The Minor in Women’s Studies offers students a range of courses forming a program

with an interdisciplinary emphasis on women, the contributions they have made to society,

and the effects of gender inequality. 

The program provides opportunities to become acquainted with

the scholarship that has developed during the last 40 years

focusing on both the specifics of women’s lives and gender as a category of analysis. 

Students will also have the opportunity to carry out an internship

in a setting or agency that addresses issues related to women and gender.

Women’s Studies hosts, sponsors, and co-sponsors a variety

WMST 499. Internship in Women’s Studies

Students pursuing the WMST minor are strongly encouraged to fulfill an internship. 

Students may intern in an agency, department or program

that advocates the betterment of women’s lives.

The student intern will also meet regularly

with a faculty advisor to process the internship experience

and relate it to the scholarship in Women’s Studies.

 

ART 427, ENGL 314, ENGL 470, FDSN 400, HLTH 450, MGNT 471,

MKTG 471, MUSC 491, NURS 450, SOCY 495 and SOWK 480,

may, at times, be designed to focus on the study of women or gender issues.

When such courses are available with this focus, they will be eligible for inclusion in the minor. 

 

In addition, special topics 490 courses and independent studies 498 courses focusing on women

can, with approval, be used to fulfill electives, though not more than six of the 15 elective hours

may be 290, 490 and/or 498 courses.

 

If you are taking a course with a strong emphasis on women/gender that is not listed on this page, please contact the program director

to discuss the possibility of including it in your program of studies.

 

of intriguing events that center on scholarship about women. 

These events include brown bag discussions, visiting scholar presentations,

lectures, concerts, and the annual Gender Studies Conference.

The Women’s Studies Minor is administered by the Director of Women’s Studies

in concert with the Women’s Studies Committee. 

Programs of study and internship projects must be approved by the committee. 

The Minor in Women’s Studies requires 18 hours of coursework.

Course Offerings

Required: 3 credit hours

WMST 101. Women and the World

An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women’s Studies through global

and multicultural perspectives. It provides an overview of women through time.

The course attends to differences of gender, race, class, and sexuality;

it establishes a foundation for further coursework in the Women’s Studies minor.

Electives: 15 credit hours

Any five of the following courses:

COMM 457. Diversity in Communication.

CRJU 365. Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice

ENGL 453. The Female Literary Tradition

HIST 306. History of Women.

PSYC 250. Psychology of Diversity

PSYC 391. Psychology of Women

RELN 305. Religion and Women

SOCY 326. Men and Women in Society

ANTH 333. Experiencing Cultural Diversity

SOCY 441. Global Inequalities

WMST 290. Special Topics in Women’s Studies

WMST 490. Seminar in Women’s Studies