Undergraduate Programs

Minors

Women's Studies

Students develop a program of study in consultation with the director of the Women’s Studies Program.
Requirements
Generally, the minor in women’s studies requires 16 credit hours as follows:
  • W105 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 cr.)
  • 12 credits in Women’s Studies or crosslisted classes (divided between the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and/or other)
  • W499 Colloquium in Women’s Studies (1 cr.)

Cross-listed undergraduate courses are listed under OneStart.  They have included:

  • AFRO A303  Deconstructing Barbie
  • ANTH E391 Women in Developing Countries
  • ANTH E403 Women of Color in the U.S.
  • BIOL N200 Biology of Women
  • COMM C395 Gender and Communication
  • COMM R350 American Feminist Rhetoric
  • ECON E307 Family Economic Issues
  • ENG L207 Women in Literature
  • ENG L378 Studies in Women and Literature
  • FOLK F363 Women’s Folklore/Folklife/Museums
  • HER H304 Women in Art
  • HIST A341 United States Women’s History I
  • HIST A342 United States Women’s History II
  • JOUR J475 Race, Gender and the Media
  • LSTU L385 Class, Race, Gender, & Work
  • MUS Z320 Women Musicians
  • POLS Y324 Women and Politics
  • POLS Y380 Women and the Law
  • PSY B376 Psychology of Women
  • REL R301 Women and Religion
  • REL R398 Women in American Indian Religions
  • SOC R321 Women and Health
  • SOC R325 Gender and Society
  • SOC R425 Gender and Work
  • WLAC F400 Islam, Gender, and Conflicts