and the Law
• MUS 121      Women’s Works: The Lives and Music of Female Composers
• PHIL 230      Feminist Philosophy
• PHIL 291      Special Topics in Philosophy: Women in Philosophy
• PSY 231       Gender and the Human Experience
• SOC 251      Sociology of the Family
• SOC 399      Special Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Women
• WS 299/399      Special Topics in Women’s Studies

*A maximum of eight credits can be taken in literature Women's Studies Major

Requirements for the Major:

• WS 105      Introduction to Women’s Studies
• WS 200      Feminisms in Global Perspectives
• WS 395      Seminar in Women’s Studies: Feminist Theory
• WS 495      Internship
• WS 490      Senior Research Colloquium

Students must choose six courses from the following: (Students must choose TWO (2) 300-level courses and must choose their six electives from at least THREE (3) disciplines).

• ART 239      The Feminine Aesthetic
• BIO/CHEM125   Women and Science: History,Health and Hope
• ENG 209      Women in Film
• ENG 239      Women’s Literature:A Different Voice*
• ENG 315      Seminar in Literature and Cultural Context: Women and/of War*
• ENG 315      Seminar in Literature and Cultural Context: Contemporary Latina Writers*
• HIS 245      Women’s History
• PE 235        Women’s Health
• ID 255        Honor’s Multidisciplinary Seminar:Multicultural Gender Studies
• JUS 201      Women and the Criminal Justice System
• JUS 341      Women and the Law
• MUS 121     Women’s Works: The Lives and Music of Female Composers
• PHIL 230     Feminist Philosophy
• PHIL 291     Special Topics in Philosophy: Women in Philosophy
• PSY 231      Gender and the Human Experience
• SOC 251     Sociology of the Family
• SOC 399     Special Topics in Sociology:Sociology of Women
• WS 299/399     Special Topics in Women’s Studies

*A maximum of eight credits can be taken in literature Women’s Studies Major