Schools

School of Arts and Letters

Minor in Women's and Gender Studies

Coordintor: Dr. Kelly Alisa Ryan
Campus Office: CV 027
Telephone: (812) 941-2393
E-mail:  ryanka@ius.edu

 

Minor Requirements

15 credit hours, including:

  • WOST W200 - Women in Contemporary American Society (3 cr.)

12 additional credit hours, including:

  • one course in humanities (ENG, FINA, PHIL,or REL courses)
  • one course in social sciences (HIST, POLS, PSY, or SOC courses)
  • electives to total 15 credit hours

Core Program

Major Specific Requirements 

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

WOST-W

200

Women in Society – Intro to Women’s Studies

3

Electives

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

ENG-L

207

Women and Literature

3

ENG-L

378

Studies in Women and Literature

3

ENG-L

335

Victorian Literature

3

ENG-L

384

Studies in American Culture

3

FINA-A

270

Women in the History of Art

3

HIST-A

260

Early North American Women’s History

3

HIST-A

261

Modern American Women’s History

3

HIST-H

214

Comparative Women’s History

3

HIST-H

231

The Family in History

3

HPER-H

305

Women’s Health

3

PHIL-P

345

Problems in Social and Political Philosophy: Gender & Sexuality

3

PHIL-P

394

Feminist Philosophy

3

POLS-Y

200

Contemporary Political Problems

3

POLS-Y

324

Women and Politics

3

PSY-B

388

Human Sexuality

3

PSY-P

460

The Psychology of Women

3

REL-R

364

Topics in Gender & Western Religion

3

SOC-R

220

The Family

3

SOC-R

320

Sexuality and Society

3

SOC-R

326

Masculinity and Society

3

SOC-R

463

Inequality and Society

3

SOC-S

310

The Sociology of Women in America

3

SOC-S

321

Variations in Human Sexuality

3

SOC-S

329

Women & Deviance

3

SOC-S

338

Gender Roles

3

SOC-S

413

Gender and Society

3

SOC-S

423

Sexual Patterns and Variations

3

SPCH-S

450

Gender and Communication

3

WOST-W

495

Readings and Research in Women’s Studies

3

Capstone

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

WOST-W

400

Selected Topics in Women’s Studies (Senior Seminar)

3

 

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